Rotatable and scannable reconfigurable shaped reflector with a movable feed system
US6266024A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q19/192
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna system having a rotatable and scannable reconfigurable shaped reflector with a movable feed system. The antenna system allows beam shapes to be rotated about an optimum axis and defocused while a spacecraft is in orbit in order to change a particular coverage pattern for the spacecraft.
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