The German company said its new RCT Space targets low-earth orbit customers. It expects commercial deliveries to begin in 2027.
German clean energy solutions company RCT Group has launched a subsidiary focused on the development and supply of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for space applications.
The new company, named RCT Space, will target customers in low Earth orbit (LEO), with its first commercial deliveries planned following qualification under European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) requirements in 2027.
“Our in-flight radiation annealing IP is what makes silicon viable for the missions that today belong to gallium arsenide. We have validated the underlying physics in our laboratory, and our roadmap takes us through ECSS qualification within 18 months,” said Wolfgang Jooss, chief technology officer of RCT Space.
“Combined with the flight heritage our team brings from previous engineering work, RCT Space arrives in the market not as a newcomer but as a credible technical alternative,” he added.
