{"id":16588,"date":"2021-06-03T21:04:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/03\/multibeam-antenna-to-improve-communication-passes-first-air-force-trials\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:37:55","slug":"multibeam-antenna-to-improve-communication-passes-first-air-force-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2021\/06\/03\/multibeam-antenna-to-improve-communication-passes-first-air-force-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Multibeam antenna to improve communication passes first Air Force trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A prototype multibeam antenna passed its first tests, bringing it one step closer to filling the U.S. Air Force\u2019s desire for ensured connectivity through multiple satellite constellations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working in collaboration with satellite operator SES Government Systems, Isotropic Systems is assessing whether its new multibeam antenna can connect to multiple satellites simultaneously, even if they are in vastly different orbits, the developers explained in a June 3 announcement about the tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force doesn\u2019t want to rely on any single constellation in any single orbital range. As laid out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2020\/02\/20\/here-is-the-space-forces-new-enterprise-satcom-vision\/\">U.S. Space Force\u2019s Fighting SATCOM Vision<\/a>, the military wants to ensure that it\u2019s systems can communicate via satellite even if one satellite \u2014 or even a whole constellation \u2014 is disabled. In order to get there, the military needs antennas that can connect to multiple satellites in multiple orbits. For example, if a weapon system is primarily using a government satellite in geostationary orbit to communicate and that satellite is taken offline, then the antenna could ensure connectivity by switching to a commercial constellation in low Earth orbit or medium Earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September 2020, SES and Isotropic announced they had been issued a two-phase contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to evaluate the use of Isotropic\u2019s prototype multibeam antenna over the SES O3b medium Earth-orbit constellation. That contract is part of the Air Force\u2019s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program, designed to leverage commercial satellite broadband providers to connect it\u2019s legacy systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SES declined to share the value of the antenna contract, but according to a federal database the company was awarded a $1.7 million contract in July 2020 for work on commercial space internet project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first phase of assessments took place over two tests. The first, at the Harwell Science, Technology and Innovation Campus in the United Kingdom, demonstrated that Isotropic\u2019s multibeam terminal can connect with multiple satellites simultaneously. A second test in Port St. Lucie, Florida, showed that the system meets military requirements for acquiring and tracking the MEO satellites from SES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInteroperability and multi-orbit capabilities are essential to achieving this vision, and these collaborative trials with the armed forces demonstrate how Isotropic Systems\u2019 multi-beam antenna can successfully deliver robust connectivity across our vast MEO and GEO fleet,\u201d said SES Government Solutions President and CEO Pete Hoene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second phase of assessments will test whether the prototype can connect with satellites in multiple orbital layers, demonstrating seamless transition between connecting to SES satellites in MEO and GEO. The trials are set to finish by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More broadly, new low Earth-orbit satellite constellations, such as OneWeb and SpaceX\u2019s Starlink, have opened improved communication possibilities for the military with the promise of internet connections all over the world with low levels of delays. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/05\/06\/hughes-and-oneweb-working-to-fill-militarys-arctic-communication-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Northern Command is experimenting with OneWeb<\/a> for connectivity in the Arctic, where traditional satellite services are less available. 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