Owners of high throughput satellites are increasingly looking for new ways to increase throughput while maintaining or improving the cost per bit. A key limitation of current Ka-band systems is the simultaneous use of Ka-band for both revenue generating user links and backhaul feeder links. The 40 and 50 GHz bands provide opportunity to move commercial high throughput satellite feeder links out of Ka band, enabling full use of the Ka-band for users. By Hau Ho, Ronald Squires, and Christopher Brown, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems