The 6-meter breadboard antenna for the Deep Space Network array
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Improvement of the three-meter Ka-band inflatable reflectarray antenna
An inflatable Ka-band three-meter reflectarray is being developed to achieve low mass and small launch-vehicle stowage volume for future deep-space spacecraft telecommunication antenna applications.
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The Development of Inflatable Array Antennas
Three inflatable array antennas recently developed for spacecraft applications are a 3.3m x 1.0m L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) array, a 1.0m-diameter X-band telecom reflectarray, and a 3m-diameter Ka-band telecom reflectarray.
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The Development of Inflatable Array Antenna
JPL/NASA's deep-space exploration has been placing emphasis on reducing the mass and storage volume of its spacecraft's high-gain and large aperture antennas.
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Inflatable Microstrip Reflectarray Antennas at X and Ka-band Frequencies
Inflatable antenna technology is being developed by JPL/NASA to enable the capabilities of low mass, high packaging efficiency, and low-cost deployment for future spacecraft high-grain and large aperture antennas.
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An Inflatable L-Band Microstrip SAR Array
Inflatable structures have been identified as one of the enabling technologies to achieve low mass, high packaging efficiency, and reliable deployment for future NASA spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) array antennas.
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A One-Meter X-Band Inflatable Reflectarray Antenna
Inflatable antenna technology is being developed by JPL/NASA to enable the capabilities of low-mass, high packaging efficiency, and low-cost deployment for future spacecraft high-gain antennas. One of the technologies being studied is the inflatable microstrip reflectarray.
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An Inflatable L-Band Microstrip SAR Array
Inflatable structures have been identified as one of the enabling technologies to achieve low mass, high packaging efficiency, and reliable deployment for future NASA spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) array antennas. A current L-band SAR antenna development, with aperture size of 10 m x 3 m, is required to have the capabilities of dual-linear polarization, 80-MHz bandwidth, electronic beam scanning, and less than 100 kg of mass. An inflatable concept, which employs the inflatable tubular frame structure to support a multilayer, thin membrane, microstrip array radiating aperture, has been identified. It uses a "roll-up" concept, for deploying the thin membranes to form a planar array aperture. To demonstrate this concept, two contracts were independently given to ILC Dover, Inc. and L'Garde Corp. for each to construct a 1/3 size (3.3 m x 1.0 m) functional model with an inflatable structure at L-band frequency. JPL provided both contractors with the antenna RF design and the etched thin membranes. The ILC Dover model has been delivered to JPL and gone through a series of deployment and RF tests. This is believed to be the first inflatable array antenna ever developed. This paper presents the mechanical and electrical constructions of this inflatable array and its test results.
Huang, J.↗