• DocumentCode
    2487624
  • Title

    Space shuttle payload bay electromagnetic environment at Ku-band frequency

  • Author

    Hwu, Shian U. ; Loh, Yin-Chung ; Boster, John P. ; Sham, Catherine C. ; Panneton, Robert J. ; Kroll, Quin D.

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin Space Operations, Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this study is to quantify the Space Shuttle payload bay electromagnetic environment due to the Ku-band reflector antenna illumination. Both experimental and computational analyses were performed. A series of near-field measurements were performed on the NASA/Johnson Space Center Electronic Systems Test Laboratory (ESTL) rooftop Space Shuttle Orbiter (SSO) Ku-band antenna. Computational investigations were also performed using rigorous electromagnetic modeling techniques.
  • Keywords
    aerospace instrumentation; microwave antennas; reflector antennas; space vehicles; Ku-band reflector antenna; Space Shuttle payload bay; electromagnetic environment; Antenna measurements; Electromagnetic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Lighting; Payloads; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Reflector antennas; Space shuttles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2002. Proceedings. The 21st
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7367-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DASC.2002.1052949
  • Filename
    1052949