• DocumentCode
    1009200
  • Title

    A radio altimeter antenna for a planetary probe

  • Author

    Beyer, James B. ; Afanasjevs, Juris ; Levanon, Nadav

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engng., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    206
  • Lastpage
    208
  • Abstract
    The design of a 400 MHz directional antenna for a space vehicle is presented. The design utilizes the spacecraft itself as an integral part of the antenna. The antenna has a gain of 4 dB over a dipole, a front to back ratio of 8 dB, and a - 6 dB beam angle of 34\\deg . Design equations and experimental data are presented.
  • Keywords
    Monopole arrays; Radar altimetry; Radar antennas; Space-vehicle antennas; UHF antennas; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Apertures; Coaxial components; Conductors; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Feeds; Probes; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1976.1141319
  • Filename
    1141319
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1009200