An S-band antenna system and a group of off-the-shelf aircraft antenna were exposed to temperatures simulating shuttle orbital cold soak and entry heating. Radiation pattern and impedance measurements before and after exposure to the thermal environments were used to evaluate the electrical performance. The results of the electrical and thermal testing are given. Test data showed minor changes in electrical performance and established the capability of these antenna to withstand both the low temperatures of space flight and the high temperatures of entry.
High temperature antenna development for space shuttle, volume 2
1974-04-30
Report
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English
Antenna development for the Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle
Tema Archive | 1978
|Space Shuttle antenna subsystem design
NTRS | 1974
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