Redwire will develop solar panels for Thales Alenia Space’s new GEO satellites
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced that it will develop and supply Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites, its newest product line of geostationary (GEO) telecommunications satellites.
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is a leading manufacturer providing space solutions for telecommunications, Earth observation, exploration and navigation. The collaboration between the two companies on this project started last year.
“Redwire is proud to be a trusted supplier for Thales Alenia Space’s innovative Space Inspire satellite solution, which will provide unprecedented flexibility for the GEO telecommunications market,” said Mike Gold, Chief Growth Officer of Redwire. “By leveraging unparalleled innovation and a 100% success rate in space, Redwire’s ROSA technology has become the solution of choice for today’s most advanced missions and platforms, from LEO to GEO and beyond.”
The ROSA wings for Thales Alenia Space’s first Space Inspire satellites will be approximately 25 meters long and deliver more than 25 kW of power per spacecraft, making them among the most robust solar arrays ever used on a GEO satellite.
Redwire’s ROSA technology has a strong track record of reliability and successful in-space performance for several civil and commercial missions, including the International Space Station, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission and the Maxar-built Power and Propulsion Element for the Artemis Lunar Gateway.
The development of Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire product line is supported by the French National Space Agency CNES.
