Title :
The PICPOT satellite antenna systems
Author :
Dassano, Gianluca ; Orefice, Mario
Author_Institution :
LACE, Turin
Abstract :
This communication deals with the design and development of the antenna systems, for the Spacecraft and for the Ground Station, of the PICPOT satellite [1], a pico-satellite developed at Politecnico di Torino mainly as a students project [2]. The redundancy of the project requires a double link in the lower UHF and at S band. For such frequencies, miniaturized antennas have been designed and built for the satellite with the objective of reducing cost and size.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; satellite antennas; ground station antenna; pico-satellite antenna system; spacecraft antenna; Artificial satellites; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Geometry; Helical antennas; Magnetic fields; Satellite antennas; Satellite ground stations; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396174
