Title :
Test results for the multiple spot beam antenna project “Medusa”
Author :
Schneider, Michael ; Hartwanger, Christian ; Sommer, Ernst ; Wolf, Helmut
Author_Institution :
Astrium GmbH, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
This paper describes the performance and test results achieved for a passive multiple spot beam satellite antenna with overlapping beams in Ka-band. The antenna had been designed, manufactured and tested in the frame of the DLR granted R&D program "Medusa". S-parameter and pattern test results on BFN, feed array and antenna level are presented and compared to the performance predictions.
Keywords :
S-parameters; antenna feeds; antenna testing; array signal processing; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; satellite antennas; BFN; DLR granted R&D program; Ka-band; S-parameter; feed array; overlapping beams; passive multiple spot beam satellite antenna; pattern test results; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Directional antennas; Manufacturing processes; Military satellites; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Scattering parameters; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
