EMCORE Awarded a Solar Cell Delivery Contract by Mitsubishi Electric

 

Sep 12, 2011

 

EMCORE Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (tokyo:6503), Japan to manufacture, test, and deliver high-efficiency solar cells for the TURKSAT 4A, TURKSAT 4B, Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites. Production of the space-qualified multi-junction solar cells will take place at EMCORE's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Mitsubishi Electric is currently under contract with the TURKSAT A.S to manufacture the TURKSAT 4A and TURKSAT 4B commercial telecommunication satellites based on its highly successful DS-2000 satellite platform. Mitsubishi Electric is also under contract to build the Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 geostationary satellites for the Japan Meteorological Agency.

 

"We appreciate Mitsubishi Electric's confidence in EMCORE's capability to manufacture and deliver the solar cells for the stringent requirements of these missions," said Christopher Larocca, Chief Operating Officer of EMCORE. "EMCORE has successfully delivered solar cells to Mitsubishi Electric under several previous contracts for other satellite missions, and we look forward to supporting Mitsubishi Electric with their future space power requirements," he added.