Three months from Kick-off until the breadboard of the feed is tested

July 2023

Three months from Kick-off until the breadboard of the feed is tested

The picture shows our breadboard model of the feed developed by HPS for the BANT antenna during the RF test done at MVG Italy using the StarLab measurement system. The purpose of the test is to validate the feed design by comparing the RF simulations with the results of the measurement.
Adopting the New Space approach, it took only three months from the project Kick-off until the breadboard of the feed is tested. The flight model of the BANT antenna, where this feed will be installed, will be ready to be integrated on the spacecraft at the end of this year, the satellite will be then placed in Low Earth Orbit for a remote sensing mission.