Research Article

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

Table 1

Target specifications of the X band feed antenna with 7.3 m Cassegrain-type reflector.

ParametersSpecifications

Gain54.80 dBi @8250 MHz
Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)1 : 1.2
Crosspolarization−30 dB
Null depth30 dB
Port isolation−28 dB
Side lobe level (SLL)−18 dB
G/T @8250 MHz32 dB/K