ThinKom ThinSat Ka500. Photo: ThinKom

ThinKom Solutions is rolling out a new phased array satellite antenna for land mobile applications, ThinSat Ka500. The antenna is a Ka-band phased array antenna designed with beam agility to track Non-Geostationary (NGSO) satellites as they move across the sky, and to switch seamlessly between satellites. 

ThinKom said it is compatible with new Ka-band networks being deployed in both GEO and NGSO orbits. It is based on ThinKom’s VICTS — variable inclination continuous transverse stub — technology used in its other products. 

“The new antenna will enable government and enterprise users to maintain reliable ‘always-on’ mission-critical communications over the entire 3.5 GHz ITU Ka-band spectrum anywhere in the world, including the most remote and challenging environments,” said Bill Milroy, CTO and chairman of ThinKom. 

The company said the ThinSat Ka500 also meets the U.S. Army’s Capability Sets 25 and 27 (CS25 and CS27) for resilient command, control and communications to support Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)  requirements for military wheeled and tracked vehicles. 

ThinKom is planning for variants of the antenna to provide a simultaneous connection to two satellites for full-duplex “make before break” connections, as well as Ku- and Ka-band interoperability.