BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Gogo Business Aviation in Broomfield, Colo. announced that its Gogo Galileo HDX electronically steerable antenna (ESA) has successfully completed DO-160 qualification testing, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirement that assesses the hardware's resilience to in-flight environmental stresses.
"Passing DO-160 keeps us on track to receive the first-article Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and commercially launch Gogo Galileo later this year," said Jeremy Tyler, Gogo’s vice president of airborne product engineering.
DO-160 testing verifies the HDX antenna's performance under various conditions encountered during flight, including extreme temperatures, vibration, radio wave interference, lightning exposure, and aerodynamics.
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Developed in collaboration with Hughes Network Systems, LLC, the Gogo Galileo HDX is intended to deliver peak speeds of up to 60 Mbps for business aircraft of all sizes. The company plans to launch a higher-speed version, the Galileo FDX, for larger aircraft in the second quarter of 2025, with speeds approaching 200 Mbps.
The HDX antenna will operate on the Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, optimized for consistent global coverage. Demand for the HDX is high, with Gogo’s dealers signing agreements for 27 STCs to cover an addressable market of more than 18,000 aircraft worldwide.
Galileo HDX integrates with Gogo’s AVANCE platform, allowing for a modular upgrade path. It also supports future 5G network integration for regional high-speed needs in the U.S. and Canada, providing long-term compatibility without needing a full system replacement.
