• DocumentCode
    247575
  • Title

    Compact spiral antenna for space based applications

  • Author

    Zack, Kevin ; Khaleel, Hussein ; Isaac, Ayman ; Bihnam, Ayad

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Sci., Sonoma State Univ., Rohnert Park, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    6-11 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    1708
  • Lastpage
    1709
  • Abstract
    This paper presents printed spiral antennae for use in CubeSats and PocketQubes (Small Satellites). The antenna is designed to operate in the 70 cm HAM band under the maximum return loss of 10 dB. Design of the antenna was conducted through CST Microwave Studio, while the fabrication process was carried out through chemical etching. The resulting frequency was at 503 MHz.
  • Keywords
    etching; microstrip antennas; satellite antennas; spiral antennas; CST Microwave Studio; CubeSats; HAM band; PocketQubes; chemical etching; compact spiral antenna; frequency 503 MHz; printed spiral antenna; small satellites; space based applications; Antenna measurements; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Satellites; Space vehicles; Spirals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Memphis, TN
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3538-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2014.6905180
  • Filename
    6905180