Tag: Satellite Antennas
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Maxar Awards Contract to L3Harris to Design and Build Large Deployable Reflector Antennas
L3Harris Technologies announced a contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build reflector antennas for two geostationary communication satellites. The two nine-meter unfurlable mesh reflector antennas will provide high-power signals and improved service quality across the satellites’ coverage areas. Similar to an umbrella, the flexible architecture of the antenna makes it collapsible, lightweight, compact, and…
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BeetleSat Successfully Deploys Ka-Band Expandable Satellite Antenna in LEO
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, a leading provider of satellite communication technology and services, announced the successful deployment of its lightweight, very high data rate, expandable antenna in space. The in-orbit deployment of BeetleSat’s 60 cm expandable antenna from a 6U CubeSat, an industry first marks a significant milestone in the development of the BeetleSat constellation and…