Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
External video cameras on the International Space Station captured the deployment of the Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) after being removed from the Dragon SpX-11 trunk section and positioned beneath the complex Saturday night. ROSA was successfully deployed at 5:45 UTC on Sunday, June 18 to begin a weeklong demonstration of the array's structural dynamics, power characteristics and thermal behavior to retire risks for future satellite missions making use of this novel technology that offers a much higher power density than current state-of-the-art rigid solar panels.
ROSA Experiment Overview: spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa
ROSA – the Roll Out Solar Array – is a technology demonstration of a promising solar array system for future spacecraft that relies on advanced structures enabling high-power solar arrays that are stronger, lighter and more compact than the current state of technology. This type of flexible solar array is critical for the ever-increasing energy needs of satellite missions as well as deep space exploration ambitions that will rely on solar power at greater distances to the sun.
External video cameras on the International Space Station captured the deployment of the Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) after being removed from the Dragon SpX-11 trunk section and positioned beneath the complex Saturday night. ROSA was successfully deployed at 5:45 UTC on Sunday, June 18 to begin a weeklong demonstration of the array's structural dynamics, power characteristics and thermal behavior to retire risks for future satellite missions making use of this novel technology that offers a much higher power density than current state-of-the-art rigid solar panels.
ROSA Experiment Overview: spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa
ROSA – the Roll Out Solar Array – is a technology demonstration of a promising solar array system for future spacecraft that relies on advanced structures enabling high-power solar arrays that are stronger, lighter and more compact than the current state of technology. This type of flexible solar array is critical for the ever-increasing energy needs of satellite missions as well as deep space exploration ambitions that will rely on solar power at greater distances to the sun.
