SpaceX Partners With Singulus for Starmind AI Satellites
SpaceX signed a €60 million contract with Singulus Technologies to build solar cell production lines for its Starmind AI satellite network in Texas.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has entered a strategic partnership with German firm Singulus Technologies AG to manufacture heterojunction solar cells for a new satellite series called Starmind. The agreement includes a contract valued at over €60 million for a turnkey production line to be delivered to a SpaceX facility in Bastrop, Texas, in the first half of 2027.
The Starmind project aims to deploy AI data processing centers in space by late 2027, utilizing solar panels up to 75 meters long and laser links to the Starlink constellation. Elon Musk described the initiative as a way to create a "sentient sun," noting that harnessing continuous solar energy in space would reduce the environmental impact of terrestrial data centers.
While Singulus stated the program supports more than 100 gigawatts of production equipment, Musk claimed the order is for 100 gigawatts per year. To support the partnership, SpaceX provided a subordinated secured loan of approximately €22.75 million to Singulus. Following the announcement, Singulus Technologies shares rose between 65% and 80%, bringing its market capitalization to roughly €73 million.
