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…
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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.
LSS completed manufacturing and assembly of the 5 m deployable mesh reflector demonstrator (ESA project SCALABLE)
This news posting is written by esa.int A whole new kind of large space antenna has been tested in realistic space conditions. This 5 m-diameter reflector seen being lowered into ESA’s Large Space Simulator appears translucent because it is a few tenths of a mm thick – thinner than a piece of card. “This marked…
LSS started a new ESA project “Advanced techniques for mesh reflector with improved radiation pattern performance” (AMPER) as a prime contractor, subcontracting to TICRA, Denmark and Space Engineering, Italy
LSS has successfully finished work on shape accuracy improvements on the “Ultra-Rapid Deployable Antenna”. Consequently, RF measurements performed by HPS GmbH returned very good results.