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Modified design of the deployable mesh reflector antenna for mini satellites

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This paper is devoted to the development of a light-weight deployable mesh reflector antenna for mini satellites with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) payload. The analyses of the electromagnetic and mechanical properties of the multi-beam deployable reflector antenna are performed for the space-borne dual-band (X- and S-bands) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system based on digital beam forming (DBF). The reflector antenna is of offset type with a diameter of 3.35 m and weight of 7.8 kg. The DBF-SAR system is designed for mini satellites of total mass < 150 kg.

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  1. “EOS Ukraine” Foreign Company, 31-D Bohdana Khmelnitskogo Ave., Dnipro, 49055, Ukraine

    O. Sushko, D. Vasylenko, O. Shpylka, S. Khoroshylov, S. Martyniuk & V. Vasyliev

  2. “Transformable Structures Georgia T.S. Georgia” Ltd Company, Georgian Technical University, 68 Kostava Str., 0175, Tbilisi, Georgia

    E. Medzmariashvili, L. Filipenko, A. Tsiklauri, G. Medzmariashvili, M. Nikoladze & Sh. Tserodze

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Sushko, O., Medzmariashvili, E., Filipenko, L. et al. Modified design of the deployable mesh reflector antenna for mini satellites. CEAS Space J 13, 533–542 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-020-00346-0

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