Publication Date:
2018-06-11
Description:
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has designed, built, and fully qualified a low cost, low Passive Intermodulation (PIM) 12-foot (3.66-m) diameter deployable ultra high frequency (UHF) antenna for the Tacsat-4 program. The design utilized novel approaches in reflector material and capacitive coupling techniques. This paper discusses major design trades, unique design characteristics, and lessons learned from the development of the Tacsat 4 deployable antenna. This antenna development was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.
Keywords:
Space Sciences (General)
Type:
Proceedings of the 40th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium; 31-42; NASA/CP-2010-216272
Format:
application/pdf
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