Communications Satellites
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Communications Satellites

The Technology of Space Communications

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Communications Satellites

The Technology of Space Communications

About this book

Communications Satellites: The Technology of Space Communications focuses on the technologies and approaches employed in communications satellites. The book first tackles geosynchronous orbit, low orbit to geosynchronous altitude, disturbances in orbit, and turning a crate into a satellite. Topics include thermal and electrical power, station-keeping, and 'pointing'. The publication then ponders on on-board communications equipment, logarithms and decibels, and radio frequencies and wavelengths and their allocations. Discussions focus on fixed, broadcast, and mobile services, complete satellite, transponders, and antennas. The manuscript examines earth stations, traffic capacity and quality, selecting a satellite, and economic system optimization. Compression and modulation techniques, echo and delay, encryption, space loss, estimation of traffic capacity and quality, and up-link transmission are discussed. The text then elaborates on the economics of satellite communications and operational systems. The publication is valuable reference for readers interested in the technologies and approaches involved in communications satellites.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Communications Satellites: The Technology of Space Communications
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. List of photographs
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1. Getting a crate into orbit
  11. Chapter 2. The geosynchronous orbit
  12. Chapter 3. From low orbit to geosynchronous altitude
  13. Chapter 4. Disturbances in orbit
  14. Chapter 5. Turning a crate into a satellite
  15. Chapter 6. On-board communications equipment
  16. Chapter 7. Logarithms and decibels
  17. Chapter 8. Radio frequencies and wavelengths, and their allocations
  18. Chapter 9. Coverage, gain and EIRP
  19. Chapter 10. Earth stations
  20. Chapter 11. Traffic capacity and quality
  21. Chapter 12. Selecting a satellite
  22. Chapter 13. Economic system optimisation
  23. Chapter 14. Encryption
  24. Chapter 15. Operational systems
  25. Chapter 16. The economics of satellite communications
  26. Chapter 17. Future trends
  27. Further reading
  28. Appendix: Manufacturers and owners
  29. Index