Syllabus
Basic Principles: General features, frequency allocation for satellite services, properties of satellite communication systems.
Satellite Orbits: Introduction, Kepler's laws, orbital dynamics, orbital characteristics, satellite spacing and orbital capacity, angle of elevation, eclipses, launching and positioning, satellite drift and station keeping.
Satellite Construction (Space Segment): Introduction; attitude and orbit control system; telemetry, tracking and command; power systems, communication subsystems, antenna subsystem, equipment reliability and space qualification.
Satellite Links: Introduction, general link design equation, system noise temperature, uplink design, downlink design, complete link design, effects of rain.
Earth Station: Introduction, earth station subsystem, different types of earth stations.
The Space Segment Access and Utilization: Introduction, space segment access methods, TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, SDMA, assignment methods. The Role and Application of Satellite Communication.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Satellite Communications, Timothy Pratt, Charles W. Bostian, John Wiley & Sons.
2. Satellite Communications, Dennis Roddy, 3rd Ed., Mc. Graw-Hill International Ed. 2001.
3. Satellite Communication Systems Engineering, W. L. Pritchard, J. A. Sciulli, Prentice- Hall, Inc., NJ.
4. Satellite Communication Engineering, M. O. Kolawole, Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY.