RESKUE

Transportable REflectarray Antenna for Satellite Ku-band Emergency Communications –

ESA project on the development of a portable user terminal for provision of high data rates via a GEO satellite.

OBJECTIVES

To design and implement a prototype of a novel transmit/receive Ku-band antenna easy to transport without a vehicle and easy to deploy. The antenna design is novel in that it comprises fine electronic pointing capability by means the reconfigurability of PIN-diode controlled elementary cells on the main reflector of a reflectarray. To keep the design cost efficient a reconfigurable elementary cell with 1-bit phase resolution is adopted.

STATUS

Completed

PARTNERS

RF microtech s.r.l. – PRIME CONTRACTOR

Italy

https://rfmicrotech.com

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Spain

http://www.upm.es

Elital s.r.l.

Italy

http://elital.com/

Triagnosys

Germany

http://triagnosys.com

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