LSS has been awarded the project MillIWave (Millimeter-Wave Deployable Antenna for Small Satellites). The objective of the project is to develop and demonstrate deployable reflector antennas for CubeSat applications for operation at W-band (50-300 GHz) in the range of 0.5-1 m in diameter. The development of a folding antenna reflector operating at such high frequencies,…
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On December 14, 2020, Large Space Structures GmbH signed a contract to deliver a set of Large Deployable Reflectors (LDRs) for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer CIMR mission, the newest addition to the European Space Agency Copernicus program. This follows closely the signature of the mission contract by Thales Alenia Space with the European Space…
Thanks to the dedicated work of partners (HPS, vH&S, INEGI, FHP, RUAG and TICRA amongst other) and its internal team, Large Space Structures GmbH celebrates today a major milestone achievement: the completion of the Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Assembly and Integration of a X-band Large Deployable Reflector (LDR). Radiofrequency tests to demonstrate the performance of the…
A deployable CubeSat antenna using origami techniques was tested at Thales Alenia Space facilities in Toulouse, France. Operating at 30 GHz (Ka-band), the 41dB antenna is exceptionally small and light, weighting only 600 g and folding into a cylinder of 100 mm diameter and 130 mm in height, while preserving outstanding RF performance. This is…
This news posting is written by esa.int This prototype 2.6-m diameter metal-mesh antenna reflector represents a big step forward for the European space sector: versions can be manufactured to reproduce any surface pattern that antenna designers wish, something that was previously possible only with traditional solid antennas. “This is really a first for Europe,” says…
LSS has been awarded the project DRAC (Deployable Reflector Antenna for CubeSat). The objective of the project is to develop and demonstrate 1m to 3m diameter deployable reflector antennas for CubeSat applications. Large Space Structures GmbH (LSS) is a company based near Munich, Germany, founded in 2012 as a spin-off of the Technical University of…
OriFlex® (origami folding of flexible reflective surface FlexRS®) is a proprietary technology of Large Space Structures GmbH for deployable reflectors based on our FlexRS® family of materials. It is designed for satellites applications, where volume is an expensive ressources and a large antenna reflector could not be launched, or would be too expensive. OriFlex® complements…
3rd Georgian International Conference 2018 on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas
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LSS has been awarded the EC project LEA (Large European Antenna) in a consortium of 15 European companies from 6 nations led by HPS.
A test deployment has been undertaken for a 5 m diameter antenna, which is designed for orbital operations.