Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: SOLAERO TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Awarding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Contract Management Agency
Funding agency: Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force
Period of performance: 2019-05-28 to 2024-08-29
Current total value of award: $4881199
Description: SOLAERO PROPOSES TO DEVELOP SOLAR CELL, CIC, AND ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES THAT COMBINE TO EXCEED THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF SOLAR ARRAYS THAT EXHIBIT A) GREATER THAN 60 KWM3 STOWED POWER DENSITY, 1) GREATER THAN 200 WKG SPECIFIC POWER, AND 2) IMPROVED SOLAR ARRAY ROBUSTNESS AGAINST NATURAL AND MAN-MADE THREATS VIA IMPROVED SURVIVABILITY, AND TO DO SO WITH SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTION. THIS COMMITMENT HAS UNIQUELY POSITIONED SOLAERO TO SERVICE THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SMALLER SATELLITE, NON-GEO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR BY REDUCING MANUFACTURING COST WHILE ENSURING AMPLE CAPACITY FOR HIGH RATE DELIVERY AT THE LEVEL OF QUALITY DEMANDED BY SATELLITE APPLICATIONS.