INTELSAT VII spacecraft antennas

Author

Ersoy, L. ; Schennum, G.H.

Author_Institution

Ford Aerosp., Palo Alto, CA, USA

fYear

1989

Firstpage

487

Abstract

The authors describe the eight different types of antennas on the INTELSAT VII spacecraft. These antennas are: (1) C-band hemi/zone antennas, (2) C-band spot antenna, (3) Ku-band spot antennas, (4) C-band global antenna, (5) Ku-band beacon antenna, (6) C-band beacon antenna, (7) omni telemetry tracking and control antennas, and (8) telemetry directional antenna. All antennas are located on the earth panel of the satellite except the hemi/zone antennas, which are on the east and west sides of the spacecraft. All antennas have a clear view of earth with ´stay-away´ regions to eliminate any scattering-related performance degradation.<>

Keywords

directive antennas; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; 4 GHz; 6 GHz; C-band beacon antenna; C-band global antenna; C-band hemi/zone antennas; C-band spot antenna; INTELSAT VII spacecraft; Ku-band beacon antenna; Ku-band spot antennas; SHF; omni telemetry tracking and control antennas; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; telemetry directional antenna; Aircraft manufacture; Directive antennas; Earth; Feeds; Frequency; Polarization; Satellites; Space vehicles; Switches; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1989.134727

Filename

134727