Orbital Testing and Sample Return from the International Space Station
Electronic Testing in ISS Low Earth Orbit
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Come Fly with Us on the ISS
- Upcoming flights and booking deadlines:
- OEL-23: booking deadline October 1, 2026; first on-orbit data set July 2027
- OEL-24: booking deadline June 1, 2027; first on-orbit data set March 2028
- Contact us to book a flight
Easy regular access to orbital testing
- Direct Sun Pointing for over 150 orbits (< ±5 degree Beta angle)
- Over 1,500,000 measurements per cell, each with IV curve, temperature, and calculated sun angle
- 6 months in space, outside the ISS in the Zenith orientation
- 2 missions each year
Get solar cells back from orbit
- Solar Cell measurements
- IV curves and Temperature measurements
- Other metrics calculated from IV curves: Isc, Voc, Vmp, Imp, Fill factor
- IV curves and Temperature measurements
- Sun angle calculated from NASA-provided ISS telemetry
- Inspect and test cells after space exposure
- Increase TRL and obtain flight heritage
- Exposure to the harsh LEO environment with attributes that are impossible to replicate terrestrially. e.g., Atomic Oxygen, Thermal Cycling, Radiation, etc.
Turnkey service
- Mount your cells on provided holders and ship
- Focus on your cells, leave testing to us
- Contact us to learn more
Flexible and Capable
- Any cell size: 2x2cm, 1-per or 2-per cells from 10cm (4”) or 15cm (6”) wafers, custom sizes
- Leverages AMU flight heritage, including space and near-space use