# TenCate and Airborne sign supply agreement for satellite solar array materials

TenCate Advanced Composites and Airborne signed a long-term supply agreement for advanced thermoset composite materials. Airborne will use the materials to create substrate panels for the ARA Mk4 solar array system for satellites, deployed on European Space Agency missions.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-05-10
- Where: Netherlands
- Status: completed
- Products: unidirectional thermoset prepreg tape, fabric materials, solar array substrate panels
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airborne](https://endata.com/companies/24131.md) (customer)
- [TenCate Advanced Composites](https://endata.com/companies/24132.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/airborne-and-tencate-sign-supply-agreement-for-satellite-solar-array-systems/), 2017-05-10: "TenCate Advanced Composites and Airborne have signed a long-term supply agreement for advanced thermoset composite materials."

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