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Design and verification of mechanisms for a large foldable antennaThe characteristics of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) antenna aboard the ESA Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) are presented. The antenna is folded into a dense package for launch and is deployed in orbit. The design requirements and constraints, their impact on the design, and the resulting features of the mechanisms are discussed.
Document ID
19890014528
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Luhmann, Hans Jurgen (Dornier-Werke G.m.b.H. Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Etzler, Carl Christian (Dornier-Werke G.m.b.H. Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Wagner, Rudolf (Dornier-Werke G.m.b.H. Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, The 23rd Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
89N23899
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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