02/10/2026
1… 2… 3… 🚀
Three Paradigma Technologies K/Ka Band high-throughput communication payloads are now in orbit, following yesterday’s successful launch aboard ’s -18 rideshare mission. 🛰️
And this launch is particularly special for us. 🥳
Among the three is ATHENE-1, the heart of the mission, where our K/Ka Band Transceiver will support a wide range of in-orbit experiments on next-generation 5G/6G communications.
But ATHENE-1 is only one of the three.
The other two K/Ka Band communication systems are early demonstration units for a sovereign dual-use constellation. For this mission, the customer and specific applications remain confidential. 🔒
What we can say is that all three systems were customized for their specific mission requirements.
Different missions. Different applications. Different system configurations.
One common platform.
This is exactly what we mean when we talk about the agility and flexibility of our K/Ka Band platform: the ability to rapidly adapt the same core technology to very different operational scenarios, from advanced research missions to sovereign dual-use constellations.
And seeing three different Paradigma Technologies payloads ride to orbit on the same launch is a pretty great feeling. 🤩
A huge thank you to our team, our partners and everyone who made these three missions possible. 💪
Three payloads up.
Three missions ahead.
And many more to come. 🚀
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