Abstract:
According to an announcement issued by German equipment manufacturer SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES on November 10, local time,
SpaceX has signed a supply contract with the company to purchase a turnkey production line for the production of heterojunction solar cells. The order amount for the first production line exceeds 60 million euros and is scheduled to be delivered in the first half of 2027. The related products will be used in SpaceX’s Starmind AI satellite.
This contract is part of the strategic cooperation between the two parties. According to the plan,
SINGULUS will also provide multiple production lines to SpaceX in the future and jointly develop high-performance solar cells and supporting production equipment.
The two parties plan to gradually expand related manufacturing systems to support equipment needs exceeding 100GW in the long term. The “100GW” here refers to the planned equipment support scale, not the currently built solar cell production capacity.SpaceX stated that this cooperation will establish a sustainable expansion path for the solar cells needed for the Starmind satellite. Relevant production activities will be located in Bastrop, Texas, USA, where SpaceX is accelerating the construction of AI satellite manufacturing capabilities.
According to information released by SpaceX, the Starmind satellite will use solar energy in space to power the AI computing load and transmit data to the Starlink satellite network through high-speed laser links.
SpaceX plans to build the "Gigasat Factory" in Bastrop, aiming to begin large-scale production and deployment of AI satellites as early as the end of 2027.
SINGULUS and SpaceX established a strategic partnership in March 2026. SINGULUS said SpaceX had provided it with funds, including a subprime secured loan, in March and October this year. This signing means that the cooperation between the two parties has further entered the stage of equipment delivery and production line construction.
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