Antenna with long focal length that is compact, robust and can be tested on the ground, mounted on a satellite
US8487830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/288
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention proposes a solution to the problem of installing an antenna with long focal length on a satellite, and, as a non-limiting example, on satellites at a height that is less than the required focal length. It is based, on the one hand, on a reflector stored “inverted and head down”, and, on the other hand, on a deployment movement sequence employing a long arm taken up in the top portion of the reflector via an articulation (1 axis) and a conventional deployment mechanism (1 or 2 axes).
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