Antennae and solar cells on one surface

摘要

A satellite equipped with new solar antennas, developed by the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), will be part of the payload on the Russian rocket Cosmos, scheduled for launch from Plesetsk, Russia.This satellite incorporates advanced technology, that combines antenna functions and solar cells on a single surface. The rocket's payload will also include a satellite designed and built by students from several European universities, including a group of EPFL students. Because of the enormous cost of getting to their destination, structures used in space applications have to be lighter, smaller, and more reliable than their Earth-bound counterparts.