CPV solar cell producer, EMCORE will make the modules for a NASA satellite using its ZTJ triple-junction III-V solar cells.
The company was awarded the module contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS). The CYGNSS mission is planned for launch, October 2016.
The company previously delivered solar panels to SNC for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites in 2010.