Patent ID: 11881627
Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. An electronically-steered antenna (ESA) ground terminal that supports a satellite system with one or more communication satellites, the ESA ground terminal comprising:
a top panel comprising a plurality of series-connected top-columns, wherein each top-column comprises a first plurality of series-connected subarrays;
a plurality of side panels supported by a cylindrical structure, wherein each of the plurality of side panels comprising a plurality of series-connected side-columns, wherein each side-column comprises a second plurality of series-connected subarrays; and
electronic circuitry configured to enable the top panel and the plurality of side panels to perform beam steering that covers a full hemispheric field-of-view (FoV) using beams formed across the top panel and the series-connected side-columns of two or more neighboring side panels, wherein the two or more neighboring side panels of the plurality of side panels are configured to transition around the cylindrical structure to cover the FoV.