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A close-up 3D rendering of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) in low Earth orbit, the blue curve of Earth’s surface against a black sky visible in the background. The satellite faces the upper-right of the image, exposed wiring and mechanical details visible beneath its white parabolic dish antenna. Silver cabling and a gold-lined structural base connect the antenna to a square metal satellite bus. Its four dark solar arrays extend outward, partially in frame.

PExt Hardware in Flight

A close-up rendering of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) in space, highlighting its body-mounted 0.6-meter Ka-band antenna. PExT is NASA’s first flight demonstration of a wideband polylingual terminal designed to operate across both government and commercial satellite networks.

Image Credit: NASA/DaveRyan
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