Satellite Communication

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
APPENDIX H: ADDITONAL QUESTINS AND EXERCISES
INDEX