Quasi-isotropic VHF antenna array design study for the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite
Abstract
Results of a study to design a quasi-isotropic VHF antenna array for the IUE satellite are presented. A free space configuration was obtained that has no nulls deeper than -6.4 dbi in each of two orthogonal polarizations. A computer program named SOAP that analyzes the electromagnetic interaction between antennas and complicated conducting bodies, such as satellites was developed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975STIN...7531343R
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Arrays;
- Antenna Design;
- Iue;
- Very High Frequencies;
- Computer Programs;
- Electromagnetic Compatibility;
- Satellite Observation;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering