Performance Evaluation of a Lightweight Inter-Satellite Antenna (LISA) Breadboard Model

Author

Lundin, R. ; Nathrath, N. ; Fasold, D. ; Trümper, M. ; Letschnik, J. ; Walter, U.

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ. of Munich, Munich

fYear

2007

fDate

28-30 March 2007

Firstpage

134

Lastpage

138

Abstract

LISA is a circularly polarized, planar array antenna providing an inter-satellite link between an LEO and GEO satellite. Within this paper the basic design concept of the antenna and first electrical performance tests of a breadboard model consisting of two of the 16 radiating elements are presented. The radiation patterns predicted with an electrical field simulation program are in close agreement with co- and cross-polar radiation pattern measured in a compensated compact antenna test range.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; planar antenna arrays; satellite links; GEO satellite; LEO satellite; antenna radiation patterns; breadboard model; circularly polarized antenna; compensated compact antenna test range; electrical field simulation program; electrical performance tests; lightweight inter-satellite antenna; performance evaluation; planar array antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Electric variables measurement; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical polarization; Planar arrays; Predictive models; Satellite antennas; Testing; BayernSat; inter-satellite link antenna; planar antenna; waveguide array antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas, 2007. INICA '07. 2nd International ITG Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-3-00-021643-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-00-021643-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INICA.2007.4353948

Filename

4353948