A slant polarization, dual-beam receive phased array antenna (3200; 3400) comprising: a first active power splitter (3210; 3410) and a second active power splitter in communication with a radiating element (3201; 3401), wherein the first active power splitter receives a +45° slant polarized feed signal and the second power splitter receives -45° slant polarized feed signal; a first active vector generator (3220; 3420) in parallel with a second active vector generator, wherein the first and second active vector generators are both in communication with the first power splitter; a third active vector generator in parallel with a fourth active vector generator, wherein the third and fourth active vector generators are both in communication with the second active power splitter; a first active power combiner in communication with the first active vector generator and the third active vector generator, wherein the first active power combiner generates a first receive beam output; and a second active power combiner in communication with the second active vector generator and the fourth active vector generator, wherein the second active power combiner generates a second receive beam output; wherein the first receive beam output of the first active power combiner has a vertical or horizontal polarization dependent on operating parameters of the first active vector generator and the third active vector generator, and the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner has a vertical or horizontal polarization dependent on operating parameters of the second active vector generator and the fourth active vector generator; and wherein the first receive beam output of the first active power combiner has a polarization independent of the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner, and wherein polarization of the +45° slant polarized and -45° slant polarized feed signals are independent of polarizations of the first receive beam output and the second receive beam output. a first active power splitter (3210; 3410) and a second active power splitter in communication with a radiating element (3201; 3401), wherein the first active power splitter receives a +45° slant polarized feed signal and the second power splitter receives -45° slant polarized feed signal; a first active vector generator (3220; 3420) in parallel with a second active vector generator, wherein the first and second active vector generators are both in communication with the first power splitter; a third active vector generator in parallel with a fourth active vector generator, wherein the third and fourth active vector generators are both in communication with the second active power splitter; a first active power combiner in communication with the first active vector generator and the third active vector generator, wherein the first active power combiner generates a first receive beam output; and a second active power combiner in communication with the second active vector generator and the fourth active vector generator, wherein the second active power combiner generates a second receive beam output; wherein the first receive beam output of the first active power combiner has a vertical or horizontal polarization dependent on operating parameters of the first active vector generator and the third active vector generator, and the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner has a vertical or horizontal polarization dependent on operating parameters of the second active vector generator and the fourth active vector generator; and wherein the first receive beam output of the first active power combiner has a polarization independent of the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner, and wherein polarization of the +45° slant polarized and -45° slant polarized feed signals are independent of polarizations of the first receive beam output and the second receive beam output.