• DocumentCode
    281723
  • Title

    Antennas for INTELSAT VII-the challenge

  • Author

    Ramanujam, P. ; Claydon, B.

  • Author_Institution
    ERA Technol. Ltd., Leatherhead, UK
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    32590
  • Firstpage
    42583
  • Lastpage
    42588
  • Abstract
    The communications antenna payload for INTELSAT VII comprises four antenna systems: C-band hemi/zone beam antennas, K-band spot-beam antennas, C-band spot-beam (added during contract negotiations), and C- and K-band global coverage antennas. The global coverage at both frequency bands is satisfied with the use of dual-mode Potter horns as utilised on previous INTELSAT spacecraft. The authors discuss some salient design approaches applicable to the more challenging requirements associated with C-band hemi/zone and the K-band spot-beam antennas
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; antenna reflectors; directive antennas; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; C-band hemi/zone beam antennas; C-band spot-beam; INTELSAT VII; K-band spot-beam antennas; communications antenna payload; dual-mode Potter horns; global coverage antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelsat VII - Another Step in the Evolution of the Global Intelsat Communications System, IEE Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    198130