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Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications
Offering readers a concise and yet comprehensive reference, Satellite Technology provides a unique coverage of both the principles and applications in this wide field. This book covers the technological and application aspects of satellites in one volume, ensuring not only extensive coverage of communications-related applications of satellites, but also other important applications such as remote sensing, weather forecasting, navigation, scientific and military. The essentials of satellite technology are explained, by giving an introduction to the fundamental topics such as orbits and trajectories, launch and in-orbit operations before going on to describe satellite hardware, communication techniques, multiple access techniques and link design. Topics range from the history and evolution of satellites, and the laws governing motion of artificial satellites around earth, to multiplexing techniques, satellite subsystems and link design fundamentals. The coverage of satellite technology together with its applications make the book an essential reference book for professionals, R&D scientists and engineers and students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
576 pages, Hardcover
First published January 29, 2007
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August 3, 2011
It's a pretty good introduction/survey book. Unfortunately, it couldn't go into depth into any subject. That's not a negative, as the book is only intended as an intro.
The worked examples make good points that will help provide context to someone at the beginning of their career.
My main problem is with the misleading figures. ALL of the orbital configuration figures show earth continents in the same orientation, which is WRONG. (This is shockingly bad graphical practice and I hope they correct it in subsequent printings.) Ignore those figures, and the text will make much more sense. Fortunately, the bibliography at the end of the orbit chapters give URLs for sites that do have the correct figures.
The worked examples make good points that will help provide context to someone at the beginning of their career.
My main problem is with the misleading figures. ALL of the orbital configuration figures show earth continents in the same orientation, which is WRONG. (This is shockingly bad graphical practice and I hope they correct it in subsequent printings.) Ignore those figures, and the text will make much more sense. Fortunately, the bibliography at the end of the orbit chapters give URLs for sites that do have the correct figures.
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