GB2137428B - Beacon tracking system for a satellite reflector antenna - Google Patents

Beacon tracking system for a satellite reflector antenna

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Publication number
GB2137428B
GB2137428B GB08406176A GB8406176A GB2137428B GB 2137428 B GB2137428 B GB 2137428B GB 08406176 A GB08406176 A GB 08406176A GB 8406176 A GB8406176 A GB 8406176A GB 2137428 B GB2137428 B GB 2137428B
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Prior art keywords
tracking system
reflector antenna
beacon tracking
satellite reflector
satellite
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Expired
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GB08406176A
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GB2137428A (en
Inventor
Barry Kenneth Watson
Ngoc Dinh Dang
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ERA Patents Ltd
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ERA Patents Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB838306746A external-priority patent/GB8306746D0/en
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Priority to GB08406176A priority Critical patent/GB2137428B/en
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Publication of GB2137428A publication Critical patent/GB2137428A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/02—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using radio waves
    • G01S3/14—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/28—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived simultaneously from receiving antennas or antenna systems having differently-oriented directivity characteristics
    • G01S3/32—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived simultaneously from receiving antennas or antenna systems having differently-oriented directivity characteristics derived from different combinations of signals from separate antennas, e.g. comparing sum with difference
    • G01S3/325—Automatic tracking systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
    • H01P1/00—Auxiliary devices
    • H01P1/16—Auxiliary devices for mode selection, e.g. mode suppression or mode promotion; for mode conversion

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
GB08406176A 1983-03-11 1984-03-09 Beacon tracking system for a satellite reflector antenna Expired GB2137428B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08406176A GB2137428B (en) 1983-03-11 1984-03-09 Beacon tracking system for a satellite reflector antenna

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB838306746A GB8306746D0 (en) 1983-03-11 1983-03-11 Beacon tracking system
GB08406176A GB2137428B (en) 1983-03-11 1984-03-09 Beacon tracking system for a satellite reflector antenna

Publications (3)

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GB8406176D0 GB8406176D0 (en) 1984-04-11
GB2137428A GB2137428A (en) 1984-10-03
GB2137428B true GB2137428B (en) 1986-07-02

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE3722850A1 (en) * 1987-07-10 1989-01-19 Uranit Gmbh ARRANGEMENT FOR COUPLING LASER RADIATION INTO A MICROWAVE STRUCTURE
WO2008102377A2 (en) * 2007-02-23 2008-08-28 Indian Space Research Organization A device for feeding multimode monopulse signals from antennas for tracking satellites
US8049674B2 (en) * 2008-05-30 2011-11-01 The Boeing Company Wide band tracking modulator
EP2638600A4 (en) * 2010-11-08 2018-01-03 Bae Systems Australia Limited Antenna system
US9853356B2 (en) 2013-09-26 2017-12-26 Orbital Sciences Corporation Ground-based satellite antenna pointing system
WO2020180220A1 (en) * 2019-03-04 2020-09-10 Saab Ab Dual-band multimode antenna feed

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GB8406176D0 (en) 1984-04-11
GB2137428A (en) 1984-10-03

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