PExT Hardware In Flight

A near-profile 3D rendering of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) orbiting Earth. The satellite’s four deep teal solar panels extend in an X-shape, and its white parabolic antenna dish faces to the right. Metallic gold and silver wires and structural hardware are visible between the dish and its metal satellite bus. In the background, bright sunlight partially illuminates the right side of the Earth’s surface, while the darker left hemisphere is dotted with clusters of glowing yellow city lights.