• DocumentCode
    1911692
  • Title

    Lightweight low gain microstrip antennas for use in minisatellites

  • Author

    Wincza, Krzysztof ; Osys, Malgorzata ; Dudzifiski, L. ; Kabacik, Pawek

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Telecommun. & Acoust., Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    17-19 May 2004
  • Firstpage
    314
  • Abstract
    The paper presents the progress of investigations on small lightweight low gain antennas (LGA) for use onboard minisatellites and microsatellites. The LGA primary task is to ensure low rate data exchange in downlink and uplink communication channels with possible omnidirectional coverage, irrespective of the orientation of the spacecraft.
  • Keywords
    data communication; microstrip antenna arrays; satellite antennas; LGA; downlink communication channels; lightweight antennas; low gain microstrip antennas; low rate data exchange; microsatellites; minisatellites; omnidirectional coverage; spacecraft; uplink communication channels; Aerospace materials; Antenna accessories; Dielectric materials; Downlink; Helical antennas; Microstrip antennas; Optical polarization; Satellites; Space technology; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2004. MIKON-2004. 15th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    83-906662-7-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIKON.2004.1356929
  • Filename
    1356929