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The first Haven-1 solar wing has completed its qualification campaign, culminating in a deployment test performed at Vast in Long Beach with support from our partner, DHV Technology. The wing's six deployable solar panels produce 1.2kW of power in standard orbit conditions. With Haven-1 set to fly twelve wings,... show more

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Mack Crawford2 years ago

@dhvtechnology Why have 12 separate wings, when they're all in the same plane anyway? And why use rigid panels to begin with when there are off-the-shelf rollout ones with so much better mass and packing efficiency?

Remington2 years ago

@pintleinjector @dhvtechnology BREAKNECK pace Vast!

Simon Merton 🥕2 years ago

@dhvtechnology Is that 1.2kW each, or for all six panels combined?

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