FORTE antenna element and release mechanism design
Conference
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OSTI ID:10120264
- Astro Aerospace Corp., Carpinteria, CA (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
The Fast On-Orbit Recording of Transient Events (FORTE) satellite being built by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has as its most prominent feature a large deployable (11 m by 5 m) log periodic antenna to monitor emissions from electrical storms on the Earth. This paper describes the antenna and the design for the long elements and explains the dynamics of their deployment and the damping system employed. It also describes the unique paraffin-actuated reusable tie-down and release mechanism employed in the system.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10120264
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--95-121; CONF-9505173--1; ON: DE95006294
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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