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Dual-band circularly polarized slotted patch antenna for S-band CubeSat communication system

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Most communication systems developed for the space industry are employing two passive antennas: one being dedicated to the uplink channel and the other to the downlink channel. Our challenge in this paper is to develop a dual-band antenna operating for both channels. This work presents the dual-band antenna design process and describes its simulated performances measurements and results using CST MWS. The antenna consists of a square patch with four slots around edge, two layers of substrate separated by a ground plane, and a suitable feed network located at the bottom. The design shown has a small footprint of \(70\times 70 \times 7.012mm\) suitable for CubeSat communication system. The designed antenna achieves the following main characteristics: in uplink a bandwidth of 141.6MHz (from 1.9533 to 2.0949GHz), a gain of 7.13dB with a return loss of \(-23.62dB\), and an axial ratio of 1.254dB for the 2.034GHz frequency. In the downlink, a bandwidth of 153.3MHz (from 3.1519 to 3.3052GHz), a gain of 7.3dB with a return loss of \(-19.18 dB\), and an axial ratio 2.649dB for the 3.252GHz frequency.

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This work was carried out in the frame of the cooperation between the Royal Center for Space Research and Studies (CRERS) and the Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5R).

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  1. Smart Communications Team (ERSC), Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

    Nabil El hassainate & Zouhair Guennoun

  2. Electronics and Telecommunications Department, Royal Air Academy, Marrakech, Morocco

    Nabil El hassainate & Ahmed Oulad Said

  3. University Center for Research in Space Technologies (CURTS), Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

    Nabil El hassainate & Zouhair Guennoun

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El hassainate, N., Said, A.O. & Guennoun, Z. Dual-band circularly polarized slotted patch antenna for S-band CubeSat communication system. CEAS Space J (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-024-00537-z

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