Redwire Roll-Out Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed on First Commercial GEO Satellite for Maxar’s Ovzon 3 Mission
10 Janeiro 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW), a leader in space infrastructure
for the next-generation space economy, announced today that two
5-kW Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) have successfully deployed and
are operating nominally in geosynchronous orbit on the Maxar Space
Systems-built Ovzon 3 communications satellite, which successfully
launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
Ovzon 3 represents the first-ever integration of Redwire’s ROSA
technology with a commercial satellite following years of
successful operations on the International Space Station (ISS) and
on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
“Redwire is proud to support the Ovzon 3 mission with innovative
ROSA technology, which will provide reliable, compact, and scalable
solar power generation for the spacecraft,” said Adam Biskner,
President, Space Systems at Redwire. “Redwire’s ROSA technology is
continuing to leverage unparalleled innovation in solar power
generation to enable the most ambitious missions from LEO to GEO
and beyond.”
“We appreciate the partnership with Redwire and their commitment
to excellence and reliability as a trusted supplier for this
mission,” said Chris Johnson, CEO, Maxar Space Systems. “We look
forward to partnering with them again in the future.”
As the first commercial integration of Redwire’s ROSA
technology, the two solar array wings for the Ovzon 3 satellite
extend ROSA’s successful heritage, including the six currently
installed and successfully operating ROSAs on the ISS and the two
wings used on NASA’s DART mission. In June 2023, Redwire announced
a follow-on contract to build two additional ROSAs for the ISS.
ROSA’s groundbreaking design is also being used to supply power
for the Maxar-built Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), which will
be part of the first segment of the NASA-led lunar Gateway planned
to launch late next year. The PPE will be powered by a pair of
37-kW ROSA wings, some of the most powerful spacecraft solar arrays
ever built.
About Redwire
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is a global space infrastructure
and innovation company enabling civil, commercial, and national
security programs. Redwire’s proven and reliable capabilities
include power solutions, RF systems and satellite payloads,
GN&C components and avionics, deployable structures and
critical mechanisms, digital engineering, testing and analysis, and
revolutionary microgravity R&D and manufacturing. Redwire
combines decades of flight heritage and proven experience with an
agile and innovative culture. Redwire’s 700 employees working from
14 facilities located throughout the United States and Europe are
committed to building a bold future in space for humanity, pushing
the envelope of discovery and science while creating a better world
on Earth. For more information, please visit redwirespace.com.
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