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SUBJECT CODE: Credits: 03

21UEC705E
Satellite Communication
L:T:P –3-0-0 CIEMarks:50
Total Hours/Week: 03 SEEMarks:50

UNIT-I 10 Hrs.
Overview of Satellite Systems: Frequency Allocations for Satellite Services. INTELSAT 4,
U.S.Domsats 9 ,Polar Orbiting Satellites 12,Argos System 18, Cospas-Sarsat.

Orbits and Launching Methods: Kepler’s First Law, Kepler’s Second Law, Kepler’s Third Law,
Definitions of Terms for Earth-Orbiting Satellites, Orbital Elements, Apogee and Perigee Heights,
Orbit Perturbations, The subsatellite point, Predicting satellite position, Local Mean Solar Time and
Sun-Synchronous Orbits, Problems. Launches and Launch Vehicles, Expendable Launch Vehicles
(ELVs),Placing Satellites into Geostationary Orbit, Orbital Effects in Communications Systems
Performance.

UNIT–II 10 Hrs.
The Geostationary Orbit: Antenna Look Angles, The Polar Mount Antenna, Limits of Visibility, Near
Geostationary Orbits, Earth Eclipse of Satellite, Sun Transit Outage, Problems.
RadioWavePropagation:AtmosphericLosses,IonosphericEffects,RainAttenuation,Other
Propagation Impairments,
Polarization: Antenna Polarization, Polarization of Satellite Signals,
Cross-Polarization Discrimination, Ionospheric Depolarization, Rain Depolarization, Ice
Depolarization.

UNIT–III 10 Hrs.
The Space Segment: The Power Supply, Attitude Control, Spinning Satellite stabilization,
Momentum Wheel stabilization, Station Keeping, Thermal Control, TT&C
Subsystem, Transponders, The wideband receiver, The input demultiplexer, The power
amplifier Communications Subsystems: Description of the Communications System, Transponders,
Satellite Antennas, Basic Antenna Types and Relationships, Example Global Beam Antenna Example
Regional Coverage Antenna, Satellite Antennas in Practice, Equipment Reliability and Space

UNIT–IV 10 Hrs.
Low Earth Orbit and Non-Geostationary Satellite Systems: Orbit Considerations, Coverage
Frequency & Considerations, Delay Throughput Considerations, System Considerations
Operational NGSO Considerations Designs,
Satellite Navigation and the Global Positioning System:Radio and Satellite Navigation, GPS Position
Location Principles, GPS Receivers and Codes, Satellite Signal Acquisition, GPS
NavigationMessage,GPSSignalLevels,TimingAccuracy,GPSC/ACodeAccuracy, Differential GPS.

Reference Books *

Textbook:
1. DennisRoddy,“Satellite Communications”,4thedition,McGraw-Hill International Edition,
2010.
ReferenceBooks:
1. TimothyPratt,CharlesBostianandJeremyAllnutt,“SatelliteCommunications”,2nd edition,
John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
2. WilburL.Pritchard,Hendri.Suyderhoud,RoberA.Nelson,“SatelliteCommunication System
Engineering”, Prentice Hall, Second edition 1993.
Course Outcomes**
After completion of the course student will be able to

1. How to describe the motion of satellite in the orbit.


2. Describe the concepts of subsystems, link design, rain fading and link availability.
3. Explain modulation techniques and the performance of satellite communication systems
4. Analyze the design requirements and the performance of satellite communication systems.

*Books to be listed as per the format with decreasing level of coverage of syllabus
** Each CO to be written with proper action word and should be assessable and
quantifiable

Course Programme Outcomes (POs) Program Specific


Outcome
Outcomes (PSOs)
s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3

CO1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

CO2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

CO3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

CO4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

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