Title :
Antennas on the first ESA remote sensing satellite ERS-1
Author :
Braun, Hans Martin ; Wagner, Rudolf ; Klooster, Kees Van´t
Author_Institution :
Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen, West Germany
Abstract :
The authors report on the development and verification of the antenna assembly on ERS-1. ERS-1 carries an imaging synthetic aperture radar, a wind scatterometer measuring ocean surface winds, a radar altimeter, an along track scanning radiometer with a microwave sounder, and a precise range and range rate experiment. Concerning performance verification, the decision was made to test the antennas separately and to estimate the impact of the whole assembly.<>
Keywords :
microwave antennas; radar antennas; reflector antennas; remote sensing; satellite antennas; ERS-1; ESA remote sensing satellite; SAR; along track scanning radiometer; antenna assembly; imaging synthetic aperture radar; microwave sounder; ocean surface winds; radar altimeter; reflector antennas; satellite antenna; wind scatterometer; Acoustic imaging; Antenna measurements; Assembly; Microwave imaging; Microwave measurements; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Remote sensing; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1989.134733
