A Microstrip Second-Iteration Square Koch Dipole Antenna for TT&C Downlink Applications in Small Satellites

Table 1

Comparison between simulations and measurements for the designed fractal antenna.

	(dB)	−10 dB bandwidth (MHz)	VSWR	Input impedance ()	Magnitude of input impedance ()
Simulated resonance at 462 MHz	−25.62	43	1.111	55.41-j1.102	55.42
Measured resonance at 455 MHz	−22.83	50	1.156	55.71-j5.077	56