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noisecontract2026-10-30

ESI Motion to supply solar array electronics for Lockheed's SDA satellites

ESI Motion · Lockheed Martin

ESI Motion's SuperNova and Pulsar motor controllers will drive solar arrays on Lockheed's SDA missile-tracking satellites.

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// sources · 2 attached
  1. [1]press wireprnewswire.com↗
  2. [2]press wire · corroborationspacenews.com↗

what happened

ESI Motion said it is supplying Solar Array Drive Electronics, built around its space-rated SuperNova and Pulsar motor controllers, to Lockheed Martin for satellites in the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, which provides missile tracking, secure communication and space-based support, per a company release carried by PR Newswire and SpaceNews. ESI Motion said its SADE technology "will support SDA as the PWSA is developed." No contract value was disclosed.

why it matters

A continuing stream of PWSA subcontracts for solar-array hardware shows the Space Development Agency's proliferated-satellite buildout is pulling in specialized component suppliers beyond its prime contractors, a supply-chain signal for other PWSA bidders and component makers eyeing the program's follow-on tranches.

signal-to-noise

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3/5
leadtier 4 of 5 on its owncorrob-1 earned from 1 rule
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4base tier 4 from lead source class "wire_pr" (PR Newswire) prnewswire.com-1corroboration crawl ran and found nothing
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quick facts

Companies
ESI Motion, Lockheed Martin
Category
contract
Impact
noise
SNR
3 / 5
Event date
2026-10-30
Published
2026-10-30 22:59 UTC
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