Satellite Communications [PDF 14p]

EBook Description: The satellite itself is also known as the space segment, and is composed of three separate units, namely the fuel system, the satellite and telemetry controls, and the transponder. The transponder includes the receiving antenna to pick-up signals from the ground station, a broad band receiver, an input multiplexer, and a frequency converter which is used to reroute the received signals through a high powered amplifier for downlin.

Several different types of global satellite communications systems are in various stages of development. Each system, either planned or existing, has a unique configuration optimized to support a unique business plan based on the services offered and the markets targeted.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AN OVERVIEW (DOC)

The outer space has always fascinated people on the earth and communication through space evolved as an offshoot of ideas for space travel. The earliest idea of using artificial satellites for communications is found in a science fiction Brick Moon by Edward Evert Hale, published in 1869-70. While the early fictional accounts of satellite and space communications bear little resemblance to the technology as it exists to day, they are of significance since they represent the origins of the idea from which the technology eventually evolved.

Introduction to Satellite Communication (PDF 38p)

The satellite communication industry has grown tremendously since the first edition of this text, and with it the number of professionals and the range of activities have grown as well.

Satellite navigation Overview

Satellite navigation is a leading-edge technology which allows anyone with a receiver to
determine their position very accurately at any time by picking up signals from a constellation of several satellites. Currently, the United States Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Russian GLONASS system are the only operational Satellite navigation systems.

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