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Solestial demonstrated the ability to manufacture a complete solar array wing in one month.
Companies such as Solestial and Rocket Lab target power-to-mass ratios exceeding 500–800 W/kg for high-efficiency thin-film flexible space arrays.
DCUBED and Solestial have already worked together to build a solar panel for a smallsat project that is scheduled to fly in early 2024.
Solestial has developed a thin, flexible silicon solar cell with greater than 20% efficiency that can self-cure radiation damage at normal operating temperatures.
DCUBED and Solestial have already worked together to build a solar panel for a smallsat project that is scheduled to fly in early 2024.
Solestial, Inc. was awarded $849,954 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from NASA.
To date, Solestial has received nearly $4,000,000 in contracts from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Air Force.
Solestial received a $149,987 Phase I SBIR contract in January 2023.
Solestial is collaborating with Opterus Research & Development, which will develop a low-cost, novel deployment system for Solestial’s ultrathin, flexible silicon solar blankets.
The Phase II SBIR contract awarded to Solestial has an 18-month duration and will provide funds to support development of next-generation 50-kilowatt class solar array wings.
Solestial received a $149,987 Phase I SBIR contract in January 2023 for the same program of work.
Solestial was awarded $849,954 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Solestial has received nearly $4,000,000 in contracts to date from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Air Force.
Solestial will supply large solar blankets for two Atomos solar-electric orbital transfer vehicles slated to begin flying in late 2024 or early 2025.
Atomos plans to test a small Solestial photovoltaic panel on an orbital transfer vehicle demonstration launching on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare flight in early 2024.
Solestial will supply solar arrays for space tugs developed by Atomos Space.
The Atomos contract provides validation for Solestial’s technology from a customer with a demanding mission.
Solestial raised $10,000,000 in 2022.
Solestial's photovoltaic system will provide primary power for Atomos Space's solar-electric orbital transfer vehicles on two subsequent commercial missions beginning in late 2024.
After the initial demonstration, subsequent Solestial blanket shipsets will power two Atomos orbital transfer vehicles that will provide deployment services to constellation operators in low Earth orbit and relocation services to operators in other orbits.