B.Tech.

(ECE) – VII SEMESTER

EUREC 701: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Category: CE Credits: 3 Hours: 4 per week Department: ECE

UNIT I

Over View of Satellite Systems: Introduction, frequency allocations for Satellite services,
Intelsat, INSAT, Polar Orbiting satellites, Indian scenario, Applications

UNIT II

Orbits and Launching methods: Keplers Laws of planetary motion, Orbital elements, Orbit
perturbations, Inclined orbits, Geostationary orbits, sub satellite point, predicting satellite
position, Standard Time, Antenna Look angles

UNIT III

The space segment : Introduction ,Power supply and attitude control, Station keeping, TT&C,
transponders, The antenna sub system, Link design: Up link , down Link and satellite link design

UNIT IV

Modulation , multiplexing and multiple access :Introduction, analog and digital transmission
systems, analog and digital modulations, Multiplexing techniques, FDMA,TDMA,CDMA,PN
Sequence, spread spectrum, Demand assignment multiple access, SPADE

UNIT V

The earth segment: Introduction, Polarization of satellite signal and antenna. Atmospheric
effects, Ionospheric effects, Rain attenuation and other propagation impairments, Transmit-
receive earth stations, Satellite networks :Bandwidth, ATM over satellite , Internet through
satellites and satellite mobile services.

Text Books:

1. Satellite Communications : Dennis Roddy ,Tata McGrawHill, fourth edition.

2. Satellite Communication, T. Pratt and S. W. Bostian, John Wiley and Sons.

Reference Books:

1. Satellite Communication, D. C. Agarwal, Khanna Publishers.

2. Satellite Communication, Dharma Raj Cheruku, IK International Publishing, House, New

Delhi, 2009.