Tag: Space Reflectors
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Reflect Orbital Selected to Advance Satellite-Based Sunlight Redirection Technology
Reflect Orbital announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.25 million focused on its sunlight-on-demand satellite reflector technology to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small…
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L3Harris Space Reflectors Successfully Deployed on Hughes JUPITER 3 Communications Satellite
L3Harris Technologies successfully deployed reflectors onboard the Hughes JUPITER 3 ultra high-density satellite to provide HughesNet internet access across the Americas and to support enterprise networks, in-flight Wi-Fi, cellular backhaul and community Wi-Fi solutions. “L3Harris designed and delivered four reflectors for the largest commercial communications satellite ever built,” said Ed Zoiss, President, of Space and…
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ViaSat-3 Americas Satellite Faces Reflector Deployment Issues
Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, disclosed that an unexpected event occurred during reflector deployment that may materially impact the performance of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite. Viasat and its reflector provider are conducting a rigorous review of the development and deployment of the affected reflector to determine its impact and potential remedial…
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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…