KA SAT

A high throughput satellite is a satellite that has many times the throughput of a traditional FSS satellite using the same amount of allocated frequency on orbit. These satellites accomplish this by taking advantage of frequency reuse and spot beams .3 May 2013

The fundamental principle to be understood concerning satellites is that a satellite is a projectile . That is to say, a satellite is an object upon which the only force is gravity. Once launched into orbit, the only force governing the motion of a satellite is the force of gravity.

High-throughput satellite (HTS) is a communications satellite that provides more throughput than a classic FSS satellite (at least twice, though usually by a factor of 20 or more) for the same amount of allocated orbital spectrum, thus significantly reducing cost-per-bit.

In the past two years, multiple commercial satellite operators have begun launching high-throughput satellite (HTS) constellations. These next-generation satellites will be able to provide far more throughput than existing wideband satellites, with increases in throughput of up to 400 percent .