Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jan 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002iaf..confe.438a&link_type=abstract
IAF abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, held 10-19 October, 2002 in Houston, TX, USA.,
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
The large shaped reflectors, currently designed and manufactured at EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES, belong to a new generation of highly precise, highly stable and low mass reflectors for C/Ku-band and up to Ka-band missions. The previous EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES flight proven design was the one presented in the past at IAF and especially in 1994 and 1995, which was already at his time the in-orbit largest (3.5m x 2.6m) rigid reflector in the world for C/Ku-band missions. Operators require higher and higher performances for telecommunication antenna. And since the antenna performances are very dependent on the reflector ones, several developments of a new generation of large shaped reflectors started in the late 1990's. The first development consists in a new concept which particularly enhances the manufacturing easiness, the manufacturing distortion performances, the in-orbit distortion performances, the mass, the versatility versus a late change of coverage and versus implementation on different platforms. An extensive qualification test campaign has been successfully achieved in 2001, with outstanding performances: 30% mass gain and 50% gain of manufacturing and in-orbit accuracy with respect to previous 1995's design for the largest 3.5m x 2.6m reflectors. In parallel, developments have been led at EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES for large Ka-band mission antenna reflectors. These developments include single and dual shell reflectors with diameters up to 1.8 m. Furthermore, antenna requirements have recently led to more and more shaped profiles to fulfil RF needs. EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES has then started a development to verify the capability to manufacture very small curvature radius around 30mm, in order to provide the best product for the satellite missions. All the necessary analyses and material/processes characterisation tests have been carried out for these developments. Qualification tests have been performed or are under progress in profile measurements, sine vibration, acoustic and thermal/thermoelastic environment. This paper presents each of the increased performances and the associated qualification tests.
Abegg C.
Baril S.
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