Table 2. SAR antenna requirements for the NEXTSat-2 mission

Parameters Full array antenna
Size (mm) 5,197.567 × 552.000
Dry mass (kg) 13.7
Material Micro-strip patch array
Frequency (GHz) 9.65
Gain (dBi) 42.7
Efficiency (%) 50%
Beam width (MHz) 250
Polarization VV
3 dB beam width (°)  Range: 2.90
 Azimuth: 0.21
Side lobe level (dB) Vertical: –13, Horizontal: –13
S11 level (dB) –15
SAR, synthetic aperture radar.