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Chapter 8: Spacecraft Antennas Objectives today: Review of Basic Antenna Properties Radiation Beam, Directivity, Gain Aperture Antenna Design Parameters e, η’s Examples Voyager Galileo more… Gaseous Planet Report

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Chapter 8: Spacecraft Antennas

Objectives today:

Review of Basic Antenna Properties

Radiation

Beam, Directivity, Gain

Aperture Antenna Design Parameters

e, η’s

Examples

Voyager

Galileo

more…

Gaseous Planet Report

Radiation

Beam Pattern Progression

Beam Pattern Progression

Beam Pattern

Beam Pattern

Example Calcs

Example Calcs

Example Calcs

Example Calcs

Example Calcs

Directivity

Gain

Gain

Aperture Gain

Aperture Gain

Aperture Gain

Aperture Gain

Aperture Gain

Aperture Gain

Aperture Gain

Antenna Types

Antenna Types

Examples: Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Juno

Voyager

Voyager

Voyager Antenna Needs

Voyager Antenna Design

Voyager Antenna Design

Voyager Antenna Design Specs

Galileo

Galileo “Umbrella” Antenna Design

Galileo “Umbrella” Antenna Design

Galileo “Umbrella” Antenna Design

Galileo “Umbrella” Antenna Design

Galileo Antenna Design Specs

Cassini

Cassini Antenna Specs

Cassini

Cassini

Cassini

Large Gas Planet Report

Large Gas Planet Report