In this paper, a microstrip patch antenna has been designed, and its performances are analyzed. The proposed antenna is designed using CST design studio suite with an environment for satellite communications. The antenna operates in 12 GHz to 18 GHz frequency range, which is assigned as the Ku band (IEEE). Some performance parameters such as gain, surface current distribution, return loss,
... [Show full abstract] efficiency, radiation pattern, co-polar, cross-polar, and bandwidth are observed to ensure its feasibility in satellite communications.