Conformal array antenna for observation platforms in low earth orbit

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 103-104

  Caille, G ^a   Vourch, E ^a   Martin M J ^b   Mosig, J R ^c   Martin Polegre A ^d  

^a THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

^b CASA ^*

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIN PATTERN; LOW EARTH ORBIT; LOW GAIN ANTENNA; MULTIBEAM SCANNING ANTENNA;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GAIN CONTROL; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0036592441     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2002.1037015     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. A. G. Roederer, "Apparatus for Electronically Controlling the Radiation Pattern of an Antenna having One or More Beams of Variable Shape and/or Direction," US Patent US5151706, 1992 (via http://ep.espacenet.com/).
2. F. Magnin, "Antenna with Shaped Lobe and High Gain," European Patent EP0512487, 1992 (via http://ep.espacenet.com/).