Maxar Awards L3Harris Large
Deployable Reflectors Contract
March 08, 2023
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:
LHX) today announced a contract from Maxar
Technologies to design and build reflector antennas
for two geostationary communication satellites.
L3Harris today announced a
contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build
reflector antennas for two geostationary
communication satellites.
The two nine-meter unfurlable
mesh reflector antennas will provide high-power
signals and improved service quality across the
satellites’ coverage areas. Similar to an umbrella,
the flexible architecture of the antenna makes it
collapsible, lightweight, compact and easy to
integrate onto nearly any spacecraft configuration.
“We continue to deliver
unmatched performance in space antenna solutions,”
said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne
Systems, L3Harris. “This is why L3Harris remains the
most experienced manufacturer and number-one
provider of mission critical large reflector
antennas.”
The high-performance reflector
antennas, to be built in L3Harris’ Palm Bay, Florida
facilities, feature an L3Harris-proprietary,
gold-plated mesh-reflective surface that, coupled
with a unique design, maximizes antenna gain and
provides improved performance required for mobile
media services.
Since 1979, L3Harris has
delivered more than 100 large deployable reflectors,
leading the market and pushing the boundaries of
space antenna technology.
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