Solar arrays with the wingspan of an Airbus A320
Solar arrays with the wingspan of an Airbus A320
The solar generator for Alphasat I-XL was developed and built by EADS Astrium in Ottobrunn. It provides 12 kilowatts of power and, with four panels on both the north and south sides of the satellite, its span of almost 40 metres is longer than the wingspan of the Airbus A320.
