• DocumentCode
    287656
  • Title

    The Cassini High Gain Antenna (HGA): a survey on electrical requirements, design and performance

  • Author

    Mizzoni, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Alenia Spazio S.p.A., Rome, Italy
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    34463
  • Firstpage
    42522
  • Lastpage
    610
  • Abstract
    The design and performance of a multifrequency antenna for a deep space mission are presented. The 4m reflector in a Cassegrain centered configuration operates simultaneously at S, X, Ku and Ka band and includes an FSS sub-reflector. The predictions are complicated by several blocking structures inside the main reflector dish. Attention is focused on the antenna design aspects in a complex electromagnetic environment and on the relative antenna modeling that requires advanced design tools currently under development
  • Keywords
    microwave antennas; mobile antennas; reflector antennas; space communication links; Cassini High Gain Antenna; blocking structures; deep space mission; design; multifrequency antenna; performance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Spacecraft Antennas, IEE/SEE Seminar on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    352199