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(43) Date of publication: 24.02.2016 Bulletin 2016/08 (21) Application number: 13718315.8 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01Q 1/52(2006.01) H01Q 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2013/057887 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/169951 (23.10.2014 Gazette 2014/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: European Space Agency (ESA) 75738 Paris Cedex 15 (FR)	(72) Inventors: FERNANDEZ, Francisco Amarillo  (FR) SAMSON, Jaron  (FR) CASTRO, Antonio  (FR) (74) Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München 80336 München (DE)