Moog taps Redwire to provide solar arrays for Meteor

WASHINGTON — Redwire announced the first award for its new solar arrays, a $12.8 million contract from Moog.

Under the contract announced March 24, Redwire will deliver Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array  (ELSA) wings for Moog’s Meteor satellite bus ordered by an undisclosed national security customer.

ELSA unveiled earlier this month, is designed to provide 50% more power per unit of volume than traditional solar arrays, according to the Redwire news release.

“ELSA brings together Redwire’s deep heritage and excellent solar array performance with a design optimized for volume production, enabling customers to field capable constellations faster and more efficiently,” Mike Gold, Redwire’s Space president, said in a statement. “We are excited to work together with Moog to deliver reliable, robust, and affordable power.”

Bob McArthur, Moog Space Vehicles general manager, said in a statement that the ELSA wings will “boost the adaptability of Moog’s satellite buses, allowing us to offer more flexible, modular solutions that directly support evolving customer missions.”

Redwire will design, manufacture, test and deliver the ELSA wings, which “have been baselined by Moog as a standard component of their Meteor ESPA-Grande satellite bus,” according to the news release.

Correction: ELSA offers 50% more power by volume than traditional solar arrays, not 50% more than Redwire’s Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA), used on the International Space Station and other spacecraft.