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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Applicant:
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
Robert R. Romanofsky, Hinckley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); G02B 17/06 (2006.01); G02B 23/06 (2006.01); G02B 23/16 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); G02B 17/061 (2013.01); G02B 23/06 (2013.01); G02B 23/16 (2013.01); H01Q 1/27 (2013.01); H01Q 19/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that combines an antenna and telescope to minimize system mass without compromising performance of either the antenna or telescope. The apparatus includes a sub-reflector placed before a prime focus feed of a hybrid reflector system. The apparatus also includes a radio frequency (RF) reflector is rigidly attached to a body of a spacecraft and an optical section is attached to a vibration isolation platform.