Abstract: A method of producing a flexible carrier substrate for a photovoltaic solar generator wherein a polyimide film disposed on a heatable lamination table is coated with an adhesive and hardened whereupon, after the application of an adhesion promoting layer, a glass filament fabric is placed onto the polyimide film and is subsequently saturated with a silicone adhesive. Resistance of the generator to atomic oxygen is obtained by performing the following method steps: (a) during the production of the substrate, a tear-away fabric is introduced into the not-yet-hardened silicone adhesive; (b) the laminate composed of polyimide film, glass filament fabric and tear-away fabric is hardened under vacuum; and (c) before the solar cells are glued onto the flexible carrier substrate, the tear-away fabric is removed in such a manner that a torn-open, structured silicone surface is produced onto which the solar cells of the generator can be glued.