Successful prototype demonstration on-orbit
Astrix is delighted to announce that Copia has successfully deployed on-orbit! As a hosted payload aboard Rocket Lab’s ‘There and back again’ mission, Copia has successfully passed its first milestone …
Our space tested deployment technology drastically increases the deployable area on spacecraft. The novel deployment method provides 20x the surface area and decreased mass.
An increase to surface area increases the maximum power density achieved by deployable arrays. With Copia, we can obtain up to 300 watts/kg utilising triple junction solar cells.
With the deployable area increase, we also offer the use of less efficient silicon solar cells, gaining the benefits of lower cost and faster production, while still being highly competitive on power generation.