SpaceX has signed a major supply contract with SINGULUS to support advanced solar cell manufacturing for its Starmind satellites, expanding work already under way on its AI satellite program.
According to a post on X from the official SpaceX account on Tuesday, the agreement is meant to “create a durable option for advanced solar cell manufacturing to support more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of equipment” as the company accelerates production of the satellites in Bastrop, Texas.
We have signed a major supply contract with SINGULUS to create a durable option for advanced solar cell manufacturing to support more than 100 GW of equipment as we accelerate the production of our Starmind satellites in Bastrop, Texas → https://t.co/a9bXuUK6Ti
In a statement, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES said it will deliver a complete production line to make heterojunction solar cells, a high-efficiency type that combines amorphous and crystalline silicon layers, as part of a broader partnership under which it plans to supply multiple additional lines.
The German equipment maker said the first line is due in the first half of 2027.
Starmind is SpaceX’s program of AI satellites designed to capture solar energy in space and run computing in orbit, with the results sent back to Earth through the Starlink network.
“Partnering with SINGULUS gives us a high-performance manufacturing path for solar cells for our Starmind satellites at our production facility in Texas. The combination of their process expertise and our long-term commitment creates a durable option for scaling solar production,” said Mike Nicolls, SpaceX’s Senior Vice President of Starlink.
SINGULUS said the two companies entered a strategic partnership in March 2026, and that SpaceX provided significant funding that month and again in October 2026 through a secured loan.
SpaceX says it is building a Gigasat Factory in Bastrop to manufacture AI satellites at scale, with production and deployment of thousands of those satellites planned to start as soon as late 2027.
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