Title :
Recent achievements and future trends for multiple beam telecommunication antennas
Author :
Lepeltier, Ph ; Bosshard, P. ; Maurel, J. ; Labourdette, C. ; Navarre, G. ; David, JF
Author_Institution :
Space Antenna Dept., Thales Alenia Space, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
This paper describes a summary of THALES ALENIA SPACE France background in the field of space multibeam antennas for telecommunication applications. It starts with CIEL 2 Spacebus antenna subsystem operational in orbit since 2008. Then the main trends and antenna developments for Ka-band mission are addressed. A focus is made on KISS/ARTES3 EQM antenna that consists of a 2m full carbon reflector and very compact Tx/Rx dual polarization feeds. Finally recent achievements on YAHSAT 1B, ATHENA FIDUS and ARABSAT 5C are presented.
Keywords :
microwave antennas; multibeam antennas; polarisation; reflector antennas; ARABSAT 5C; ATHENA FIDUS; CIEL 2 Spacebus antenna subsystem; KISS-ARTES3 EQM antenna; Ka-band mission; Thales Alenia Space France background; YAHSAT 1B; compact Tx-Rx dual polarization feeds; full carbon reflector; multiple beam telecommunication antennas; telecommunication applications; Antenna feeds; Orbits; Radio frequency; Reflector antennas; Space vehicles; compact feeds; multiple beams; reflectors; telecommunication antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2012 15th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0290-6
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2012.6262426
