Title :
Comparison of the communication time of a high gain versus a low gain monopole-like low profile antenna on a 3-unit CubeSat
Author :
Khotso, Patsa A. ; Lehmensiek, R. ; van Zyl, R.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technol., Bellville, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper investigates the effect of the antenna pattern on the communication time between a ground station and a low earth orbit satellite with passive attitude control, i.e. the antenna is nadir pointing. Two low profile antennas that fit on a 3-unit CubeSat are considered, namely a high gain patch and a low gain monopole-like patch antenna. The communication system is for high speed S-band communication.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; 3-unit CubeSat; antenna pattern; communication time; ground station; low earth orbit satellite; low profile antennas; monopole-like low profile antenna; monopole-like patch antenna; nadir pointing; passive attitude control; Antenna radiation patterns; Gain; Helical antennas; Patch antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellites; CubeSat; patch antenna; satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2011
Conference_Location :
Livingstone
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-992-8
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072146
