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A system has a stratospheric platform with a payload controller and a phased array antenna having a plurality of elements. A gateway station communicates with the stratospheric platform. The gateway station scales the plurality of elements to form a reconfigurable plurality of beams. The gateway sta

A system has a stratospheric platform with a payload controller and a phased array antenna having a plurality of elements. A gateway station communicates with the stratospheric platform. The gateway station scales the plurality of elements to form a reconfigurable plurality of beams. The gateway station communicates a control signal to the stratospheric platform to communicate a scaling of the elements. The stratospheric platform configures the elements of the phased array antenna according to the scaling using adaptive interference rejections.

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What is claimed is: 1. A communications system comprising: a stratospheric platform having a payload controller and a phased array antenna having a plurality of elements for generating a first beam and a second beam; and a gateway station in communication with said stratospheric platform, said gate

What is claimed is: 1. A communications system comprising: a stratospheric platform having a payload controller and a phased array antenna having a plurality of elements for generating a first beam and a second beam; and a gateway station in communication with said stratospheric platform, said gateway station receiving a first signal having the first beam having interference from the second beam therein and receiving a second signal having the second beam having interference from the first beam therein, said gateway station comprising a first subtracting block for subtracting said second signal from said first signal to obtain the first beam; and said gateway station comprising a second subtracting block for subtracting said first signal from said second signal to obtain the second beam. 2. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said gateway station weights said second signal with a first weight prior to subtracting said second signal from said first signal. 3. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said gateway station weights said first signal with a second weight prior to subtracting said second signal from said first signal. 4. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said first weight is a function of user position files. 5. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein the payload controller comprises a demultiplexer for receiving control signals. 6. A communications system as recited in claim 5, wherein the demultiplexer generates a plurality of element control signals. 7. A communications system as recited in claim 6, wherein the element control signals are coupled to an RF feed, and the RF feed is coupled to said plurality of elements of said phased array antenna. 8. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein the gateway station comprises a beam generator for generating beam signals. 9. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said gateway station further comprises a multiplexer/demultiplexer. 10. A communications system as recited in claim 9, wherein said multiplexer/demultiplexer comprises a code division multiplexer/demultiplexer. 11. A communications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said gateway station is coupled to a terrestrial network. 12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein said terrestrial network comprises an Internet. 13. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the terrestrial network comprises a public service telephone network. 14. A communications system comprising: a stratospheric platform having a payload controller and an antenna having a plurality of elements for generating a first beam and a second beam; and a gateway station in communication with said stratospheric platform, said gateway station receiving a first signal having the first beam having interference from the second beam therein and receiving a second signal having the second beam having interference from the first beam therein, said gateway station weighing said second signal with a first weight to form a weighted second signal, and thereafter, said gateway station comprising a first subtracting block subtracting said second weighted signal from said first signal to obtain the first beam, wherein said first weight is a function of user position files; and said gateway station comprising a second subtracting block for subtracting said first signal from said second signal to obtain the second beam. 15. A communications system comprising: a stratospheric platform having a payload controller and an antenna having a plurality of elements for generating a first beam and a second beam; and a gateway station in communication with said stratospheric platform, said gateway station receiving a first signal having the first beam having interference from the second beam therein and receiving a second signal having the second beam having interference from the first beam therein, said gateway station weighing said second signal with a first weight to form a weighted second signal, and thereafter, said gateway station comprising a first subtracting block subtracting said second weighted signal from said first signal to obtain the first beam; and said gateway station weighing said first signal with a second weight to from a first weighted signal, said gateway station comprising a second subtracting block for subtracting said first weighted signal from said second signal to obtain the second beam, said first weight and the second weight being a function of user position files.