Inflatable/Deployable Antennas
l-garde
Flight-demonstrated deployable antenna structures offering high packaging efficiency for large apertures — 14m diameter Inflatable Antenna Experiment flown on Space Shuttle STS-77.
Technical specifications
- IAE diameter
- 14 meters
- IAE support struts
- 3 x ~33 meters (inflatable)
- Flight heritage
- STS-77 (Spartan 207 spacecraft)
- Frequency capability (newer prototypes)
- Ka-band
About
L.Garde has designed, fabricated, tested, and flight-demonstrated deployable antennas throughout its history, including the Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE) — a 14-meter diameter inflatable parabolic dish with an inflatable torus perimeter support and three ~33-meter inflatable struts, flown aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-77 on the Spartan 207 spacecraft. The company continues developing new deployable antenna concepts and prototypes, including designs with surface accuracy suitable for Ka-band transmissions.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
