A hybrid inflatable dish antenna system for spacecraft

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Willey, Cliff E ^a   Schulze, Ron C ^a   Lin, John H K ^b   Cadogan, David P ^b   Bokulic, Robert S ^a   Skullney, William E ^a   Knoll, Carl F ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ILC DOVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; REFLECTION; SPACE RESEARCH;

APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY; COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS; HIGHLY ACCURATE; INFLATABLE ANTENNA; PARABOLIC DISHES; REFLECTOR SURFACES; SATELLITE PROGRAMS; SURFACE DISTORTION;

PARABOLIC ANTENNAS;

EID: 85067321793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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