SBIR/STTR Research Award
Enabling Larger Deployable Ka-Band Antenna Apertures with Novel Rib
Award amount
$749,962Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- TENDEG LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-04-26
- Contract end date
- 2020-04-25
- UEI
- SCRLNECNGAA1
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_17_P2
- Topic code
- S1
Research abstract
The significance and relevance of the proposed innovation is to design and develop a novel rib that will enable 2-6m aperture parabolic reflectors and antennas for smallsats. The rib will be rollable and allow 100: 1 compaction ratios. It will provide deployment authority and deployed structural integrity meeting Ka-band precision requirements. Higher communication data rates, longer transmission distances, increased sensor capacity for active radar and radiometers are all directly related to larger aperture sizes.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Parabolic Antenna for Microsats
- Redundant StarShade Truss Deployment Motor/Cable Assembly
- High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Parabolic Antenna for Microsats
- Redundant StarShade Truss Deployment Motor/Cable Assembly
- Enabling Larger Deployable Ka-Band Antenna Apertures with Novel Rib
Research funding history
14 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2016–2019). Reported award amounts total $6,116,535. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration