Microstrip Patch Antenna Design for Space Applications

Ever since the first launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957, mankind's urge towards exploring beyond the sky has never stopped. Within four years of Sputnik 1, the man entered the space in 1961. Space research has always been a major area of research where the entire world is racing. Predicting natural causes such as weather changes, upcoming draughts, tsunamis; earth survey, communication systems and currently Cyber-Physical systems are the major boons of Space research. The domain being highly limited due to the cost involved, the research is mainly limited. However, with the recent privatization such as Blue Origin, SpaceX, etc. the research in the domain is growing. In this work, we design and simulate a microstrip patch antenna for Space applications. The antenna works in Extremely High Frequency(EHF) range of 31.5GHz. The antenna has been analyzed for its return loss, VSWR, gain, radiation pattern and current distribution. The obtained results are verified to suit the requirements and are discussed for various Space applications.