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ISBN10: 0071486895 | ISBN13: 9780071486897

Satellite Communications, Fourth Edition, 4th Edition

ISBN10: 0071486895
ISBN13: 9780071486897
By Dennis Roddy

© 2006 Published January 27, 2006

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  • 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

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

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