Satellite Technology Principles and Applications

Satellite Technology Contents

PART I SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

1. Introduction to Satellites and their Applications 
2. Satellite Orbits and Trajectories
3. Satellite Launch and In-orbit Operations 
4. Satellite {Hardware} 
5. Communication Strategies
6. A number of Entry Strategies 
7. Satellite Hyperlink Design Fundamentals 
8. Earth Station 
9. Networking Ideas

PART II SATELLITE APPLICATIONS

1. Communication Satellites 
2. Distant Sensing Satellites
3. Climate Satellites 
4. Navigation Satellites
5. Scientific Satellites
6. Navy Satellites 
7. Rising Tendencies

Preface to Satellite Technology Principles and Applications

The phrase ‘satellite tv for pc’ is in widespread use right this moment. It sounds very acquainted to all of us no matter our instructional and skilled backgrounds.

It’s not the prerogative of some choose nations and just isn’t a subject of analysis and dialogue that’s confined to the premises of massive tutorial institutes and analysis organizations.

As we speak, satellite tv for pc expertise just isn’t solely one of many fundamental topics taught at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate ranges,

however it’s also the bread and butter for a big proportion of electronics, communication and IT professionals working for educational institutes, science and expertise organizations and business.

A lot of the books on satellite tv for pc expertise and its functions cowl solely communications-related functions of satellites,

with both occasional or no reference to different essential functions, together with distant sensing, climate forecasting, scientific, navigational and navy functions and additionally different matters associated to house science and expertise.

As well as, house encyclopedias primarily cowl satellite tv for pc missions and their functions with not a lot info on the technological points.

Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications is a concise and but complete reference e book with reference to satellite tv for pc expertise and its functions, overlaying in a single quantity each communication and non-communication functions.

The third version is a totally up to date and enlarged model of the second version. All present chapters of the second version have been up to date and two new chapters, Networking Ideas and Satellite Technology — Rising Tendencies, have been added.

A lot of new matters have been included in different chapters as properly to make the e book extra complete and up-to-date, overlaying all of the developmental applied sciences and developments within the subject of satellites.

The supposed viewers for this e book consists of undergraduate and graduate-level college students and electronics, telecommunication and IT professionals on the lookout for a compact and complete reference e book on satellite tv for pc expertise and its functions.

The e book is logically divided into two components, particularly satellite tv for pc expertise fundamentals lined in Chapters 1 to 9, adopted by satellite tv for pc functions in Chapters 10 to 16. The primary introductory chapter begins with a short account of the historic evolution of satellite tv for pc expertise, several types of satellite tv for pc missions and areas of software of satellite tv for pc expertise.

A brand new addition to the primary chapter features a detailed dialogue on small and miniature satellites overlaying mini, micro, nano, pico and femto satellites.

The subsequent two chapters concentrate on orbital dynamics and associated matters. The research of orbits and trajectories of satellites and satellite tv for pc launch automobiles is probably the most elementary matter of satellite tv for pc expertise and additionally maybe a very powerful one.

It will be important as a result of it offers an perception into the operational points of this excellent piece of expertise.

An understanding of orbital dynamics will put us on a sound footing to deal with points like kinds of orbit and their suitability for a given software, orbit stabilization, orbit correction and station-keeping, launch necessities and typical launch trajectories for numerous orbits, Earth protection and so on.

These two chapters are properly supported by the required arithmetic and design illustrations. Complete protection of main launch automobiles and worldwide house complexes by way of their options and services is a brand new addition to the third chapter and one other spotlight of the e book.

After addressing the elemental points associated to the operational precept of satellites, the dynamics of satellite tv for pc orbits, launch procedures and numerous in-orbit operations, the main focus in Chapter 4 is on satellite tv for pc {hardware}, no matter its supposed software.

Totally different subsystems of a typical satellite tv for pc and points like the most important capabilities carried out by every one among these subsystems together with a short dialogue of their operational issues are lined on this chapter.

After an introduction to the evolution of satellites, satellite tv for pc orbital dynamics and {hardware} within the first 4 chapters, the main focus shifts to matters that relate primarily to communication satellites within the three chapters thereafter.

The matters lined within the first of those three chapters, Chapter 5, primarily embrace communication fundamentals with specific reference to satellite tv for pc communication adopted by a number of entry strategies within the subsequent chapter.

Chapter 7 focuses on satellite tv for pc hyperlink design-related points. Rising digital modulation strategies and a short description of a number of spot beam applied sciences have been added to Chapters 5 and 7, respectively.

Chapter 8 is on Earth station design and discusses the several types of Earth stations used for various functions, Earth station structure and design issues,

key efficiency parameters of an Earth station, Earth station testing, and some consultant Earth stations.

Communication satellites account for greater than 80% of the whole variety of satellites in operation. This is among the most generally exploited functions of satellites. Main earth station services have been briefly lined within the third version of the e book.

A chapter on Networking Ideas (Chapter 9) is a brand new addition to the third version. The chapter comprehensively covers numerous networking ideas reminiscent of traits, functions, and providers of networks, community topologies, applied sciences, and protocols.

Internetworking points are additionally briefly lined. Satellite functions are within the second a part of the e book in Chapters 10 to 15.

Primarily based on the supposed functions, the satellites are broadly categorised as communication satellites, navigation satellites, climate forecasting satellites, Earth statement satellites, scientific satellites, and navy satellites.

We intend to concentrate on this ever-expanding huge enviornment of satellite tv for pc functions. The emphasis is on the underlying ideas, the appliance potential, their modern standing, and future developments.

The primary chapter on satellite tv for pc functions covers all of the communication-related functions of satellites, which primarily embrace satellite tv for pc telephony, satellite tv for pc radio, satellite tv for pc tv, and information broadcasting providers. Main worldwide communication satellite tv for pc missions have additionally been described at size.

The long run developments within the subject of communication satellites are additionally highlighted on the finish of the chapter. A quick dialogue on digital video broadcasting and its completely different variants has been included within the third version of the e book.

Additionally, all information associated to the launch of communication satellites has been up to date. Distant sensing is a expertise used for acquiring details about the traits of an object by an evaluation of the info acquired from it at a distance.

Satellites play an essential position in distant sensing. In Chapter 11, numerous matters associated to distant sensing satellites are lined, together with their precept of operation, payloads onboard these satellites and their use to accumulate photographs,

processing and evaluation of those photographs utilizing numerous digital imaging strategies, and lastly deciphering these photographs for finding out numerous options of Earth for various functions.

We additionally introduce a few of the main distant sensing satellite tv for pc programs used for the aim and the latest developments within the subject in the direction of the top of the chapter.

A brand new part on the Indian Distant Sensing System has been included. The info on all distant sensing satellites have additionally been up to date. Using satellites for climate forecasting and prediction of associated phenomena has grow to be indispensable.

There’s a everlasting demand from the media with the requirement of brief time period climate forecasts for most of the people, dependable prediction of the actions of tropical cyclones enable re-routing of delivery and preventive motion in zones by which hurricanes cross.

Meteorological info can be of appreciable significance for the conduct of navy operations reminiscent of reconnaissance missions.

In Chapter 12, we take a better take a look at numerous points associated to evolution, operation, and use of climate satellites. A few of the main climate satellite tv for pc missions are lined in the direction of the top of the chapter. Like earlier chapters on satellite tv for pc functions, this chapter additionally comprises a lot of illustrative images.

All information on meteorological satellites have been up to date. Navigation is the artwork of figuring out the place of a platform or an object at any specified time. Satellite-based navigation programs characterize a breakthrough on this subject, which has revolutionized the very idea and software potential of navigation.

These programs have grown from a comparatively humble starting as a help expertise to that of a vital participant used within the huge array of financial, scientific, civilian and navy functions.

Chapter 13 offers a short define of the event of satellite-based navigation programs and a descriptive view of the basics underlying the operation of the GPS and the GLONASS navigation programs, their functioning and functions.

The GALILEO navigation system and different developmental developments are additionally lined within the chapter. This new version of the e book additionally covers satellite-based navigation programs hitherto not lined in earlier editions. These embrace EGNOS, COMPASS and the Indian Satellite Navigation System. Hybrid navigation programs are additionally launched within the chapter.

Using satellites for scientific analysis has eliminated the constraints like attenuation and blocking of radiation by the Earth’s environment, gravitational results on measurements and problem in making in situ research imposed by the Earth-based observations.

Furthermore, space-based scientific analysis is world by nature and helps to present an understanding of the varied phenomena at a worldwide degree. Chapter 14 focuses on the scientific functions of satellites, overlaying intimately the contributions made by these satellites to Earth sciences, photo voltaic physics, astronomy, and astrophysics.

Navy programs of right this moment rely closely on using satellites each throughout the struggle in addition to in peacetime. Most of the navy satellites carry out roles much like their civilian counterparts, primarily together with telecommunication providers, climate forecasting, navigation, and Earth statement functions.

Although some satellite tv for pc missions are completely navy in nature, many modern satellite tv for pc programs are dual-use satellites which might be used each for the navy in addition to civilian functions.

In Chapter 15 of the e book, we deliberate on numerous sides of navy satellites associated to their growth and software potential.

We start the chapter with an summary of navy satellites, adopted by an outline of varied kinds of navy satellites relying upon their supposed software and an in depth dialogue on house weapons.

A chapter on the rising developments in satellite tv for pc expertise and functions (Chapter 16) is one other new addition within the third version of the e book.

The chapter primarily covers some unconventional however futuristic space-related matters reminiscent of house tethers, house elevators, aerostats, and so on.

The chapter additionally features a transient account of millimeter-wave communication satellites and rising house station ideas.

A brand new chapter was thought of vital as these matters couldn’t have been included in any of the earlier chapters.

As an additional useful resource, the companion web site for our e book www.wiley.com/go/maini comprises an entire compendium of the options and services of satellites and satellite tv for pc launch automobiles from previous, current and deliberate futuristic satellite tv for pc missions for numerous functions.

Shade variations of a few of the figures inside the e book are additionally out there. The motivation to put in writing the proposed e book and the number of matters lined lay within the absence of any e book which in a single quantity would cowl all of the essential points of satellite tv for pc expertise and its functions.

There are house encyclopedias that present detailed info/technical information on the satellites launched by numerous nations for numerous functions, however include nearly no info on the ideas of satellite tv for pc expertise.

There are a bunch of books on satellite tv for pc communications, which debate satellite tv for pc expertise with a concentrate on communications-related functions.

We’ve made an sincere try to supply to our supposed viewers, primarily electronics, telecommunication and IT professionals, a concise but complete up-to-date reference e book overlaying in a single quantity each the expertise in addition to the application-related points of satellites.

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