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Advanced Cofmunication Technology Satellite (Acts) Multibeam Antenna Analysis and Experiment
Advanced Cofmunication Technology Satellite (Acts) Multibeam Antenna Analysis and Experiment
Advanced Cofmunication Technology Satellite (Acts) Multibeam Antenna Analysis and Experiment
Alan R. Lagin
Anal ex Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio
Abstract
One o f t h e most important aspects o f a s a t e l l i t e communication system design
i s t h e accurate e s t i m a t i o n o f antenna performance degradation ( P o i n t i n g e r r o r ,
end coverage gain, peak gain degradation, e t c . are o f main concern). The
thermal o r dynamic d i s t o r t i o n s o f a r e f l e c t o r antenna s t r u c t u r a l system can
a f f e c t t h e f a r - f i e l d antenna power d i s t r i b u t i o n i n a t l e a s t f o u r ways.
1. The antenna g a i n i s reduce, 2. The main lobe o f t h e antenna can be mis-
p o i n t e d thus s h i f t i n g t h e d e s t i n a t i o n o f the d e l i v e r e d power away from the
desired l o c a t i o n s 3.The main lobe o f t h e antenna p a t t e r n can. be broadened thus
spreading t h e RF power over a l a r g e r area than d e s i r e d 4. The antenna
p a t t e r n sidelobes can increase thus increasing t h e chances o f i n t e r f e r e n c e
among adjacent beams o f a m u l t i p l e beam antenna system o r w i t h antenna beams
o f o t h e r s a t e l l i t e s . The in-house developed NASA Lewis Research Center
thermal/structural/RF analysis program was designed t o accurate simulate the
ACTS i n - o r b i t thermal environment and p r e d i c t t h e RF antenna performance. The
program combines w e l l e s t a b l i s h computer programs (TRASYS,SINDA and NASTRAN)
w i t h a dual r e f l e c t o r - p h y s i c a l o p t i c s RF analysis program. The ACTS multibeam
antenna c o n f i g u r a t i o n i s analyzed and several thermal cases are presented and
compared w i t h measurements ( p r e - f l i g h t ) .
Introduction
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ACTS Multibeam Antenna Configuration ( t r a n s m i t t i n g case)
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