Orbital
Panel Co.

Core Product

Substrate
Manufacturing

Precision Carbon Fiber

Targeting the Constellation Era

Orbital Panel Co. will use a novel approach to manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) solar array substrate panels — the structural backbone onto which solar cells are mounted in every satellite.

Hand-layup and multi-step autoclave processes are the time-consuming industry standard. These slow and expensive methods will not be disrupted without experimental material science and rheology that lie upstream of the manufacturing/engineering.

While solar panel manufacturing is ubiquitous, space-targeted panels remain a narrow niche. Manipulation of input ingredients to achieve the precise and unforgiving requirements at the envelope of material performance capabilities is something known by only a select few humans who have spent years at the bleeding edge already. The unlock will only be possible if the theoretical can be proven by those closest to the edge. OPC has that capability in-house.