EBOOK Satellite Communications 4e
1st Edition
1307095283
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9781307095289
© 2017 | Published: July 23, 2017
Master the fundamentals of satellite communicationsHighly regarded for more than a decade as both a teaching text and professional tutorial, this classic guide to satellite communications has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover global wirele…
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Chapter 1: Overview of Satellite Systems
Chapter 2: Orbits and Launching Methods
Chapter 3: The Geostationary Orbit
Chapter 4: Radio Wave Propagation
Chapter 5: Polarization
Chapter 6: Antennas
Chapter 7: The Space Segment
Chapter 8: The Earth Segment
Chapter 9: Analog Signals
Chapter 10: Digital Signals
Chapter 11: Error Control Coding
Chapter 12: The Space Link
Chapter 13: Interference
Chapter 14: Satellite Access
Chapter 15: Satellites in Networks
Chapter 16: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Television
Chapter 17: Satellite Mobile and Specialized Services
APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS
APPENDIX B: CONIC SECTIONS
APPENDIX C: NASA TWO-LINE ORBITAL ELEMENTS
APPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
APPENDIX E: ILLUSTRATING THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS
APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS
APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS
INDEX
Chapter 2: Orbits and Launching Methods
Chapter 3: The Geostationary Orbit
Chapter 4: Radio Wave Propagation
Chapter 5: Polarization
Chapter 6: Antennas
Chapter 7: The Space Segment
Chapter 8: The Earth Segment
Chapter 9: Analog Signals
Chapter 10: Digital Signals
Chapter 11: Error Control Coding
Chapter 12: The Space Link
Chapter 13: Interference
Chapter 14: Satellite Access
Chapter 15: Satellites in Networks
Chapter 16: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Television
Chapter 17: Satellite Mobile and Specialized Services
APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS
APPENDIX B: CONIC SECTIONS
APPENDIX C: NASA TWO-LINE ORBITAL ELEMENTS
APPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
APPENDIX E: ILLUSTRATING THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS
APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS
APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS
INDEX
Master the fundamentals of satellite communications
Highly regarded for more than a decade as both a teaching text and professional tutorial, this classic guide to satellite communications has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite. In-depth textbook-style coverage combined with an intuitive low-math approach makes this book particularly appealing to the wireless and networking markets
New to this edition: Global wireless services including 3G; Antenna Options Error Coding