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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Hughes Network Systems, Llc, Germantown, MD (US);
Stanley Kay, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Graham Taylor, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Thomas Alan Walter, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for providing a direct radiating antenna (DRA) for installation on a communication satellite. The DRA is a phased array of microstrip patch antennas implemented in a very compact profile on a planar substrate. Embodiments of array are implemented as an array of radiating element configurations, each having a microstrip radiating element (e.g., a square patch) coupled to a first side of the planar substrate, amplifiers coupled to a second side of the planar substrate, and filters (e.g., diplexers) coupled between the radiating elements and amplifiers. A thermal conduction layer (e.g., a graphoil or vapor chamber layer) is thermally coupled with the second side of the planar substrate, and a thermal radiation layer (e.g., an optical solar reflector) is thermally coupled with the thermal conduction layer.
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