• Precise deployed postion of antenna
   elements

• Internally actuated antenna wire exits
   deployer without relying on centrifugal
   force of spinning spacecraft

• Very high deployment reliability

• Synchronized stepper motor deployment

• Single layer antenna stowage

• Well-controlled deployment rate & synchronization to
   minimize spacecraft disturbances

• Highly reliable, tangle-fee operation

• High-voltage capability for transmit applications

• Submicro-volt noise give extremely clean signal-to-noise
   performance

• Stranded antenna wire is self-damping,
   aiding spacecraft stability

Deployed Antenna Length

250 m (820 ft)

Antenna Diameter

0.38 mm (0.015 inch)

Deployment Rate

0.0 to 1.5 cm/sec based on external clock

High Voltage Capability

6400 VAC (6kHz); 2250 VDC

Antenna Wiper Contact Resistance

< 2 milliohms

Mass

4.8 kg (10.6 lb)

Size

46.1 cm long (spacecraft radial direction)
x 21.5 cm wide x 20.4 cm high

Wire Tension Limits

0.0 to 13.4 N (0.0 to 3 lb)

Operating Temperatue Range

-30°C to +40°C

Radiation Exposure

100 krad