[Via Satellite 09-24-2014] Iridium has finished testing a new solar panel design for use on the Iridium NEXT constellation. Built by Spectrolab and Mitsubishi Electric, the improved triple junction solar cells are based on six-inch wafers, providing 50 percent more solar cell surface area than those on Iridium’s current satellites. At full extension, the solar [...]

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Source: [url=http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2014/09/24/iridium-next-solar-panels-complete-thermal-cycle-test/]Iridium NEXT Solar Panels Complete Thermal Cycle Test[/url]


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