Satellite Communications

• Introduction • Orbital Mechanism and Launching of Satellite • Satellite Channel and Link Design • Propagation Effects and their Impacts on Satellite Links • Satellite Analog Communication • Satellite Digital Communication • Earth Segment: Satellite Earth Station • Space Segment: Communication Satellite Subsystems • Multiple Access Techniques • Demand Assignment Multiple 1 Access Techniques • Spread Spectrum Techniques and Code Division Multiple Access • Error Control Coding for Digital Satellite Links • Satellite Applications • Laser and Satellite Communication • Direct Broadcast Satellite Services • VSAT and Global Positioning Satellite Systems • Global Mobile Satellite Systems • Special Purpose Communication Satellites • Objective Type Questions • Short Answer Questions • Glossary • Model Question Papers • Index.