NASA NTRS · 19920073166
A high temperature superconductivity communications flight experiment
Abstract
The proposed high temperature superconductivity (HTSC) millimeter-wave communications flight experiment from the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter to the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) in geosynchronous orbit is described. The experiment will use a Ka-band HTSC phased array antenna and front-end electronics to receive a downlink communications signal from the ACTS. The discussion covers the system configuration, a description of the ground equipment, the spacecraft receiver, link performance, thermal loading, and the superconducting antenna array.
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Ngo, P., Krishen, K., Arndt, D., Raffoul, G., Karasack, V., Bhasin, K., Leonard, R.. 1992-08-01. A high temperature superconductivity communications flight experiment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920073166
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