CA1169547A - Orientable beam antenna for telecommunications satellite - Google Patents

Orientable beam antenna for telecommunications satellite

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Publication number
CA1169547A
CA1169547A CA000367293A CA367293A CA1169547A CA 1169547 A CA1169547 A CA 1169547A CA 000367293 A CA000367293 A CA 000367293A CA 367293 A CA367293 A CA 367293A CA 1169547 A CA1169547 A CA 1169547A
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Prior art keywords
reflector
primary source
antenna
axis
orientable
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CA000367293A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Jacques Urien
Bruno Vidal Saint Andre
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/18Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces having two or more spaced reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/19Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces having two or more spaced reflecting surfaces comprising one main concave reflecting surface associated with an auxiliary reflecting surface
    • H01Q19/195Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces having two or more spaced reflecting surfaces comprising one main concave reflecting surface associated with an auxiliary reflecting surface wherein a reflecting surface acts also as a polarisation filter or a polarising device
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/12Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems
    • H01Q3/16Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device
    • H01Q3/20Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device wherein the primary active element is fixed and the reflecting device is movable

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  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
CA000367293A 1979-12-27 1980-12-22 Orientable beam antenna for telecommunications satellite Expired CA1169547A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7931803A FR2472853A1 (fr) 1979-12-27 1979-12-27 Antenne a faisceau orientable et satellite comportant une telle antenne
FR7931803 1979-12-27

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CA1169547A true CA1169547A (en) 1984-06-19

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CA000367293A Expired CA1169547A (en) 1979-12-27 1980-12-22 Orientable beam antenna for telecommunications satellite

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US (1) US4408209A (https=)
EP (1) EP0032081B1 (https=)
CA (1) CA1169547A (https=)
DE (1) DE3071796D1 (https=)
FR (1) FR2472853A1 (https=)

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DE19544500C2 (de) * 1994-12-15 1999-07-08 Daimler Benz Aerospace Ag Reflektorantenne, insbesondere für einen Kommunikationssatelliten
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FR2989523B1 (fr) * 2012-04-13 2014-05-02 Thales Sa Antenne a reflecteurs multiples pour satellite de telecommunications
US10024954B1 (en) * 2012-11-05 2018-07-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Integrated axial choke rotary offset parabolic reflector
US9590299B2 (en) 2015-06-15 2017-03-07 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Integrated antenna and RF payload for low-cost inter-satellite links using super-elliptical antenna aperture with single axis gimbal
FR3054732B1 (fr) * 2016-07-26 2020-01-03 Thales Antenne multifaisceaux pointable, satellite de telecommunication et constellation de satellites associes

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DE3071796D1 (en) 1986-11-13
FR2472853A1 (fr) 1981-07-03
US4408209A (en) 1983-10-04
EP0032081A1 (fr) 1981-07-15
EP0032081B1 (fr) 1986-10-08
FR2472853B1 (https=) 1983-09-16

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