• DocumentCode
    1004804
  • Title

    High-efficiency satellite antenna

  • Author

    Saitto, A. ; Patel, Dinesh ; Doro, G. ; Trombetta, B.

  • Author_Institution
    European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    307
  • Lastpage
    309
  • Abstract
    A double cylindrical reflector satellite antenna of moderate directivity, and yielding an elliptical beamshape, developed for the European Communications Satellite System (ECS), is described, emphasising its high overall efficiency and applicability to other tasks which can exploit its inherent wide bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    directive antennas; reflector antennas; ECS; European Communications Satellite System; HF; double cylindrical reflector satellite antenna; efficiency; elliptical beamshape; moderate directivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19830214
  • Filename
    4250777