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2. Antenna Structure |
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2. Antenna Structure |
2.1 Primary Reflector
The primary reflector. diameter 32 m, is made of 240 aluminium panels (RMS = 0.4 mm) substained by a backup reticular truss. The housing of the Cassegrain focus feeds is at the mirror vertex.
Fig. 2.1 : Primary reflector, front
| C1
(mm) |
D1
(mm) |
D2
(mm) |
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| Raw B | 2617.8 | 437.62 | 1113.96 |
| Raw C | 2604.15 | 1113.96 | 1770.4 |
| Raw D | 2617.24 | 887.1 | 1206.06 |
| Raw E | 2648.38 | 1206 | 1515 |
| Raw F | 2659.33 | 1515.04 | 1810.74 |
| Raw G | 2718 | 1810.74 | 2098.14 |
Tab 2.1 : Geometry of the panels
