solar power sats

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Combs, Mike"
>
> From: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Wylie-Sears
>
> > > I always worked on the presumption that when lunar mining bases
> > are
> > > established that they would be powered by solar power
satallites
> > in
> > > L1 and L2.
> >
> > I would have guessed that the first lunar mining bases will
> > be at one of the poles, and powered by solar on-site rather
> > than via satellite.
>
> If we're talking about a mining base that would use a mass-driver
to
> launch lunar material up to the L-2 point, then it couldn't be at
the
> poles. It would have to be on the nearside, and not terribly far
from
> the equator.
>
>I do not understand the logic of this - is not the geosynchronous
orbit of the moon at approx 80,000 km this is four times closer
than the sites at L1 and L2 ( which have their own little orbits to
correct the mirrors for ) and as to being on nearside - a satellite
on far side would do as well ( except for the loss of the view of
earth ) perhaps better as the effect of gravity from earth would be
smaller. does anyone have any thoughts on this