S/X/Ka-band /spl phi/ 34m beam-waveguide-fed antenna for telemetry, tracking and control of scientific satellite

Author

Hirosawa, H. ; Yamamoto, Z. ; Ichikawa, M. ; Yokoyama, K. ; Satoh, H. ; Horie, T. ; Mizuno, T. ; Konishi, Y. ; Matsumoto, S. ; Aoki, K.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Space & Astron. Sci., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

4

fYear

2000

fDate

16-21 July 2000

Firstpage

1902

Abstract

The authors have developed a new S/X/Ka-band /spl phi/ 34m shaped Cassegrain antenna fed by beam waveguides at Kagoshima Space Center (KSC). This antenna is mainly employed for the telemetry, tracking and command of scientific satellites. It is also used for ranging and tracking of astronomical satellites. In this paper, the authors present the design of the super-broadband antenna covering the S, X, and Ka-bands, and measured the performance by using both radio star and boresight facility.

Keywords

UHF antennas; aerospace control; antenna feeds; antenna testing; microwave antennas; reflector antenna feeds; satellite telemetry; satellite tracking; shaped beam antennas; 2.11 to 17.2 GHz; Ka-band; S-band; X-band; astronomical satellites; beam-waveguide-fed antenna; control; performance; scientific satellite; shaped Cassegrain antenna; super-broadband antenna; telemetry; tracking; Antenna accessories; Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency selective surfaces; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Telemetry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6369-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2000.874861

Filename

874861