{"id":15788,"date":"2019-11-27T19:59:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T19:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/27\/this-antenna-can-switch-between-leo-and-geo\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:02:15","slug":"this-antenna-can-switch-between-leo-and-geo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/special-reports\/space-missile-defense\/2019\/11\/27\/this-antenna-can-switch-between-leo-and-geo\/","title":{"rendered":"This antenna can switch between LEO and GEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy recently live tested a new antenna that can switch between satellites in low earth orbit and geostationary orbit, fulfilling a key need for the military moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using Intellian\u2019s 1.5 meter antenna, the Navy was able to maintain a broadband connection while switching between Telesat\u2019s satellites in low earth orbit and geostationary orbit. The demonstration shows how in a scenario where a satellite in geostationary orbit is attacked or denied, the antenna is able to switch to a LEO satellite to maintain a persistent broadband connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2019\/07\/17\/are-leo-satellites-approaching-a-breaking-point-for-the-pentagon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/paul-selva.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Are LEO satellites approaching a breaking point for the Pentagon?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Space Development Agency could take advantage of commercial broadband constellations enabled by falling satellite costs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Live testing over Telesat Ka-band satellites with Intellian&#8217;s 1.5m Ka convertible VSAT confirms that the antenna is an important innovation accessing space-based &#8216;layers&#8217; of satellites in next-gen space architecture,&#8221; said Kurt Fiscko, technical director of PMW\/A 170 at PEO C4I in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the key elements that the government is looking for, particularly the military, is a path to more resilient, more flexible networking in space,\u201d said Telestat\u2019s Don Brown in an interview. \u201cWhat Telesat is doing in this demonstration with Intellian is addressing one of the key proof points of future resiliency and flexibility \u2026 the ability to go between GEO satellite constellation and LEO constellations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Telesat\u2019s Rich Pang, the antenna is perfectly sized for use on the Navy\u2019s small ship variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Telesat is also a contractor working on DARPA\u2019s Project Blackjack, an effort to demonstrate the military utility of a constellation of small LEO satellites. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2019\/07\/24\/what-will-the-space-development-agency-really-do\/\" target=_blank>The Space Development Agency<\/a> is building off of that effort to build the U.S. military\u2019s next generation space architecture in LEO. 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