Ascent Solar delivers flexible PV blankets for European space launch

Flexible CIGS PV blankets were delivered by Ascent Solar to a European space firm, with a 2025 launch planned and integration supported by its Developer Kit program.

By Karthik Srivasthav G 01 Apr 2025 in Market Bytes EMEA Bytes

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Manufactured at Ascent’s 5 MW facility, the PV blankets offer rapid customization to reduce mission cost, risk, and payload limitations in space. Image Source: Ascent Solar

US-based developer of thin-film PV solutions for terrestrial and space applications, Ascent Solar Technologies, has delivered flexible CIGS PV blankets to a European space systems provider. The PV blankets are produced for a mission scheduled to launch in 2025. Ascent said the products, manufactured at its 5 MW facility, were completed in under four weeks to meet urgent requirements. The PV blankets use lightweight, rollable thin-film technology that supports deployment under strict volume and mass limitations. According to Ascent, the delivery is part of its Hardware Developer Kit program, which shares qualification and operational data with potential customers. The program aims to simplify future adoption of Ascent’s Plug & Fly solar array systems in space missions.

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