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Satellite Communication Course Overview

This document outlines an ECE405 Satellite Communication course. The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of communication through satellites and understand the design criteria and intricacies involved. On completing the course, students will be able to identify satellite subsystem specifications, summarize earth station tracking and monitoring systems, interpret frequency and multiple access techniques for satellite communication, understand the role of satellites in advanced communication technologies, and build a satellite model for a specific application. The course covers orbital mechanics, satellite design elements, multiple access techniques, satellite link design, and domestic satellite systems.

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Satellite Communication Course Overview

This document outlines an ECE405 Satellite Communication course. The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of communication through satellites and understand the design criteria and intricacies involved. On completing the course, students will be able to identify satellite subsystem specifications, summarize earth station tracking and monitoring systems, interpret frequency and multiple access techniques for satellite communication, understand the role of satellites in advanced communication technologies, and build a satellite model for a specific application. The course covers orbital mechanics, satellite design elements, multiple access techniques, satellite link design, and domestic satellite systems.

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ECE405 Satellite Communication L T P C

3 0 0 3
Version No.: 1.10
Prerequisite: ECE305 Digital Communication

Objectives:
 To get in depth knowledge of communication through satellite
 To know the intricacies involved
 To understand the design criterion
Expected Outcome:
On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
 Identify the required specifications for a complete satellite subsystem.
 Summarize the tracking and monitoring systems operated in the earth station.
 Interpret the frequency and multiple access techniques required for a typical communication.
 Understand the role of satellite communication in advance communication technologies.
 Build a satellite model with all the required parameters to operate for a specific engineering
application.

Unit I Elements of Orbotal Mechanics


Equation, Orbital elements, orbital perturbation; Tracking and orbital determination, orbital
correction / control.

Unit II Elements of Communication Satellite Design


Space environment, Spacecraft configuration, spacecraft subsystems, payload, Reliability
considerations spacecraft integration and testing.

Unit III Multiple Access Techniques


FDM-FM-FDMA, TDMA, SSMA / CDMA, RANDOM MULTIPLE access techniques; packet
switching and packet satellite networks. Satellite on broad processing and switching.

Unit IV Satellite Link Design


Types of systems: BSS, Performance requirements and standards for Telephony, TV and data.
Performance impairments; Noise, interference, inter modulation. Design of typical satellite links.
Unit V Domestic Satellite Systems
The INSAT system, International system: INTELSAT, IMMARSAT, Satellite based personal
communication LEO, ICO, CEO Systems.
Textbooks:
1. D. Roddy, “Satellite Communications”, Prentice Hall, 1989.
2. T. Pratt and C.W. Boastian, “Satellite Communication”, John Wiley & Sons, 1986.

Reference Books:
1. Yunus A. Cengel (2005), Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Tata McGraw- Hill
Publishing Company Ltd.
2. Y.V.C.Rao (2004), An Introduction to Thermodynamics, Universities Press.
3. C. P. Arora (2005) Thermodynamics, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
4. David R. Gaskell, (2003), Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials, Taylor and Francis
Publisher.

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5. M. Achuthan (2004), Engineering Thermodynamics, Prentice Hall India Limited.
6. Eastop (2004), Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologies, Addison - Wesley
Logman Limited.

Mode of Evaluation: CAT- I & II, Assignments/ other tests, Term End Examination

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