sattellite communication

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E ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
SEMESTER - VII
Satellite Communication (3:0:0) 3
(Effective from the academic year 2024-25 for 2021 Scheme)
Course Code 21EC732 CEE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week 3:0:0 SEE Marks 50
(L:T:P)
Total Number of Contact 40 Exam Hours 3
Hours
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to:
1. Study the history of satellites, frequency bands used, basic principle
of satellite orbits and trajectories.
2. Analyze the electronic systems associated with a satellite and the earth
station.
3. Analyze the various technologies associated with the satellite
communication.
4. Summarize on a communication satellite and the national satellite system.
5. Discuss the satellite applications focusing various domains services such
as remote sensing, weather forecasting and navigation.
Preamble:
This course of satellite communication deals with the concepts and principles of
satellite orbits, different modulation adopted in satellite communication. it deals
with the architecture involved in constructing the satellites.
Module – 1
Introduction: History of the scientific developments in this field, significance
and scope of the course, impact of the course on sustainable solutions and
national economy, career perspective, innovations and state of the art (for 2-3
hours)
Introduction to Satellite Communication: Introduction: Overview of Satellite

Communications, GEO, MEO and LEO satellite systems, frequency bands.
Orbital Mechanics: Orbit Equations, Locating the satellite w.r.t. the earth, Orbital
elements, Look Angles, Orbital perturbation, Effects of earth’s oblate ness, moon and
sun, Satellite eclipse, sun transit outage, Coverage angle, slant range, satellite
launching (TEXT 1)
Module – 2
Satellite subsystems: Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS), Telemetry,
Tracking and Command System (TT&C), Power System, Satellite antennas,
Communications subsystem, transponders. (TEXT 1)
Module – 3
Modulation and Multiplexing: FM with multiplexed telephone signals, Analog FM
SCPC, PSK, QPSK, Multiple Access Schemes: FDM/FM/FDMA, TDMA, and Frame
structure,
frame acquisition, synchronization, TDMA in VSAT network, CDMA, Spread
spectrum transmission and reception.
Satellite Link Design: Basic transmission theory, System noise temperature and
G/T ratio, CNR, CIR, ACI, IMI, Down link design, Up link design, System design
examples (TEXT 1)
Module – 4
Error Control for Digital Satellite Links: Error control coding, Block codes,
Convolution codes, - Implementation of error detection on satellite links
Communication Satellites: Introduction, Related Applications, Frequency
Bands, Payloads, Satellite Vs. Terrestrial Networks, Satellite Telephony, Satellite
Television, Satellite radio, Regional satellite Systems, National Satellite Systems
(TEXT 2)
Module – 5
Remote Sensing Satellites: Classification of remote sensing systems, orbits,
Payloads, Types of images: Image Classification, Interpretation, Applications.
Weather Forecasting Satellites: Fundamentals, Images, Orbits, Payloads,
Applications.
Navigation Satellites: Development of Satellite Navigation Systems, GPS system,
Applications. (TEXT 2).
Summary of the Course
Course outcomes:
The students will be able to:
CO1: State various aspects related to satellite systems such as orbital equations,
sub-systems in a satellite, link budget, modulation and multiple access schemes
CO2: Apply the concepts of communication system to interpret the working of
satellite system parameter associated with its design
CO3: Analyse the various applications of satellites based on national satellite
system. Solve numerical problems related to orbital motion and design of link
budget for the given pameters and conditions
CO4: Discuss and present the technical aspects, safety issues and environmental
context of different spacecrafts in a team
Sl. Title of the Book Name of the Name of the Edition
No. Author/s Publisher
Textbooks
1 Satellite Timothy Pratt, John Wiley, 2e
Communications, Charles Bostian Singapore,
Jermey Allnutt 2013.
2 Satellite Anil K. Maini, Wiley India 2015
Communications, Varsha Agrawal. Pvt. Ltd
Reference Books
1. Satellite Wilbur Prentice 2007
Communication L.Pritchard, Hall/Pearson
Systems Hendri G.
Engineering Suyderhoud,
Robert A.
Nelson
2. The Satellite Bruce R. Elbert, Hand Book, 2e
Communication Artech
Applications House
Bostan
London
Alternate Assessment Tools (AATs) suggested:
• Poster presentation on recent advancements adapted in satellite
communication
Web links / e – resources:
• https://onlinecourses-archive.nptel.ac.in/noc17_ec14/preview
• https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/117/105/117105131/

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