| Title: | Satellite communications technology : a guide to how satellite services work |
| Authors: | Mike Armstrong-Smith, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | Nairn : Microcom, 2017 |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-1-9997910-1-8 |
| Size: | 1 online resource (xiv, 332 p.) / col. ill. |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TK5104 |
| Subjects: | Artificial satellites in telecommunication ; Artificial satellites in telecommunication--Systems engineering |
| Description: | Starting with the basic ideas behind satellite communications from satellite orbits to noise and modulation, Satellite Communications Technology explains the underlying principles of satellite communications systems. It continues, in detail, explaining how satellites, earth stations and their constituent parts work. Finally Satellite Communications Technology describes how all of the main satellite communications services are implemented, explaining the technology used, network configurations and the signal types employed, and giving examples of typical equipment used to provide these services. |
| Contents note: | 2. Satellite basics 3. Satellite configuration 4. Launching satellites 5. Satellite orbits 6. Geometrical relationships for geostationary orbit 7. The satellite link 8. Noise and interference 9. Link performance objectives 10 Link budget 11. Modulation, access and coding 12. Communications satellite technology 13. Earth station technology |
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