Antenna deployment mechanism (ATM)
Reliable, low mass antenna deployment mechanism (ADM) combining the damper and deployment springs within a compact housing. This single-axis ADM forms the basis of the ADTM (including pitch and roll trimming) employed on the Eurostar platform.
Features / technical details
- Up to 85 of deployment rotation
- Operating temperature range –45° C to +100° C
- Three or six spring options
- Deployment torque 7.5 or 15 Nm
- Damping coefficient up to 850 Nm/(rad/s)
- Radial load capacity 2500 N
- Cross axis load capacity 48 Nm
- Operating temperature range –45° C to +100° C
- Operational life >60 deployments
Categories
Applications
- Antenna deployment
- Reflector deployment
- Geosynchronous ComSat
Reference customers
ESA (Olympus), Italsat (Italsat)
