Antenna Design, Modeling, and Testing on the WindSat Satellite Wind Direction Measurement System

Abstract

WindSat is a remote sensing spacecraft designed to be a spaceborne demonstration of passive microwave polarimetry to measure ocean surface wind speed and direction. Polarimetric radiometry measures the Stokes vector, which provides information needed to retrieve the ocean wind vector. The design, modeling, and measurement of the reflector antenna system used to perform the radiometry will be discussed in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401199

Entities

People

  • Homer Bartlett
  • Mike Smythers
  • Peter Gaiser
  • Ted Gutwein
  • Wendy Lippincott

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Composite Materials
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cross Polarization
  • Frequency Bands
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Near Field
  • Radiometry
  • Reflectors
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Surface Roughness
  • Test Equipment
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind Direction

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.

Technology Areas

  • Space