The onboard sidelooking radar antenna of the Venera-15 and Venera-16 probes
Abstract
The main requirements on the Venera 15 and 16 sidelooking radar antenna are formulated, and ways to fulfill these requirements through specific types of ground tests are examined. Particular attention is given to: the mechanical and thermal load testing of the antenna; an analysis of the effects of thermal radiation; and the investigation of the effect of large-scale distortions of reflector shape on the antenna radiation pattern.
- Publication:
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Antenny
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986Anten..33...55B
- Keywords:
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- Radar Antennas;
- Side-Looking Radar;
- Spacetennas;
- Venera Satellites;
- Antenna Design;
- Electrical Properties;
- Ground Tests;
- Reliability Analysis;
- Systems Stability;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation