Inter orbit link antenna for the ARTEMIS satellite

Author

Capece, Pasquale ; Basile, A. ; Ravanelli, R. ; Di Fausto, M. ; Foldes, P.

Author_Institution

Alenia Spazio SpA, Rome, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

1995

fDate

18-23 June 1995

Firstpage

1659

Abstract

In the frame of the C/D phase relevant to the design, manufacturing and testing of the inter orbit ink (IOL) antenna of the ARTEMIS satellite (Advanced Technology Mission Satellite), Alenia Spazio is responsible for the complete project, including the procurement of the reflector dish, the APM (antenna pointing mechanism), the HDRM (hold down and release mechanism), the design, manufacturing and test of the S/Ka bands feed and the whole antenna integration and performance prediction. The steering and tracking performance of the IOL antenna are presented, based on the measured primary patterns of a realized breadboard feed.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; reflector antenna feeds; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; satellite tracking; ARTEMIS satellite; Advanced Technology Mission Satellite; Alenia Spazio; S/Ka bands feed; antenna performance prediction; antenna pointing mechanism; breadboard feed; design; hold down and release mechanism; interorbit link antenna; manufacture; measured primary patterns; reflector dish; steering performance; testing; tracking performance; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Circuits; Degradation; Polarization; Radio frequency; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Newport Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2719-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1995.530899

Filename

530899