Flat-Panel Antenna Tech Could Be Hiccup for Coming NGSO Boom, NSR Says
While multiple manufacturers are working on electronically steered flat panel antennas (FPA) to meet demand stemming from the expected low earth orbit satellite boom, none is expected until after 2020 and delays beyond that could start hurting non-geostationary orbit (NGSO)…
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satellite constellation operators, Northern Sky Research analyst Dallas Kasaboski blogged Thursday. The vast majority of FPAs now are mechanically steered, but NGSO constellations and better technology should lead to booming demand for electronically steered FPAs, it said.