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Satellite Communications, 2nd Edition
Timothy Pratt (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Charles W. Bostian (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Jeremy E. Allnutt (George Mason Univ.)
ISBN: 978-0-471-37007-9
Hardcover
560 pages
October 2002, ©2003
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Preface.

Introduction.

Orbital Mechanics and Launchers.

Satellites.

Satellite Link Design.

Modulation and Multiplexing Techniques for Satellite Links.

Multiple Access.

Error Control for Digital Satellite Links.

Propagation Effects and their Impact on Satellite-Earth Links.

VSAT SYSTEMS.

Low Earth Orbit and Non-Geostationary Satellite Systems.

Direct Broadcast Satellite Television and Radio.

Satellite Navigation and the Global Positioning System.

Appendix A: Decibels in Communications Engineering.

Appendix B: FDM/FM/FDMA Analog Telephone Transmission.

Appendix C: Complementary Error Function erfc(x) and Q Function Q(z).

Appendix D: The Simple Attenuation Model.

Glossary.

Index.

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