Title :
Spacecraft antennas-a EUTELSAT perspective
Author_Institution :
Eur. Telecommun. Satellite Organ., Paris, France
Abstract :
The paper reviews the development of linear polarized Ku-band spacecraft antenna technology as seen on the EUTELSAT I and II series of telecommunication satellites and the EUTELSAT Hot Bird series of television broadcast satellites. Some aspects of the design of spacecraft antenna coverages for EUTELSATs are reviewed as well as possible directions for future development of telecommunication spacecraft antennas
Keywords :
broadcast antennas; direct broadcasting by satellite; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave antennas; satellite antennas; television antennas; EUTELSAT Hot Bird series; EUTELSAT I; EUTELSAT II; linear polarized Ku-band spacecraft antenna; spacecraft antenna coverage; telecommunication satellites; telecommunication spacecraft antennas; television broadcast satellites; Artificial satellites; Birds; Directive antennas; Paper technology; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; Space vehicles; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2674-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBMOMO.1995.509688
