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by walrus01 1345 days ago
there are plenty of ku/ka-band geostationary VSAT systems that already exist, which mount as a bulge on the upper fuselage, which are larger and less aerodynamic than this.

in addition to antenna systems for iridium and inmarsat L/S-band stuff.

there is a lower limit to the size of aircraft that can accommodate something like this, of course.

for instance: https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2021/09/panasonic-next-gen-ku-...

https://www.getsat.com/products/milli-sat-ex/