COURSE SCHEDULE

Department:

Electronics & communication Engineering

Year & Semester:

IV Year B.Tech II Semester- Div (B)

Batch Admitted: 2010

Title of the Course:

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Code: R42043

Name of faculty: D. ARUN KUMAR

Course Weightage:

Internal Marks: 25

External Marks: 75

Credits: 04

Course objective: To understand the orbital aspects of satellite communication,satellite subsystems and multiple
access techniques used in satellite communication.To provide an ability to design satellite links and earth stations and
provide an exposure to spread spectrum techniques and jamming signals.To analyze the LEO,GEO satellites and
learning the concepts of satellite navigation and the GPS

Contac
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Date

Topic to be covered

Readings

1.

30-12-13

UNIT-1
Introduction to Satellite Communications

T2

2.

31-12-13

Origin of Satellite Communications

T2

3.

02-01-14

Historical Back-ground

T2

4.

03-01-14

Basic Concepts of Satellite Communications

T2

5.

06-01-14

Frequency allocations for Satellite Services

T2

6.

07-01-14

Types of Orbits

T2

7.

08-01-14

Applications of Satellite Communications

T2

8.

09-01-14

Future Trends of Satellite Communications

T2

UNIT-2
9.

10-01-14

Orbital Mechanics

T1

10.

17-01-14

Newtons Laws of Motion and Law of Gravitation

T1

11.

19-01-14

Keplers Laws of Planetary Motion

T1

12.

20-01-14

Locating the satellite in the orbit

T1

13.

21-01-14

Locating the Satellite with respect to the earth

T1

14.

22-01-14

Orbital Elements

T1

15.

23-01-14

Look Angle Determination

T1

16.

24-01-14

Orbital Perturbations

T1

17.

27-01-14

Orbit Determination

T1

18.

27-01-14

Launches and launch vehicles

T1

19.

28-01-14

Orbital effects in Communication Systems Performance

T1

20.

29-01-14

UNIT-3
Spacecraft Subsystems

T1

21.

30-01-14

Attitude and orbit control system

T1

22.

31-01-14

Telemetry, Tracking, Command Subsystem

T1

23.

03-02-14

Power systems

T1

24.

03-02-14

Communication Subsystems

T1

25.

04-02-14

Spacecraft antennas

T1

26.

04-02-14

Satellite Antenna Equipment reliability

T1

27.

05-02-14

Space qualification

T1

28.

05-02-14

UNIT-4
Satellite Link Design

T1

29.

06-02-14

Basic transmission theory

T1

30.

10-02-14

System Noise Temperature and G/T ratio

T1

31.

11-02-14

Design of Down links

T1

32.

12-02-14

Design of Uplinks

T1

33.

13-02-14

Design of Satellite Links for specified C/N ratio

T1

34.

14-02-14

System design example

T1

35.

17-02-14

UNIT-5
Multiple Access Techniques

T1 & T2

36.

18-02-14

Frequency division multiple access (FDMA)

T1 & T2

37.

19-02-14

Intermodulation

T1 & T2

38.

20-02-14

Calculation of C/N ratio

T1 & T2

39.

21-02-14

Time division Multiple Access (TDMA)

T1 & T2

40.

24-02-14

Frame structure Examples

T1 & T2

41.

25-02-14

Satellite Switched TDMA Onboard processing

T1 & T2

42.

26-02-14

DAMA

T1 & T2

43.

28-02-14

Code Division Multiple access (CDMA)

T1 & T2

44.

03-03-14

Spread spectrum transmission and reception

T1 & T2

45.

04-03-14

UNIT-6
Earth Station Technology

T2

46.

05-03-14

Introduction to Earth Station

T2

47.

06-03-14

Transmitters

T2

48.

07-03-14

Receivers

T2

49.

10-03-14

Antennas

T2

50.

11-03-14

Tracking systems

T2

51.

12-03-14

Terrestrial interface

T2

52.

13-03-14

Primary power test methods.

T2

53.

14-03-14

UNIT-7
Low Earth Orbit and Geo-Stationary Systems

T1

54.

18-03-14

Orbit consideration

T1

55.

19-03-14

coverage and frequency considerations

T1

56.

20-03-14

Delay & Throughput considerations

T1

57.

21-03-14

System considerations

T1

58.

24-03-14

Operational NGSO constellation Designs

T1

59.

25-03-14

UNIT-8
Satellite Navigation & The Global Positioning System

T1

60.

26-03-14

Radio and Satellite Navigation

T1

61.

27-03-14

GPS Position Location principles

T1

62.

28-03-14

GPS Receivers and codes

T1

63.

01-04-14

Satellite signal acquisition

T1

64.

02-04-14

GPS Navigation Message

T1

65.

03-04-14

GPS signal levels

T1

66.

04-04-14

GPS receiver operation

T1

67.

07-04-14

GPS C/A code accuracy

T1

68.

09-04-14

Differential GPS

T1

TEXT BOOKS:
1.Satellite Communication Timothy Pratt,Charles Bostain and JeremyAllnutt,WSE Wiley publications 2003
2. Satellite Communication Engineering Wilbur L Pritchard,Robert A Nelson and Henri,Gsuyderhoud 2 nd edition
pearson publications 2003