Abstract
Initiatives to perform space-based radio astronomy below 30 MHz have emerged recently, since novel technological
developments have increased their feasibility. The Orbiting Low-Frequency Array for Radio Astronomy (OLFAR) project, one of these initiatives, aims to use a swarm of nano-satellites to implement an interferometric array in space. For its astronomical tasks, OLFAR requires that each satellite is able to establish a high-data-rate radio link with any other. We propose a design of the antenna system for these links, in which we present a design approach and describe an antenna configuration, a control strategy and individual antenna characteristics that satisfy OLFAR’s requirements.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Title of host publication | 63rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC2012) |
| Place of Publication | Paris, France |
| Publisher | International Astronautical Federation (IAF) |
| Pages | B2.3.5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1995-6258 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Oct 2012 |
| Event | 63rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2012 - Mostra d'Oltremare, Naples, Italy Duration: 1 Oct 2012 → 5 Oct 2012 Conference number: 63 |
Publication series
| Name | |
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| Publisher | International Astronautical Federation (IAF) |
| ISSN (Print) | 1995-6258 |
Conference
| Conference | 63rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2012 |
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| Abbreviated title | IAC |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Naples |
| Period | 1/10/12 → 5/10/12 |
Keywords
- IR-81940
- EWI-22351
- METIS-289727
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