X-Band Patch Array Antenna
Plan-S (Connecta)
The X-Band Patch Array Antenna is a high-gain, compact, and lightweight antenna optimized for high data rate X-Band communication systems in satellite platforms.
Technical specifications
- Frequency Range
- 7900–8500 MHz
- VSWR
- < 1.45
- Peak Gain
- 20.7 ± 0.5 dBic
- Half-Power Beamwidth (HPBW)
- 18.5° ± 0.5° @ XZ-Plane
- Half-Power Beamwidth (HPBW)
- 8.7° ± 0.2° @ YZ-Plane
- Polarization
- Right-Handed Circular (RHCP)
- Axial Ratio
- < 2 dB within HPBW
About
The X-Band Patch Array Antenna is engineered for higher-gain applications and optimized for high data rate X-Band communication systems. It delivers circular polarization across the desired bandwidth while preserving a compact, lightweight aperture. Designed for integration into modern satellite platforms that demand high gain in a compact, lightweight aperture for X-Band communication, its planar PCB implementation makes it ideal for satellite systems where performance, size, and weight must be tightly controlled. It offers high-gain X-Band performance with a PCB-based, low-profile implementation that supports tight SWaP (size, weight, and power) budgets without sacrificing RF performance. This antenna brings powerful RF capability to space with high gain, wideband circular polarization, and rugged PCB construction.
Documentation
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