Lens Technology's Space-Grade UTG Passes In-Orbit Test, Boosting Satellite Rollable Solar Wings

On the morning of August 5, the Jielong-3 (Yao-12) carrier rocket lifted off from the Oriental Aerospace Port in Haiyang, Shandong, successfully placing the Dongfang Huiyan Hyperspectral 01/02 satellites into their predetermined orbits. At the launch site, the Aerospace Port Group, the Aerospace Port Research Institute, Oriental Star Chain, and core enterprises in the related industrial chain jointly signed a four-party cooperation agreement to promote the co-development of the commercial aerospace ecosystem.

The satellites' solar wings carried space-grade UTG (ultra-thin flexible glass) for in-orbit verification, with the core encapsulation material supplied by Lens Technology. Lens Technology, previously a core developer and manufacturer of UTG for foldable-screen projects in the consumer electronics field, has accumulated technical capabilities in processes such as thinning glass to tens of microns and achieving extremely narrow bend radii. The space-grade UTG verified in this mission retains its ultra-thin bendable properties while undergoing process upgrades for the space environment, enhancing resistance to atomic oxygen erosion and high-energy radiation, with transmittance maintained above 90%. The material is suitable for the development needs of a new generation of rollable and foldable solar wings for satellites. This in-orbit verification marks progress in the domestic control of new materials for core aerospace components.