Title :
Inter orbit link antenna for the ARTEMIS satellite
Author :
Capece, Pasquale ; Basile, A. ; Ravanelli, R. ; Di Fausto, M. ; Foldes, P.
Author_Institution :
Alenia Spazio SpA, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In the frame of the C/D phase relevant to the design, manufacturing and testing of the inter orbit ink (IOL) antenna of the ARTEMIS satellite (Advanced Technology Mission Satellite), Alenia Spazio is responsible for the complete project, including the procurement of the reflector dish, the APM (antenna pointing mechanism), the HDRM (hold down and release mechanism), the design, manufacturing and test of the S/Ka bands feed and the whole antenna integration and performance prediction. The steering and tracking performance of the IOL antenna are presented, based on the measured primary patterns of a realized breadboard feed.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; reflector antenna feeds; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; satellite tracking; ARTEMIS satellite; Advanced Technology Mission Satellite; Alenia Spazio; S/Ka bands feed; antenna performance prediction; antenna pointing mechanism; breadboard feed; design; hold down and release mechanism; interorbit link antenna; manufacture; measured primary patterns; reflector dish; steering performance; testing; tracking performance; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Circuits; Degradation; Polarization; Radio frequency; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2719-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1995.530899
