A technique for designing a low-RF reflectivity thermal blanket is presented. Multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets are employed to stabilize the temperature on spacecraft unit but they can be responsible of passive intermodulation products and high-mutual coupling between antennas since they are realized with metallic materials. The possibility to replace the last inner layer of a MLI blanket with an ultra-thin absorbing layer made of high-impedance surface absorber is discussed.
Low RF reflectivity spacecraft thermal blanket by using high-impedance surface absorbers
2012-05-01
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Low RF Reflectivity Spacecraft Thermal Blanket by Using High-Impedance Surface Absorbers
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