New Thales Satellites to be Powered by Redwire Solar Arrays

ROSA Wings to be Installed Aboard Inspire Satellites

Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites, the company’s newest product line of geostationary (GEO) telecommunications satellites, will be developed and delivered by Redwire.

"Redwire’s ROSA technology has become the power solution of choice for today’s most cutting-edge missions and platforms from LEO to GEO and beyond.”
Mike Gold, Redwire

The cooperation between the two companies on this project was initiated last year. The ROSA wings that are being developed for the first Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites will measure approximately 80 feet long and provide >25 kW of power capability per spacecraft, making them among the most robust solar arrays ever used on a GEO satellite.

"Redwire’s ROSA technology has become the power solution of choice for today’s most cutting-edge missions and platforms from LEO to GEO and beyond,” said Mike Gold, Redwire’s Chief Growth Officer.

Redwire’s ROSA technology has an impressive track record of reliability and successful on-orbit performance for a wide range of 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.

(Source: Redwire news release. Image provided)