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<\/strong>CesiumAstro<\/strong>, one of the industry leaders in active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced that the company was selected by <\/strong>Rocket Lab<\/strong> to provide its Vireo<\/strong> active electronically scanned array (AESA) radio frequency (RF) communications payload for integration on 18 space vehicles (SVs) supporting the <\/strong>Space Development Agency\u2019s (SDA\u2019s) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Launching in mid-2027, the payload will be the first multi-beam-capable Ka-band communications system operating in SDA\u2019s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), a layered low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation designed to deliver secure, low-latency communications and missile tracking capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.<\/p>\n CesiumAstro\u2019s Vireo payload is the culmination of more than seven years of the company\u2019s AESA research, development, testing, and manufacturing. A receive antenna, transmit antenna, and <\/strong>SpaceVPX<\/strong> form-factor reconfigurable processor enable powerful single- and multi-beam operation.<\/p>\n \u201cOur Vireo system\u2019s multi-beam capability doesn\u2019t just meet the needs of the warfighter but exceeds them. This cutting-edge technology will be a force multiplier for every branch of the Department of Defense,\u201d said Shey Sabripour<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of CesiumAstro<\/strong>. \u201cWe are honored to be selected by Rocket Lab to deploy CesiumAstro\u2019s active phased array technology and help to defend America\u2019s national security interests.\u201d<\/p>\n Rocket Lab\u2019s 18 satellites are part of the T2TL Beta Program, which features multiple SV and mission configuration variants fielded to provide global communications access and deliver persistent regional encrypted connectivity in support of warfighter missions. When fully operational, the Transport Layer constellation will include hundreds of SVs operating in low-Earth orbit, including 90 total Beta Program configurations.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to be flying the CesiumAstro Vireo communications payload<\/strong>,\u201d said Rocket Lab\u2019s Vice President of Space Systems, Brad Clevenger<\/strong>. \u201cThis mission will be a significant demonstration our spacecraft\u2019s ability to support diverse applications in low-Earth orbit. The Vireo system\u2019s advanced single- and multi-beam capabilities perfectly align with our Pioneer bus, showcasing the technological advancements we\u2019re enabling.\u201d<\/p>\n Compatible with many different defense and commercial missions, the Vireo payload\u2019s mass-manufacturable design and configurable architecture allow for rapid deployment with maximum flexibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CesiumAstro, one of the industry leaders in active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced that the company was selected by Rocket Lab to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) radio frequency (RF) communications payload for integration on 18 space vehicles (SVs) supporting the Space Development Agency\u2019s (SDA\u2019s) Tranche 2 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23,26,25,20],"class_list":["post-6936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-communication-systems","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6936"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}