Satellite Communications, Fourth Edition
4th EditionISBN10: 0071462988
ISBN13: 9780071462983
Copyright: 2006
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
APPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
APPENDIX E: ILLUSTRATING THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS
APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS
APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS
INDEX
APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS
APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS
INDEX
INDEX
About the Author
Dennis Roddy
Dennis Roddy is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and has more than 40 years of experience in both industrial and technical education. He is also the author of Radio and Line Transmission, Volumes 1 and 2, Introduction to Microelectronics, and Microwave Technology; and coauthor (with J.Coolen) of Electronic Communications; and Electronics.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
APPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
APPENDIX E: ILLUSTRATING THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS
APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS
APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS
INDEX
APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS
APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS
INDEX
INDEX
About the Author
Dennis Roddy
Dennis Roddy is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and has more than 40 years of experience in both industrial and technical education. He is also the author of Radio and Line Transmission, Volumes 1 and 2, Introduction to Microelectronics, and Microwave Technology; and coauthor (with J.Coolen) of Electronic Communications; and Electronics.
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