An independent polarization, dual-beam receive phased array antenna comprising: a first active power splitter and a second active power splitter in communication with a radiating element , wherein the first active power splitter receives a vertical feed signal and the second active power splitter receives a horizontal feed signal; a first active vector generator in parallel with a second active vector generator , wherein the first and second active vector generators are both in communication with the first active 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 polarization type dependent on control 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 polarization type dependent on control 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 which is independent of the polarization of the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner , and wherein polarization of the vertical and horizontal feed signals are independent of polarization of the first receive beam output and the second receive beam output. a first active power splitter and a second active power splitter in communication with a radiating element , wherein the first active power splitter receives a vertical feed signal and the second active power splitter receives a horizontal feed signal; a first active vector generator in parallel with a second active vector generator , wherein the first and second active vector generators are both in communication with the first active 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 polarization type dependent on control 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 polarization type dependent on control 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 which is independent of the polarization of the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner , and wherein polarization of the vertical and horizontal feed signals are independent of polarization of the first receive beam output and the second receive beam output. <EOS>