A deployable 4-meter 180 to 680 GHz antenna for the Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder (SMLS)

Completed TRL 5 (started at 3, targeting 5)

Description

Build and test a full size (4x2 meter aperture) breadboard antenna for SMLS. Demonstrate critical azimuth scanning capability of a 4m SMLS antenna and its performance under thermal load environments.

Details

Technology area	Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems > Radio Frequency > Innovative Antennas
Program	Instrument Incubator (IIP)
Lead organization	NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
Start date	2011-04-01
End date	2015-10-28

Project contacts

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Richard E Cofield — richard.e.cofield.iv@jpl.nasa.gov

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