SOPERA: a new antenna concept for low Earth orbit satellites

Author

Fernandez Del Rio, J.E. ; Nubla, A. ; Bustamante, L. ; Van´t Klooster, K.

Author_Institution

Space & Defense Div., RYMSA, Madrid, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

11-16 July 1999

Firstpage

688

Abstract

Satellites in an orbit at a low or medium altitude require wide-angle shaped-beam antennas to realize a data link in an optimum fashion. RYMSA (Spain) owns the patent on a small, lightweight antenna with such characteristics, which has been developed in part, with ESA funding. The antenna is based on a balanced combination of two elements, namely a horn and a bi-conical horn. An antenna has been optimized for use on-board the METOP satellites.

Keywords

antenna testing; data communication; horn antennas; remote sensing; satellite antennas; shaped beam antennas; LEO; METOP satellites; RYMSA; SOPERA; Spain; bi-conical horn; gain measurement; horn; low Earth orbit satellites; low altitude orbit; medium altitude orbit; optimum data link; patent; remote sensing satellites; return loss measurement; small lightweight antenna; wide-angle shaped-beam antennas; Artificial satellites; Electromagnetics; Horn antennas; Low earth orbit satellites; Manufacturing; Polarization; Remote sensing; Resonance; Satellite antennas; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5639-x

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1999.789231

Filename

789231