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EC8094 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION L T P C

3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
 Understand the basics of satellite orbits
 Understand the satellite segment and earth segment
 Analyze the various methods of satellite access
 Understand the applications of satellites
 Understand the basics of satellite Networks
UNIT I SATELLITE ORBITS 9
Kepler‟s Laws, Newton‟s law, orbital parameters, orbital perturbations, station keeping, geo stationary
and non Geo-stationary orbits – Look Angle Determination- Limits of visibility – eclipse-Sub satellite
point –Sun transit outage-Launching Procedures - launch vehicles and propulsion.

UNIT II SPACE SEGMENT 9


Spacecraft Technology- Structure, Primary power, Attitude and Orbit control, Thermal control and
Propulsion, communication Payload and supporting subsystems, Telemetry, Tracking and command-
Transponders-The Antenna Subsystem.

UNIT III SATELLITE LINK DESIGN 9


Basic link analysis, Interference analysis, Rain induced attenuation and interference, Ionospheric
characteristics, Link Design with and without frequency reuse.

UNIT IV SATELLITE ACCESS AND CODING METHODS 9


Modulation and Multiplexing: Voice, Data, Video, Analog – digital transmission system, Digital video
Broadcast, multiple access: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, DAMA Assignment Methods, compression –
encryption, Coding Schemes.

UNIT V SATELLITE APPLICATIONS 9


INTELSAT Series, INSAT, VSAT, Mobile satellite services: GSM, GPS, INMARSAT, LEO, MEO,
Satellite Navigational System. GPS Position Location Principles, Differential GPS, Direct
Broadcast satellites (DBS/DTH).
TOTAL:45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student would be able to:
CO1: Analyze the satellite orbits
CO2: Analyze the earth segment and space segment
CO3: Analyze the satellite Link design
CO4: A n a l y z e t h e s a t e l l i t e a c c e s s a n d c o d i n g m e t h o d s
CO5: Design various satellite applications
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Dennis Roddy, ―Satellite Communication‖, 4th Edition, Mc Graw Hill International, 2006.
nd
2. Timothy,Pratt,Charles,W.Bostain,JeremyE.Allnutt,"SatelliteCommunication‖,2 Edition,
Wiley Publications,2002

REFERENCES:
1. Wilbur L.Pritchard, Hendri G. Suyderhoud, Robert A. Nelson, ―Satellite Communication
Systems Engineering‖, Prentice Hall/Pearson, 2007.
2. N.Agarwal, ―Design of Geosynchronous Space Craft‖, Prentice Hall, 1986.
3. Bruce R. Elbert, ―The Satellite Communication Applications‖, Hand Book, Artech House
Bostan London, 1997.
4. Tri T. Ha, ―Digital Satellite Communication‖, II nd edition, 1990.
5. Emanuel Fthenakis, ―Manual of Satellite Communications‖, Mc Graw Hill Book Co.,
1984.
6. Robert G. Winch, ―Telecommunication Trans Mission Systems‖, Mc Graw-Hill Book Co.,
1983.
7. Brian Ackroyd, ―World Satellite Communication and earth station Design‖, BSP
professional Books, 1990.
8. G.B.Bleazard, ―Introducing Satellite communications―, NCC Publication, 1985.
9. M.Richharia, ―Satellite Communication Systems-Design Principles‖, Macmillan 2003.

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