Research Article

Design and Realization of an X Band Monopulse Feed Antenna for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Ground Station

Table 2

Comparison of monopulse feed antennas.

RefMonopulse feedSingle/DualGain (dBi)EfficiencyPolarizationCrosspolarization (dB)

[13]NoSingle band 14.5–15.35 GHz49.3/5656/61.5DualN.A.
[22]NoDual band
S-band (3.38–3.92 GHz)
Ka-band (24.9–40 GHz)
13.7/32.142/47SingleN.A
[19]YesDual band
S-band (2–2.3 GHz)
X band (7.7–8.5 GHz)
55.1/43.178/69Dual30
[20]YesSingle band 7.7–8.5 GHz15.3N.A.Dual25
[21]YesDual band
X band (7.7–8.5 GHz)
Ka band (25.5 GHz-27 GHz)
20.53N.A.Dual22.5
This workYesSingle band X band (8–8.5 GHz)54.97@8200 MHz79.93Dual35