Communications Satellite Handbook

Partial table of contents: Obtaining Access to the Satellite. TELETRAFFIC. Interfaces Between Terrestrial and Satellite Systems. Telecommunications Systems. COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEMS. System Modeling. Overall System Calculations. MULTIPLE-ACCESS TECHNIQUES. Frequency Domain Multiple Access. Time Domain Multiple Access. Space Domain Multiple Access. Code Domain Multiple Access. Random Multiple Access. SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY. Space Configuration and Subsystems. Telemetry, Tracking, and Command. Solar Arrays. Attitude Control. Thermal Control. SATELLITE ORBITS. Direction of Orbit Normals and of Sun. Elliptical Orbits in a Plane. Earth Station--Azimuth, Elevation, and Range. Lunar and Solar Perturbations. Launching into a Geostationary Orbit. Index.