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Gilat Stellar Blu Sidewinder Multi-Orbit Aero Terminal with Electronically Steered Antenna (Ku-band, GSO and OneWeb LEO)
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Gilat Stellar Blu Sidewinder Multi-Orbit Aero Terminal with Electronically Steered Antenna (Ku-band, GSO and OneWeb LEO)
Model: Sidewinder Multi-Orbit Aero Terminal
Pricing for this product is provided on request.
Request a quoteThe Sidewinder is a multi-orbit aero terminal from Stellar Blu Solutions, now part of Gilat, built around a fuselage-mounted electronically steered antenna (ESA) that works with geostationary (GSO) satellites and the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO constellation. The antenna has no moving parts and no radome, is passively cooled, and is offered for both linefit and retrofit installation, from regional and business jets to wide-body aircraft. Gilat designs it for commercial, business, VIP, government and military aviation.
Specifications
| Type | Aero terminal with fuselage-mounted electronically steered antenna (ESA), no moving parts, radome-less |
| Satellite networks | Geostationary (GSO) and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO; antenna supports LEO only or LEO+GEO |
| Band | Ku-band (multi-orbit design accommodates any Ku modems) |
| Throughput | Downlink/uplink speeds exceeding 260/80 Mbps during testing |
| Modems | Baseline: ACMU with OneWeb modem; optional Auxiliary Modem MODMAN (AMM) with Gilat, Newtec, iDirect and other modems for 2 or more networks |
| Cabin units | ACMU, PSU and APM (excluding the optional AMM) |
| Installation | Linefit and retrofit; adaptor plate options: slim non-ARINC (regional jets and business aircraft), large ARINC 792, Boeing OEM ARINC 791 |
| Cooling | Passively cooled |
| Maintainability | Each LRU (OAE and cabin) is accessible; component removal and replacement in under 30 minutes |
| Aircraft STCs available | CRJ/ERJ and business jet equivalents; Airbus A220, A320/A321; Boeing 737NG, 737 MAX, 777; Boeing 787 via Boeing Service Bulletin (Gilat's 17 Feb 2025 product sheet states availability in 2026; confirm current status before quoting) |
| Certification | Sidewinder LRUs are qualified and certified |
| Target markets | Commercial, business, VIP, government and military aviation |
| Model | Sidewinder Multi-Orbit Aero Terminal |
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