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Abstract

A conformal circularly polarized UHF antenna integrated on the body of a CubeSat is presented. The antenna operates at 485 MHz and provides at least 10 MHz impedance bandwidth. Traditional UHF antennas for CubeSat have been wire or tape measures that require mechanical deployment, whereas the antenna reported in this paper does not need such treatment and therefore has a potential application in CubeSat mission by promising a more reliable communication link and reduced cost. The measurements showed good agreements with the design data, validating frequency response, bandwidth, and circular polarization level of the proposed antenna.

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Dr. Salahuddin Tariq

Dr. Reyhan Baktur