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**Author details**

Institute, Ankara, Turkey

\* and Erdem Yazgan<sup>2</sup>

provided the original work is properly cited.

\*Address all correspondence to: volkan.akan@tubitak.gov.tr

1 Microwave and Antenna Systems Group, TUBITAK Space Technologies Research

2 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, TED University, Ankara,

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Volkan Akan1

Turkey

*Antennas for Space Applications: A Review DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93116* *Antennas for Space Applications: A Review DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93116*

*Advanced Radio Frequency Antennas for Modern Communication and Medical Systems*

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers InSight Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport

JPL-Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory-California Institute of Technology

TUBITAK The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

WINDS Wideband Inter Networking engineering test and Demonstration

UNOOSA United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

GTD geometrical theory of diffraction

HGA high gain antenna HEO high elliptical orbiting

ISL inter satellite link

LEO low earth orbiting

LOS line of sight MarCO Mars Cube One MEO middle earth orbiting

ISS International Space Station

LEOP launch and early orbiting phase

MRO Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MSS mobile satellite service

PTD physical theory of diffraction

UAT uniform asymptotic theory

Satellite

USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics UTD uniform theory of diffraction

PDT payload data transfer PO physical optics

SMD surface mount device SOS space operation service SRS space research service TED Türkiye Eğitim Derneği TM/TC telemetry/telecommand TRL technology readiness level

RF radio frequency

TV television

ITU International Telecommunication Union JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NSSDCA NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive

PMSE programme making and special events

RSS radio determination satellite service

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