Eli5: How are those experimental sattelites which transport energy from space to earth not giant deathrays?

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Eli5: How are those experimental sattelites which transport energy from space to earth not giant deathrays?

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Answer 1

While the aim does have to be incredibly precise over such a distance, it’s also very predictable/calculable as the rotation of the earth and the orbit of the satellite are constant, there’s no forces acting on either that would cause it to wobble about and accidentally beam the wrong thing.

So long as it’s kept out of the flight path of aircraft it would be theoretically safe.