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Appendix BGlossary <strong>of</strong> TermsAntennaAntenna illuminationApertureApogeeThe interface between a free-space electromagneticwave <strong>and</strong> a guided wave. It can also be described asthe input <strong>and</strong> output interface <strong>of</strong> a spacecraft.The distribution <strong>of</strong> radio energy across an antenna orreflector surface. Illumination affects antenna gain.Distribution <strong>of</strong> the radio energy depends on the feedhorn.The surface area <strong>of</strong> an antenna that is exposed to aradi<strong>of</strong>requency (RF) signal.The highest point along an elliptical orbit where theorbit is farthest from earth.Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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