Space Hardware Marketplace

ADRAS-J2 Debris Capture Spacecraft

• Mission StatusUnder development
• CustomerJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
• ProgramCRD2 Phase II

Follow-on active debris removal spacecraft that will physically capture and deorbit an unprepared H-IIA rocket upper stage using…

ADRAS-J Debris Assessment Mission

• Mission typeDebris approach and characterization (non-contact RPOD)
• TargetH-IIA rocket upper stage (large debris object)
• ProgramJAXA CRD2 (Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration)

World's first commercial spacecraft to safely approach and characterize an existing uncooperative piece of large debris through Rendezvous…

EP-500V HDK Solar Array

The EP-500V HDK provides 500 V electric propulsion-optimized solar arrays in ESPA and ESPA Grande flatpack form factors,…

Smallsat HDK Solar Array

The Smallsat HDK delivers 28 V ESPA and ESPA Grande optimized flatpack folding solar arrays for small satellite…

CubeSat HDK Solar Array

The CubeSat Hardware Developer Kit packages Ascent Solar's flexible CIGS thin-film technology into body-mountable and folding solar arrays…

Titan Bare Module

Ascent Solar's Titan is a monolithically integrated, flexible CIGS thin-film PV module optimized for space applications, achieving up…

Vapor Chambers

Planar two-phase heat spreaders with effective thermal conductivities of 5,000–200,000 W/m·K, available in standard copper/water and advanced low-CTE…

High-Temperature Heat Pipes

• Potassium Operating Range400–1,000°C
• NaK Operating Range500–800°C
• Sodium Operating Range500–1,100°C

Alkali metal heat pipes operating from 400°C to 1,100°C using potassium, NaK, or sodium in stainless steel or…

Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs)

• Wick StructureNone (wickless)
• Minimum Device Thickness< 3 mm
• Maximum Transport Distance> 1 m

Passive wickless two-phase thermal transport devices using oscillating liquid slugs in serpentine micro-channels, offering thin profiles under 3…

ICE-Lok Thermally Enhanced Wedge Locks

• Thermal Resistance Reduction vs. COTS> 33%
• Temperature Reduction (100 W system)> 10°C vs. standard 3/8" wedge locks
• Standard ComplianceVITA 48.2

Patented Isothermal Card Edge wedge locks that reduce card-to-chassis thermal resistance by over 33% vs. standard wedge locks,…

Phase Change Material (PCM) Heat Sinks

• Thermal Storage Advantage1–2 orders of magnitude higher than sensible energy storage
• Typical PCM Thermal Conductivity (paraffin)< 1 W/m·K
• Enhancement StructuresFins, embedded heat pipes, metal foams

High-performance PCM thermal energy storage devices that absorb pulsed or duty-cycled heat loads with minimal temperature rise, for…

HiK Plates / Heat Pipe Assemblies

Custom heat spreaders with embedded copper-water heat pipes offering effective thermal conductivities of 10,000–100,000 W/m·K, designed to collect…

Composite Structures and Assemblies

• Manufacturing Process5-axis CNC machining, autoclave cure, aerospace-grade bonding
• Material SystemsCFRP, aluminum honeycomb, hybrid composites
• ApplicationsBus structures, payload structures, solar array substrates, booms

Advanced composite structural solutions for space and aerospace applications including spacecraft bus structures, solar array substrates, booms, and…

Honeycomb Radiator Panels

• Core MaterialAluminum honeycomb sandwich
• Face Sheet EnhancementHigh-conductivity, optional embedded CCHPs
• Surface FinishSelectable emissivity coatings

Aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels serving dual roles as spacecraft structural shells and heat rejection radiators, with embedded CCHPs,…

Thermo-Modulating Heat Pipes (TMHPs)

• Working Fluid / EnvelopeAluminum-ammonia
• NCG ReservoirIntegrated (no separate reservoir)
• Demonstrated Load (VCHP Mode)~36 W

A dual-mode spacecraft thermal device combining VCHP and thermal diode functions in a single gas-charged aluminum-ammonia design, eliminating…

Space Liquid Cooling Systems

• Cooling TypeSingle-phase liquid (pumped fluid loop)
• ComponentsCold plates, accumulators, cooling lines, heat exchangers, liquid cooled chassis
• Accumulator FunctionsPressure control, volume compensation, transient dampening

Custom single-phase liquid cooling loops for spacecraft applications, integrating cold plates, accumulators, cooling lines, and heat exchangers to…

Loop Heat Pipes (LHPs)

• Ammonia Operating Range-40°C to 70°C
• Titanium/Water Variant Range70°C to 250°C
• Traditional Wick Pore Radius~1 µm

High-capacity two-phase heat transport devices that move larger amounts of heat over longer distances than conventional heat pipes,…

Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHPs)

• Effective Thermal Conductivity10,000 to 100,000 W/m·K
• Control MethodPassive (Non-Condensable Gas)
• Moving PartsNone

Passive spacecraft thermal control devices combining two-phase working fluid with a Non-Condensable Gas reservoir to automatically regulate evaporator…