Satellite Communication System

Orbital mechanics and parameters, look angle determination, Launches and Lunch vehicle, Orbital effects in communication system performance. Attitude and orbit control system AOCS , TTC , Description of spacecraft System – Transponders,

Satellite Link Design, Basics of transmission theory, system noise temperature and G/T ratio, Uplink and Downlink design, design of satellite links for specified C/N performance

Energy dispersal, digital transmission

Digital Modulation

Multiplexing techniques for satellite links, Comprehensive study on FDMA, TDMA and CDMA. Spread Spectrum Transmission and Reception. Estimating Channel requirements, SPADE, Random access

Network distribution and direct broad casting TV, fundamentals of mobile communication satellite

Earth paths and influence on link design: Quantifying attenuation and depolarization, hydrometric & non hydrometric effects, ionosphere effects, rain and ice effects