FLUSH AND NONFLUSH MOUNTED TELEMETRY ANTENNAS. FLUSH MOUNTED COMMAND CONTROL ANTENNAS. S-BAND AND C-BAND BEACON TRANSPONDER ANTENNAS. ANTENNA SYSTEMS FOR SPECIFIC MISSILES, PROBES AND SATELLITES

Abstract

Research concerned a program to accomplish the following: conduct laboratory studies leading to development of antenna designs for research rockets and associated ground instrumentation systems; conduct propagation studies leading to the determination of radiation characteristics, voltage breakdown, and heating problems associated with rocket antenna configurations; and install rocket antennas in research rockets including Aerobee, Cajun, Spaerobee, Exos, Asp, Astrobee and other rockets. A photograph and/or assembly drawing is provided for each antenna discussed. The electrical characteristics of the various antenna types are presented by impedance versus frequency curves, by VSWR versus frequency curves, by patterns of the principle plane cuts and by power contour plots. The various antenna series types are discussed with the emphasis on the distinguishing feature of the antenna models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0432162

Entities

People

  • Henry D. Weinschel

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Radio Frequency
  • Repetition Rate
  • Rocket Antennas
  • Transmission Lines
  • Transmitters
  • United States
  • Vacuum

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites