Title :
European Large Deployable Antenna (12 meter): Development Status and Applications
Author :
Mini, F. ; Scialino, G.L. ; Lubrano, V. ; Conforto, P. ; Pellegrino, Paul ; Caswell, D. ; Prowald, J.S. ; van´t Klooster, K. ; Cherniavsky, A. ; Korneev, V. ; Vorobey, I. ; Fedoseev, A.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alenia Space Italia S.p A., Rome
Abstract :
This paper presents the development and the ultimate results of the qualification activities of the 12 m unfurlable reflector assembly of the large deployable antenna (LDA), jointly developed by the Prime Contractor: g on a European technology. The paper also dedicates a section to a flight experiment (FE), which is a follow on activity of the LDA qualification, for the in orbit verification of the LDA performance. The final section of the paper provides an overview of the LDA possible applications at system level.
Keywords :
reflector antennas; space vehicle antennas; European technology; flight experiment; large deployable antenna; orbit verification; prime contractor; size 12 m; unfurlable reflector assembly; Aperture antennas; Assembly; Contracts; Fasteners; Linear discriminant analysis; Paper technology; Qualifications; Radio frequency; Reflector antennas; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0524-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2007.352860
