SPACE AND SATELLITE INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS
Principles of
Communication Satellites
author: Gary D Gordon and Walter
L Morgan
published: August 1993
publisher: John Wiley &
Sons Inc
ISBN: 0-471-55796-X
format: 568pp;
hardcover
| Guide price band | US$ 100 to US$ 150 £ 60 to £ 90 € 100 to € 150 |
description: Explains the reasons,
limitations and trade-offs inherent to communications satellites. The first
half deals with link power budgets as well as communications hardware and
examples of complete link budgets. Spacecraft technology and a description of
the objectives and basic operating methods of each of the major supporting
subsystems are covered in the last half. Contains end-of-chapter exercises and
solutions.
contents: Introduction to Link Budgets. Orbits for
Communications Satellites. Radio Frequencies. Modulation, Multiplexing, and
Multiple Access. Antennas. Power, EIRP, and Illumination. Transmission Losses
and Power Flux Density. Receivers and Noise Temperatures. System Performance.
Telemetry, Tracking, and Command. Electric Power. Spacecraft Attitude.
Propulsion. Structure. Thermal Control. Spacecraft Testing. Reliability.
Index.
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