// PAYLOAD — Phased-array Ka-band terminal
PA-Ka
QUALIFIEDSteered electronically, no moving parts.
An electronically steered phased-array Ka-band comms terminal for high-throughput downlink.
// OVERVIEW
PA-Ka is the catalog's high-throughput link: an electronically steered phased-array Ka-band terminal that points its beam without moving parts, tracking ground stations and crosslinks at up to ~10 Gbps.
It scales across the SF-150, SF-500, and SF-GEO, making it the common comms backbone from smallsat to GEO platform.
// DATASHEETCONFIRM
- Band
- Ka (17.7–30 GHz)
- Steering
- Electronic, ±60°
- Throughput
- Up to ~10 Gbps
- Mass
- ~28 kg
- Beams
- Multi-beam capable
- Heritage
- Qualified
// KEY FEATURES
01
Electronic steering
Beam-steers with no gimbals, ±60° off boresight.
02
High throughput
Up to ten gigabits per second to ground or crosslink.
03
Bus-agnostic
Common terminal across SF-150, SF-500, and SF-GEO.
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