System General Information

Customer

Hughes Space & Communications Group

Country

USA

Nearfield scan type

Horizontal Planar Scanner

NSI Scanner Model No.

500H-22x22 & 500H-40x22

NSI Scanner construction

Steel, Mounted to Steel Support Structure

Frequency range

1-40 GHz

RF Subsystem

HP 85301B

Optical Subsystem

NSI-OP-5929 XYZ Laser Correction System

Antenna types tested

Satellite Antennas and Complete Satellites

Completion Date

January, 1997

Approximate Development Time

1 year

System Mechanical Characteristics

Parameter

Specification

XY Scanner Size

6.7m x 6.7m

12.2m x 6.7m

22’ x 22’

40’ x 22’

XY Scanner weight

4,077 Kg

6,804 Kg

9,000 lbs

15,000 lbs

Scan speed for Y axis

0.5 m/s

20 ips

Scanner planarity – corrected (rms)

0.05 mm

0.002"

Probe Z stage travel

0.25m

10"