Abstract
A large deployable antenna is essential for effective mobile communication satellites. This paper describes the characteristics of various scale models of the large deployable mesh reflector antennas and a study on space verification test plan using the scale models. Our ultimate goal is a deployable mesh reflector antenna with 30m diameter. Two electrical scale models of the mesh reflectors have been constructed to evaluate the electrical performance of a mesh reflector antenna. The mechanical models consist of two partial deployable models that were designed and constructed to help develop the deployable reflector with 30m diameter. One of the models is the Hexa-Link Truss structure, and the other model is the TETRUS structure. Diameter of these models are 3m. The experimental measurements and calculations of these electrical and mechanical models are also described.
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