30 Jul
2017
30 Jul
'17
10:15 a.m.
what is the technical reason that Sats don't operate>in eclipse (when the solar panels are illuminated?). >That seems counter intuitive to me as the Sat would >have more power.
Eclipse in this context means the satellite can't see the sun since the satellite is in the Earth's shadow. I suspect you're thinking of eclipse from the perspective of an observer on the earth.
73, Ryan AI6DO