Space antenna handbook / Edited by William A. Imbriale, Steven Gao, Luigi Boccia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antenna basics -- Space antenna modeling -- System architectures of satellite communication, radar, navigation and remote sensing -- Space environment and materials -- Mechanical and thermal design of space antennas -- Testing of antennas for space -- Historical overview of the development of space antennas -- Deployable mesh reflector antennas for space applications: RF characterizations -- Microstrip array technologies for space applications -- Printed reflectarray antennas for space applications -- Emerging antenna technologies for space applications -- Antennas for satellite communications -- SAR antennas -- Antennas for global navigation satellite system receivers -- Antennas for small satellites -- Space antennas for radio astronomy -- Antennas for deep space applications -- Space antenna challenges for future missions, key techniques and technologies