Deployable Antenna

MMA successfully developed a deployable RF antenna structural system that can be scaled and leverages space heritage of mechanisms utilized on other similar deployable systems. The goal of this program was to develop an antenna whose entire footprints could be stowed within a Minotaur IV. Earlier development versions designed by MMA were over twice as large, but by using a modular system, and utilizing legacy technology developed and deployed on previous missions, MMA was able to create a solution that met challenging mission requirements with high reliability and low mass.