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Balancing Reliability and Cost in Satellite System Design
As Low Earth Orbit constellations continue to expand, engineering teams are facing new challenges in balancing reliability, performance, manufacturability, and cost. A new whitepaper explores how hybrid electronic architectures, integrating RAD-hard, RAD-tolerant, and COTS components, are changing satellite system design, integration, and supply chain strategies. The paper provides actionable insights on selecting components, managing trade-offs, and building scalable, resilient LEO constellations, according to Aviation Week.