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OneWeb Low-earth-orbit Satcom Set To Launch on January 1
Service provider Gogo has 27 STC packages under development for business aircraft
OneWeb at MEBAA
At the OneWeb MEBAA exhibit, Jason Sperry (left), director of business aviation, Claire Gombault head of commercial, and Nick Maynard, director of business development, are highlighting the benefits of the company's low-earth-orbit satcom network and also sending visitors to the Gogo Business Aviation chalet where they can sample OneWeb's high-speed service via an electronically steered antenna mounted on the roof. © Matt Thurber/AIN

OneWeb and its service provider Gogo Business Aviation are ready for switching on of Eutelsat's low-earth-orbit satcom service on January 1. Gogo has 27 supplemental type certificate (STC) programs under development for installation of its smaller HDX electronically steered antenna. Additional STCs are planned for the larger FDX antenna, which should be available in the second quarter of 2025.

HDX system speeds are 43 to 60 Mbps while the FDX will offer 145 to 195 Mpbs, and this antenna is designed to fit on larger aircraft. At this week's MEBAA show in Dubai visitors have been invited to visit the Gogo chalet and try out the FDX service on their devices.