SATELLITE ARRAY ARCHITECTURE

There is provided a communication satellite (22) comprising a satellite bus (52) and an antenna array coupled to the satellite bus (52), wherein the antenna array (30) is in a retracted configuration. The communication satellite (22) further comprises an actuator (60) coupled to the satellite bus (5...

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Hauptverfasser:	HOULE, Andre, TURPIN, Raenaurd, FERIA, Ying, COSNER, Chris, ASTON, Richard, LEON, Ricardo, COPE, Brett
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS AVIATION BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS COSMONAUTICS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSMISSION TRANSPORTING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:	There is provided a communication satellite (22) comprising a satellite bus (52) and an antenna array coupled to the satellite bus (52), wherein the antenna array (30) is in a retracted configuration. The communication satellite (22) further comprises an actuator (60) coupled to the satellite bus (52) and the antenna array (30), wherein the actuator is configured to increase a distance between the antenna array (30) and the satellite bus (52) after the communication satellite (22) is deployed in space.