Ibadan, 10 November 2025. – Dcubed has been selected by Intuitive Machines to provide solar power for one of Intuitive Machines’ first Space Data Network (SDN) satellites. As a result, Dcubed’s solar array technology will power the initial spacecraft, scheduled for 2026.
The SDN is a scalable, intelligent network architecture that will deliver minimal latency space data services like communications, autonomous coordination, and space-based IoT, powered by Intuitive Machines’ core communications, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology.
Dcubed will subsequently deliver the solar array power subsystem for the first of five Intuitive Machines satellites, which includes two rigid deployable solar wings with a 2 kW end-of-life total power output.
“This project demonstrates the agility and reliability of our solar array technology today, while aligning with our longer-term vision to pioneer in-space manufactured solar arrays that will power the space infrastructure of the future,” said Erik Pranckh, US Managing Director, Dcubed.
Leveraging Dcubed’s agile development capabilities and robust supply chain, the Company has committed to a rapid delivery schedule. Moreover, the array’s construction will leverage Dcubed’s state-of-the-art robotic assembly line which is key to Dcubed’s industrialization strategy.
“Dcubed’s responsiveness and reliable solar array technology support the pace and precision required to deploy the Lunar Data Network as part of our broader Space Data Network,” explained Gary Spexarth, Lander Production Manager for Intuitive Machines.
The Lunar Data Network is the first segment of an SDN Intuitive Machines is building, which will enable:
- High-capacity data transmission, like 4K video and precision PNT services to support landing site selection, resource prospecting, and autonomous mobility;
- Autonomous operations, delivering infrastructure, logistics, and mapping capabilities to support sustained lunar exploration; and
- Scalable support for lunar cargo and infrastructure delivery, strengthening long-duration operations and expanding access to lunar surface assets.
