NPTEL Syllabus

Satellite Communication Systems - Web

course
COURSE OUTLINE
The objective of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of different
concepts used in a satellite communication system. It will explain the tools
necessary for the calculation of basic parameters in a satellite communication
system.
T h e course will cover every aspects of satellite communication like orbital
mechanics, launching techniques, satellite link design, earth station technology
and different access system towards a satellite. Different applications of satellite
communication will be discussed at the end.
The students should have the knowledge of analog and digital communication
system before studying this course.
Contents: Basic principles, Satellite orbits, Satellite construction (space
segment), Satellite links, Earth station (earth segment), Space segment access
and utilization, Role and application of satellite communication.

1.

Topic

Basic Principles.

No.of
Hours

Satellite Orbits.

Satellite Construction (Space Segment).

Introduction; attitude and orbit control system; telemetry,

tracking and command; power systems, communication
subsystems, antenna subsystem, equipment reliability and
space qualification.

4.

Satellite Links.

Introduction, general link design equation, system noise

temperature, uplink design, downlink design, complete
link design, effects of rain.

5.

Pre-requisites:

Earth Station.
Introduction, earth station subsystem, different types of

Additional Reading:
1. W. L. Pritchard, J. A. Sciulli,
Satellite Communication
Systems Engineering, PrenticeHall, Inc., NJ.

Coordinators:
Dr. Amalendu Patnaik
Department of Electronics and
Computer EngineeringIIT Roorkee

Introduction, Kepler's laws, orbital dynamics, orbital

characteristics, satellite spacing and orbital capacity,
angle of elevation, eclipses, launching and positioning,
satellite drift and station keeping.

3.

Electronics &
Communication
Engineering

2. M. O. Kolawole, Satellite
Communication Engineering,
Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY.

General features, frequency allocation for satellite

services, properties of satellite communication systems.

2.

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1. Principles of Analog and Digital

Communication System.

COURSE DETAIL

Sl.No.

NPTEL

Dr. Debashis Ghosh

Department of Electronics and
Computer EngineeringIIT Roorkee

earth stations.

6.

The Space Segment Access and Utilization.

Introduction, space segment access methods, TDMA,

FDMA, CDMA, SDMA, assignment methods.

7.

The Role and Application of Satellite Communication.

Total

40

References:
1. Timothy Pratt, Charles W. Bostian, Satellite Communications, John Wiley
& Sons.
2. Dennis Roddy, Satellite Communications, 3rd Ed., Mc. Graw-Hill
International Ed. 2001.
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