Solved: 5, A Spacecraft Orbiting Earth Relies On Solar Pan…

Show transcribed image text 5, A spacecraft orbiting Earth relies on solar panels that have an efficiency of 26{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} (percent of incoming energy the panels can convert) for power. The spacecraft has a battery to store energy for the half of its orbit the spacecraft is on the night side of the planet and incoming solar irradiance is 1367 W/m2. How big do the panels have to be at minimum if the spacecraft require 1000 W of power? Show your work.