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AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GmbH Selected for Solar Cell Long Term Purchase Agreement by SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL

Sept. 7, 2017

AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GmbH has been awarded a Multi-Year, Long-Term Purchase Agreement (LTPA) for high-efficiency, multi-junction space solar cells by Space Systems Loral (SSL) to support SSL's next generation solar arrays.  In the future, many of SSL's solar arrays will be powered by AZUR SPACE's industry-best 3G30C-Advanced solar cell, the most radiation-hardened cell available today, providing outstanding End of Life (EOL) performance. The period of performance for the LTPA contract is from 2017 through 2020 with options for additional years. The 3G30C-Advanced solar cells will be produced at AZUR SPACE's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in Heilbronn, Germany.

AZUR SPACE has been supplying the Space community for over 50 years and specifically with high-efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for the last 15 years. "Our entrance into the USA multi-junction solar cell market two years ago has been wonderfully received by solar cell, assembly and panel customers as evidenced by SSL's confidence and trust in AZUR SPACE by selecting us as their solar cell partner for the next 3+ years," said Juergen Heizmann, Managing Director at AZUR SPACE. "This is a very important milestone for AZUR SPACE. We are honored to be selected by SSL in this very competitive procurement."

Added Juergen Heizmann, "Our extensive on-orbit heritage with 100% mission success combined with our manufacturing expertise, next generation technology commitment and unparalleled reliability will continue to make AZUR SPACE the leading choice for power solutions in the worldwide satellite industry.  We look forward to continue providing our current 3G30C-Advanced cell as well as our next generation products soon to come."

"We are very pleased to establish a long-term purchase agreement with AZUR SPACE, which is an important supplier to SSL," stated Vivian Mackintosh, Vice President of Supply Chain Management at SSL. "We work closely with suppliers, such as AZUR SPACE, which are part of our extended team, and together we build some of the world's most reliable and highest performing spacecraft."