Fast and memory-efficient method for full-wave analysis of electrically large reflector antennas and satellite platforms

We present a method that enables full-wave analysis of electrically large antennas and platforms, e.g., a detailed telecommunication satellite at Ka-band. Owing to the efficient formulation, even large problems can be solved on relatively modest computing platforms such as laptops or off-the-shelf workstations. The method is based on the higher-order Method of Moments, accelerated by Multi-Level Fast Multipole scheme and further augmented by several techniques published in the last two years.