CPC H01Q 15/162 (2013.01) [H01Q 3/14 (2013.01); H01Q 3/2658 (2013.01); H01Q 5/35 (2015.01); H01Q 15/18 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A multisegment array-fed reflector antenna, the antenna comprising:
a feed array including a plurality of subarrays;
a multisegment reflector configured to reflect a plurality of beams of the feed array into a plurality of elevation angles;
a support structure coupling the multisegment reflector to the feed array and
a top panel comprising a plurality of electronically scanned array (ESA) subarrays and configured to radiate within an elevation angle range of 45 degrees to 90 degrees,
wherein:
the multisegment reflector includes two or more ring-focus parabolic segments, and
each ring-focus parabolic segment of the multisegment reflector comprises a parabolic surface extending along a circle around the support structure.
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