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Spectrolab

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Spectrolab, a subsidiary of Boeing, is a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency space solar cells, panels, and assemblies. They supply these products to various customers including satellite contractors, NASA, and the Department of Defense. Spectrolab's solar cells power satellites in Earth's orbit, the International Space Station, and have supported missions to the Moon and Mars. Keywords associated with Spectrolab include: space solar cells, solar panels, Boeing, NASA, satellite power systems.

commercialFounded 1956
Sylmar, California, United States
www.spectrolab.com
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Spectrolab’s financial results are included in Boeing’s broader Defense, Space and Security segment reporting and are not separately disclosed.

FinancialValue 3.0Jul 16, 2026Sierra Space’s Zero-Touch Solar Array Line Is a Cost Signal Legacy Suppliers Can’t Ignore

Boeing’s Spectrolab subsidiary is a major supplier of space-qualified solar cells used across many Western commercial and government missions.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.8Jul 16, 2026Sierra Space’s Zero-Touch Solar Array Line Is a Cost Signal Legacy Suppliers Can’t Ignore

Spectrolab, SolAero, and Germany’s Azur Space make most of the West’s space-grade solar cells.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 12, 2026NASA’s IG Audits the Commercial Crew Program, and the SpaceX Lockup Deadline

Spectrolab, SolAero Technologies, and Azur Space Solar Power are the three primary manufacturers of space-grade triple-junction solar cells serving the Western market.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 2.0Jul 9, 2026Gallium Germanium Export Controls Space Supply Chain 2025

The qualified supplier base for space-grade gallium arsenide solar cells is dominated by Spectrolab and AZUR SPACE Solar Power.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 2.5May 17, 2026The FCC Rewrites the Rulebook on Direct-to-Device, and the Satellite Industry’s Annual Report

Spectrolab’s latest XTE+ product line uses triple-junction gallium arsenide cells with 33% efficiency.

CapabilityValue 4.4May 12, 2026The Invisible Bottleneck

Spectrolab is a Boeing subsidiary based in Sylmar, California.

RelationshipsValue 2.5May 12, 2026The Invisible Bottleneck

Spectrolab, SolAero Technologies, and Azur Space supply space-grade triple-junction solar cells built on germanium wafer substrates.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 12, 2026The Supply Chain Behind the Space Race

Spectrolab has delivered more than 6.5 million multijunction space solar cells over its lifetime.

GeneralValue 4.0May 12, 2026The Invisible Bottleneck

The satellite incorporates advanced solar panel technology from Spectrolab, a subsidiary of Boeing.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.8Oct 3, 2025ViaSat-3: Boeing entrega la segunda nave espacial de próxima generación de Viasat

Boeing's first 3D-printed solar panels will carry Spectrolab solar cells on small satellites built by Millennium Space Systems.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 11, 2025Boeing presenta una innovación para paneles solares impresos en 3D destinados a satélites

The follow-on award builds on Redwire’s contract to deliver six IROSAs that were developed in partnership with Boeing’s Spectrolab and delivered to NASA under contract with Boeing, NASA’s prime contractor for space station operations.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 30, 2023Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract from Boeing to Develop Additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays for the ISS

Redwire partnered with Boeing’s Spectrolab to develop the initial six IROSA arrays for the International Space Station.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 30, 2023Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract from Boeing to Develop Additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays for the ISS

The 702MP+ platform accommodates the largest commercial satellite solar arrays that Boeing-subsidiary Spectrolab has produced, along with batteries and supporting electronics that generate well over 30 kW of solar power.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 21, 2023Boeing delivers the most powerful satellite platform ever developed by the company to Viasat

The 702MP+ platform accommodates the largest commercial satellite solar arrays ever produced by Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab along with batteries and supporting electronics that generate well over 30 kW of solar power.

CapabilityValue 4.5Mar 20, 2023Boeing Delivers Powerful Satellite Platform to Viasat

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will obtain power from solar cells built by Spectrolab, Inc.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.7Dec 13, 2022Boeing’s Spectrolab to power JPL’s Earth Surface Survey Mission

Spectrolab has produced more than 6.5 million gallium-arsenide solar cells for more than 1,000 spacecraft over the last 65 years.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022Boeing’s Spectrolab to power JPL’s Earth Surface Survey Mission

Each O3b mPOWER satellite combines Boeing’s flight-proven 702 platform, Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab’s custom-designed solar arrays, and the 702X software-defined payload.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 12, 2022Boeing Delivers First Two O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES

Spectrolab is a Boeing subsidiary that manufactured custom-designed solar arrays for the O3b mPOWER satellites built to withstand harsh MEO radiation.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 12, 2022Boeing Delivers First Two O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES

Each O3b mPOWER satellite combines Boeing’s 702 satellite platform, Spectrolab’s custom-designed solar arrays built to withstand MEO radiation, and the 702X software-defined payload.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 5, 2022Boeing delivers first two O3b mPOWER satellites to SES that provide more than 5,000 steerable beams per satellite
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