Principles of Communications Satellites

By Gary D. Gordon and Walter L. Morgan

Explains the reasons, limitations and trade-offs inherent tocommunications satellites. The first half deals with link powerbudgets as well as communications hardware and examples of completelink budgets. Spacecraft technology and a description of theobjectives and basic operating methods of each of the majorsupporting subsystems are covered in the last half. Containsend-of-chapter exercises and solutions.

An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all theproblems in the book is available from the Wiley editorialdepartment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047155796X
• ISBN13: 9780471557968
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"