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WantFunBuyFun
I couldn't tell from that document whether V3 F2 made it through the deployment process that crippled V3 F1 yet or not.
I don’t think it has either. Sounds like they haven’t gotten to reflector deployment yet. Northrop apparently made several changes to the antenna to prevent a reoccurrence of the issue that F1 experienced. They also mentioned a year or so ago that a different company was providing the antenna for F3.
Fingers crossed it works and delivers the capacity/speed improvements they are touting.