Avionics News March 2023 - 21

SATCOM DIRECT WAS FOUNDED IN 1997
TO ALLOW DIRECT DIALING TO AN AIRCRAFT
IN-FLIGHT REGARDLESS OF LOCATION.
TODAY, THE COMPANY HAS COMMUNICATIONS
SOLUTIONS ON MORE THAN 7,000 AIRCRAFT.
ew satellite networks are coming online, and everyone
in business aviation wants to stay connected.
Satcom Direct in Melbourne, Florida, is now
shipping its first of three new antennas to simplify linkups.
At a time when the introductions of new products in the
avionics industry have slowed down post-pandemic and with
supply chain issues and chip shortages, these new products
are a welcome addition to the market. Satcom Direct works
with a dozen MROs worldwide but is open to overtures from
new partners who have the right qualifications. Authorized
dealers will do the new hardware installations.
Satcom Direct's Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system
just entered service last month (February). The system has
two LRUs, the SD modem unit and a tail-mounted antenna.
The system connects to the Intelsat FlexExec network.
The company flew 560 flight test hours with the system
installed on its Gulfstream G550. The Ka-band variant
entered testing in 2022 and will be available commercially
later this year. It is designed to be connected to Inmarsat's Jet
ConneX. The third product, a Ku-band electronically steered
antenna in a fuselage or tail installation will be available in
2024. It is designed for connections to the OneWeb Low
Earth Orbit network.
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Satcom Direct initially confirmed the function of the
Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system with the first testing
taking place over three days of trans-Atlantic and European
validation flights in 2021. The tests showed the new antenna
system delivered consistent data streaming across multiple
devices and worked with SD hardware, software and terrestrial
infrastructure.
The antenna simultaneously served numerous personal
electronic devices in the cabin and multiple streaming appliContinued
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" SATCOM DIRECT'S PLANE SIMPLE KU-BAND
ANTENNA SYSTEM JUST ENTERED SERVICE LAST
MONTH (FEBRUARY)... THE COMPANY FLEW 560
FLIGHT TEST HOURS WITH THE SYSTEM INSTALLED
ON ITS GULFSTREAM G550. "
Photos courtesy of Satcom Direct

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