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First Multi-Orbit SATCOM for RPAs Demonstrated

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Tom Patton
Sep 28, 2021
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A new multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) has been demonstrated by Hughes Resource Management System and SES.

"Our multi-orbit demonstration for remotely piloted aircraft delivered three times the throughput of the currently deployed SATCOM service using a terminal less than half the size, while ma…

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