Title :
Effect of conductive thermal-control paint on spacecraft-antenna performance
Author_Institution :
European Space Technology Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
The effect of applying a conductive thermal-control paint to the surface of a reflector antenna has been investigated at X band frequencies using a swept-frequency technique. With a particular space-qualified paint, a maximum boresight gain loss of 0.1 dB was recorded.
Keywords :
microwave antennas; mobile antennas; reflector antennas; X-band frequencies; boresight gain loss; conductive thermal control point; reflector antenna; spacecraft antenna performance; swept frequency technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19750317
