Deployable antenna structure

A deployable antenna structure comprising:

• a first electrical element including antenna membrane, wherein the first electrical element is flexible;
• a second electrical element;
• a plurality of composite supports dispensable from a rolled format in an undeployed state into a linear format in a deployed state;
• and
• a deployment mechanism coupled to the composite supports, the deployment mechanism being configured to transition the first electrical element and the second electrical element from the undeployed state at the deployment mechanism towards the deployed state, wherein, at least the first electrical element is folded in the undeployed state and is unfolded in the deployed state to form an unfolded perimeter of the first electrical element, the unfolded perimeter of the first electrical element is extended away from the deployment mechanism by the composite supports in the deployed state, and the first electrical element is anchored to the deployment mechanism by the composite supports in the deployed state,
• wherein the second electrical element is flexible and is coupled to the composite supports.