Title :
Electronically scanned antennas for Earth global monitoring
Author :
Lopez, J.M. ; Carbonne, D.
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
Requirements for the SPOT radar active antenna, a rain radar scanning antenna and high-rate telemetry beam-steering antennas are presented. A trend is observed towards arrays which either radiate directly or are associated with reflectors or lens-type optics. Progress is foreseen in the use of highly-integrated solid-state functions with lightweight radiating elements
Keywords :
active antennas; lens antennas; microwave antenna arrays; monitoring; radar antennas; reflector antennas; remote sensing; satellite antennas; scanning antennas; synthetic aperture radar; technological forecasting; telemetering equipment; Earth global monitoring; SPOT radar active antenna; arrays; electronically scanned antennas; high-rate telemetry beam-steering antennas; lens-type optics; lightweight radiating elements; rain radar scanning antenna; reflectors; solid-state functions; trend;
Conference_Titel :
Spacecraft Antennas, IEE/SEE Seminar on
Conference_Location :
London
