Antenna error budget in the MIRAS-SMOS instrument

Author

Torres, F. ; Olea, Ana ; García, Quiterio ; Martín-Neira, Manuel

Author_Institution

SMOS Barcelona Expert Centre., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The microwave imaging radiometer using aperture synthesis (MIRAS) (M. Martin-Neira et al., November 1997) is the single payload of the SMOS (soil moisture and ocean salinity) mission by the European Space Agency (ESA). MIRAS performance was successfully tested during spring 2007 by the prime contractor, EADS-CASA Espacio Spain, at ESA premises in ESTEC, The Netherlands. The payload is currently in Thales, Alenia Space, in Cannes (France), for integration with the satellite platform: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPsmos.html. MIRAS-SMOS launching is currently scheduled by the end of 2008.

Keywords

microwave imaging; radiometers; satellite antennas; EADS-CASA Espacio Spain; ESTEC; European Space Agency; MIRAS-SMOS instrument; antenna error budget; aperture synthesis; microwave imaging radiometer; satellite platform; soil moisture-and-ocean salinity mission; Apertures; Instruments; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Payloads; SMOS mission; Satellite broadcasting; Space missions; Springs; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619241

Filename

4619241