Elastically deformable antenna reflector for a spacecraft
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Jan 16, 2001
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Apr 2, 1999
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Apr 3, 1998
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An antenna reflector for a spacecraft is elastically deformable so as to be capable of changing from a folded position, when inside the spacecraft, to a deployed position, outside the spacecraft, at least partly under the action of its own elasticity. The reflector is separated into at least two parts by first opposing slot edges forming a crossing slot, so that in the folded position, the first opposing edges move with respect to each other so as to allow a protruding peripheral part of the reflector to be arranged closer to a longitudinal end of the spacecraft with damaging any portion of the reflector. In one embodiment, the two parts may be further separated by a radial slot which is arranged substantially orthogonal to the crossing slot.
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