Robust Deployable Reflectors for Antennas on Cubesats

Andrew C M Austin; Timothy Pelham; Geoff  Hilton; Mark A Beach

Robust Deployable Reflectors for Antennas on Cubesats

Andrew C M Austin, Timothy Pelham, Geoff Hilton, Mark A Beach

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A deployable corner reflector antenna for an 8U CubeSat operating at 1.5 GHz is proposed. The impact of reflector size, position, and opening angle is analysed using simulations for a monopole feed antenna. A fixed (non-deployable) prototype mounted on a 8U CubeSat chassis was found to improve the directivity from 3.7 dBi to 8.6 dBi when the reflectors were included, with good agreement between the simulated and measured radiation patterns.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2024
Event	42nd ESA Antenna Workshop. - European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, Netherlands Duration: 11 Nov 2024 → 15 Nov 2024 https://atpi.eventsair.com/42nd-esa-antenna-workshop/

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Conference	42nd ESA Antenna Workshop.
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Noordwijk
Period	11/11/24 → 15/11/24
Internet address	https://atpi.eventsair.com/42nd-esa-antenna-workshop/

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