Title :
Large deployable antennas-concepts and realization
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci., Sagamihara, Japan
Abstract :
Large deployable antennas for space use are strongly required in several missions. This paper introduces such missions together with requirements and concepts of antennas. As an example, the procedure to study and realize a radioastronomical antenna is presented.
Keywords :
mobile satellite communication; radioastronomical techniques; satellite antennas; solar power satellites; large deployable antennas; mobile satellite communication; radioastronomical antenna; solar power satellite system; space missions; Antenna arrays; Antenna theory; Aperture antennas; Brain modeling; Cables; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Slot antennas; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5639-x
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1999.788230
