Small Solar Arrays
Source Energy
Rigid bodymount and deployable solar arrays for small satellites, tested beyond GEVS, fault-tolerant to micrometeorites and shading.
Technical specifications
- Configurations
- Bodymount, Rigid Deployable
- Materials
- Space stable (UV, radiation, atomic oxygen hardened)
- Fault tolerance
- Micrometeorite and localised shading tolerant
- Testing
- Tested beyond GEVS
- Stiffness
- High deployed stiffness for high pointing capability
- Options
- Multiple sizes, panel count, substrate materials
About
Source Energy’s Small Solar Arrays are designed to meet the power needs of today’s rideshare small satellite market, available in bodymount and rigid deployable configurations. Built using space-stable materials, the arrays are hardened for UV, radiation, and atomic oxygen, and achieve high deployed stiffness for pointing-sensitive applications.
Key features include fault tolerance to localised micrometeorite strikes and shading, bifacial cell arrangements that generate power from both sides, and multiple configuration options covering size, panel count, and substrate material choices. The arrays are tested beyond GEVS (General Environmental Verification Standards) to account for spacecraft dynamic environments during launch, ensuring margin against the actual conditions encountered.
Availability and lead time are dramatically reduced compared to heritage space solar suppliers. Source’s team brings decades of hands-on experience from SpaceX Starlink array development and Redwire solar business, applying that expertise to deliver space-proven products that fit rideshare programme timelines and budgets.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
