Solar Cells Blanket Purchase Agreements

Update Attachment 4 - Salient Characteristics_Price List This is a new requirement for USAFA and aims to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. The Space Systems Research Center (SSRC) developed a qualified solar array build process for use in the FalconSAT program. Qualification and flight solar arrays were built for use on the FalconSAT-Xtra spacecraft. Multiple BPAs are required to build flight arrays for future spacecraft. Coverglass Interconnect Cells (CICs) are solar cells intended for use in spaceflight.

CICs are manufactured using specific materials designed to survive in the orbital environment (e.g. limit degradation due to atomic oxygen or outgassing in the vacuum of space). The cells need to be compatible with existing tooling within the SSRC. Size requirements 26.62 cm^2 surface area with cropped corner <=5 mil coverglass >= 30.7% efficiency QTY = 1500 CICs