Large deployable antenna for various space applications

Authors

  • Kees van’t Klooster European Space Agency, Netherlands
  • L. Scialino Alenia Spazio, Italy
  • A. Cherniavski NPO EGS, Russian Federation
  • E. Medzmariashvili Georgian Politechnical Institute, Georgia
  • V. Korneev NPO EGS, Russian Federation
  • Yu. Kravchenko NPO EGS, Russian Federation
  • V. Gulyayev Institute of Mathematics of NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine
  • R. Magjanov Rocket & Space Corporation ENERGYA, Russian Federation
  • J. Santiago-Prowald ESA Estec, Netherlands
  • L. Scolamiero ESA Estec, Netherlands
  • V. Lubrano Alenia Spazio, Italy
  • F. Silvestrucci Alenia Spazio, Italy
  • E. Fei Alenia Spazio, Italy
  • D. Raboso ESA Estec, Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2005.1496886

Keywords:

large deployable antenna, reflector antenna

Abstract

The article describes how an activity is going on for a design, development and realisation of a large 12 meter deployable reflector antenna for space applications. The reflector antenna system is subject of an ESA contract awarded to Alenia Spazio as a prime contractor. The Russian company NPO EGS is responsible as sub-contractor for an important element, which is the deployable reflector. Alenia has provided, together with ESA, instrumentation and testing expertises for assessment of Passive Intermodulation properties of the realised reflector, which is currently being prepared for environmental testing. Background knowledge was fed into the program from the Georgian antenna design, comparable to the one, which did fly on MIR station.

References

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SCIALINO, L.; CHEMIAVSKI, A.; ET AL. Reflector Dish Development Activities and Achieved Perfoimances. 28th ESA Antenna Workshop, 31 May - 3 June 2005, Estec, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

LUBRANO, V.; SILVESTRUCCI, F.; ET AL. PIM Perfomances as Measured on Large Reflector. 28th ESA Antenna Workshop, 31 May - 3 June, 2005, ESA Estec, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

SCIALINO, L.; PELLEGRINO, P.; ET AL. Large Deployable Reflector Study, System Studies and Arm Component Aspects, 28th ESA Antenna Workshop, 31 May - 3 June, 2005 ESA Estec, Noordwijk.

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Published

2005-06-05

Issue

2005: ICATT’2005 - Proc. of V Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

Section

Invited papers