Title :
Evolution of various antenna systems for Indian sSpace programme (Down the memory lanes)
Author_Institution :
Satellite Navig. Programme, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The talk deals the development of various types of antennas (from VHF to Ka Band frequencies) required for satellites and their respective ground stations spanning from omni directional antennas to directional, shaped beam, multiple beam antennas for satellite applications and highly directional antennas with high G/T, low sidelobes and good axial ratio for respective ground station antennas, for Indian space programme developed at ISRO Satellite Centre. The talk also outlines the efforts put up by the team in design of 32 mtr Indian Deep Space Network Antenna System involving dichroic mirrors and beam waveguide working at S and X Band with a provision to upgrade to Ka Band, for both up and down links.
Keywords :
directive antennas; mirrors; multibeam antennas; satellite antennas; waveguide antennas; ISRO Satellite Centre; Indian Deep Space Network Antenna System; Indian space programme; beam waveguide; dichroic mirrors; ground stations; multiple beam antenna; omni directional antenna; satellite antenna; size 32 m; Airports; Directional antennas; Directive antennas; Frequency; Microwave antennas; Mirrors; Satellite antennas; Satellite ground stations; Satellite navigation systems; Space stations;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Microwave Theory and Applications, 2008. MICROWAVE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jaipur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2690-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2691-1
DOI :
10.1109/AMTA.2008.4763269