KuDGR- Dual Gridded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Reflector

In the frame of an ESA-funded TRP activity HPS GmbH, together with INVENT GmbH and INEGI, has developed an advanced concept for dual gridded reflectors. The target frequency band is the Ku-band requiring high in-orbit thermo-elastic stability. It is a follow-on of the previous KaDGR [1] activity. The concept concerns the polarisation grid of the front and rear reflector. The grids are connected by a full CFRP monolithic peripheral ring. The demonstrator has an overall diameter of 1.4 x 1.2 m and a weight of only 4.23 kg. The design of this concept allows for smaller and larger reflectors.In the following we will present the results of the different development steps and current status of the TRP activity.