DocumentCode
343948
Title
Global horn antennas for the Intelsat-IX spacecraft
Author
Schennum, Gary H. ; Hazelwood, Jeff D. ; Gruner, Robert ; Carpenter, Earl
Author_Institution
Space Syst., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
221
Abstract
The Intelsat-IX (I-IX) communications satellites require transmit and receive C-band global horn antennas, which radiate circular symmetric beams to cover the entire Earth. These antennas must provide simultaneous dual circular polarization with extremely high isolation between the right-hand polarized (RHCP) and left-hand polarized (LHCP) beams. The antennas being developed to meet this need consist of three basic sections: (1) An orthogonal mode transducer (OMT); (2) A polarizer; (3) A dual mode corrugated horn (DMCH)
Keywords
artificial satellites; horn antennas; satellite antennas; C-band; Intelsat-IX spacecraft; communications satellite; dual circular polarization; dual mode corrugated horn; global horn antenna; orthogonal mode transducer; polarizer; Earth; Frequency; Horn antennas; Isolators; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Rectangular waveguides; Space vehicles; Transducers; Transmitting antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5425-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1999.789780
Filename
789780
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