DocumentCode
734807
Title
An all-metal K-band reflector antenna for a mechanically steerable data downlink system
Author
Johansson, Joakim F. ; Viberg, Mattias ; Petersson, Johan ; Magnusson, Per
Author_Institution
RUAG Space AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
fYear
2015
fDate
13-17 April 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
An all-metal K-band reflector antenna for use in space-based mechanically steerable data downlink systems has been designed. The antenna comprises a deep dish with a splash-plate type feed. The design provides a compact low-mass antenna for space use.
Keywords
microwave antennas; reflector antenna feeds; all-metal K-band reflector antenna; compact low-mass antenna; deep dish; space-based mechanically steerable data downlink systems; splash-plate type feed; Feeds; Gain; Geometry; Reflector antennas; Solid modeling; Space vehicles; K-band; antenna; reflector; satellite; space;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Lisbon
Type
conf
Filename
7228634
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