Integrated antenna system for imaging microsatellites

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9013577
APP PUB NO 20140015970A1
SERIAL NO

13935770

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Examples of imaging microsatellites are described that have an imaging system and antenna system disposed within the microsatellite body when the microsatellite is in a non-deployed state. The properties of the antenna system can be adjusted such that the antenna system does not impact, contact, or displace the imaging system when the microsatellite is in the non-deployed state. The properties of the antenna system can be adjusted such that the antenna system does not contact or impact the body of the microsatellite or any other structure when the microsatellite transitions to a deployed state. The antenna system can be configured to achieve a desired gain and/or data transmission rate by adjusting properties of the antenna system based on the radiation pattern of an antenna feed and geometric constraints imposed by the imaging system. Examples of methods for designing such imaging microsatellites are provided.

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  • PLANET LABS, INC.;PLANET LABS TB, INC.;PLANT LABS TB, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
do, Carmo Miranda Henrique Stanford, US 5 28

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