Communications Satellites

Author : Gary D. Gordon
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Communications Satellites written by Gary D. Gordon and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1993-08-05 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the reasons, limitations and trade-offs inherent tocommunications satellites. The first half deals with link powerbudgets as well as communications hardware and examples of completelink budgets. Spacecraft technology and a description of theobjectives and basic operating methods of each of the majorsupporting subsystems are covered in the last half. Containsend-of-chapter exercises and solutions. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all theproblems in the book is available from the Wiley editorialdepartment.

Author : Gerard Maral
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119965098
Total Pages : 773 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Satellite Communications Systems written by Gerard Maral and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisions to 5th Edition by: Zhili Sun, University of Surrey, UK New and updated edition of this authoritative and comprehensive reference to the field of satellite communications engineering Building on the success of previous editions, Satellite Communications Systems, Fifth Edition covers the entire field of satellite communications engineering from orbital mechanics to satellite design and launch, configuration and installation of earth stations, including the implementation of communications links and the set-up of the satellite network. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of satellite communications systems engineering and discusses the technological applications. It demonstrates how system components interact and details the relationship between the system and its environment. The authors discuss the systems aspects such as techniques enabling equipment and system dimensioning and state of the art technology for satellite platforms, payloads and earth stations. New features and updates for the fifth edition include: More information on techniques allowing service provision of multimedia content Extra material on techniques for broadcasting, including recent standards DVB-RCS and DVB-S2 (Digital Video Broadcasting -Return Channel Satellite and -Satellite Version 2) Updates on onboard processing By offering a detailed and practical overview, Satellite Communications Systems continues to be an authoritative text for advanced students, engineers and designers throughout the field of satellite communications and engineering.

Author : Joseph N. Pelton
Publisher : Intl. Engineering Consortiu
ISBN 13 : 9781931695480
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Basics of Satellite Communications written by Joseph N. Pelton and published by Intl. Engineering Consortiu. This book was released on 2006 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the proliferation of new communications technologies, the decades-old satellite industry is shifting with the times. Now in its second edition, this guide addresses the myriad aspects of the technology in its current form and explores the paths it is expected to take in the future.

Author : Joseph N. Pelton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113561265X
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communications Satellites written by Joseph N. Pelton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-09-22 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 40 years, satellites have played a key role in creating a global culture, spreading worldwide entertainment, stimulating technological interchange, and promoting trade around the world. Communications Satellites: Global Change Agents addresses communications satellites not only in terms of the technology and the services they provide, but also with consideration of the technology's impact in socio-political, security, economic, policy, news, entertainment, and cultural spheres. Editors Joseph N. Pelton, Robert J. Oslund, and Peter Marshall bring together contributions that place satellites into a broad context and examine how they influence and define today's world. Written in a non-technical, reader-friendly style, chapters investigate how satellite communications work and explore the role of satellites in such arenas as: *news and entertainment systems around the world; *Internet, E-business, and the new global economy; *global television and radio channels; *military operations; and *education, health services, economic development, and electronic immigration. Communications Satellites: Global Change Agents examines what satellites have been and projects how they will evolve in the future, articulating what they mean to the world today and forecasting what they will mean tomorrow. As the definitive source on communications satellites and their role in today's world, this volume serves as a valuable, unique, and timely resource for scholars and students in telecommunications, communication and technology, mass communication and society, and broadcasting.

Author : Donald H. Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communication Satellites written by Donald H. Martin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication Satellites, Fifth Edition, chronicles the worldwide development of communication satellites over a period of more than four decades. Descriptive text and tabular data are presented for experimental and operational satellites of communications and broadcasting systems of individual nations and international organizations. Descriptions are enhanced by drawings of satellites, communication subsystem block diagrams, and coverage maps. The book includes extensive references and a supplemental bibliography.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communications Satellites written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communication Satellites written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Denis J. Curtin
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483145794
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trends in Communications Satellites written by Denis J. Curtin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trends in Communications Satellites offers a comprehensive look at trends and advances in satellite communications, including experimental ones such as NASA satellites and those jointly developed by France and Germany. The economic aspects of communications satellites are also examined. This book consists of 16 chapters and begins with a discussion on the fundamentals of electrical communications and their application to space communications, including spacecraft, earth stations, and orbit and wavelength utilization. The next section demonstrates how successful commercial satellite communications have become, citing the INTELSAT series of satellites. The forerunners of INTELSAT satellites are mentioned, and the major characteristics of all INTELSAT satellites are surveyed. One chapter is devoted to the rapidly growing use of communications satellites for various domestic systems, focusing on the systems developed by the Hughes Aircraft Company for Canada, Indonesia, and the United States. The next section considers the economics of communications satellite systems using the INTELSAT and COMSAT experience. The concluding section presents a compilation in tabular and graphical form of the physical characteristics of the satellites discussed in the text. This monograph will be a useful resource for satellite communications engineers as well as policymakers concerned with communications satellites and space exploration more generally.

Author : Teresa M. Braun
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118345207
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Satellite Communications Payload and System written by Teresa M. Braun and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book primarily about the satellite payload of satellite communications systems. It represents a unique combination of practical systems engineering and communications theory. It tells about the satellites in geostationary and low-earth orbits today, both the so-called bent-pipe payloads and the processing payloads. The on-orbit environment, mitigated by the spacecraft bus, is described. The payload units (e.g. antennas and amplifiers), as well as payload-integration elements (e.g. waveguide and switches) are discussed in regard to how they work, what they do to the signal, their technology, environment sensitivity, and specifications. At a higher level are discussions on the payload as an entity: architecture including redundancy; specifications--what they mean, how they relate to unit specifications, and how to verify; and specification-compliance analysis (“budgets”) with uncertainty. Aspects of probability theory handy for calculating and using uncertainty and variation are presented. The highest-level discussions, on the end-to-end communications system, start with a practical introduction to physical-layer communications theory. Atmospheric effects and interference on the communications link are described. A chapter gives an example of optimizing a multibeam payload via probabilistic analysis. Finally, practical tips on system simulation and emulation are provided. The carrier frequencies treated are 1 GHz and above. Familiarity with Fourier analysis will enhance understanding of some topics. References are provided throughout the book for readers who want to dig deeper. Payload systems engineers, payload proposal writers, satellite-communications systems designers and analysts, and satellite customers will find that the book cuts their learning time. Spacecraft-bus systems engineers, payload unit engineers, and spacecraft operators will gain insight into the overall system. Students in systems engineering, microwave engineering, communications theory, probability theory, and communications simulation and modelling will find examples to supplement theoretical texts.

Author : Larry Blonstein
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483140709
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communications Satellites written by Larry Blonstein and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.