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100 1 _aPelton, Joseph N.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSatellite Communications
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Joseph N. Pelton.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York,
_c2012.
300 _aVII, 126p. 32 illus., 24 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Space Development,
_x2191-8171
505 0 _aChapter 1: Introduction to Satellite Communications -- Chapter 2: Orbits, Services and Systems -- Chapter 3: Overview of Communication Satellites Technology -- Chapter 4: The Design, Engineering, Manufacture, and Operation of a Communications Satellites -- Chapter 5: Earth Stations, Antennas, and User Devices -- Chapter 6: Satellite Deployment, Station-Keeping and Related Insurance Coverage -- Chapter 7: Key Business, Trade and Regulatory Issues -- Chapter 8: The Future of Satellite Communications -- Chapter 9: Top TenĀ Things to Know about Satellite Communications -- Appendix 1: Definitions and Acronyms -- Appendix 2: Bibliography and Further Reading -- About the Author.
520 _aThe field of satellite communications represents the world's largest space industry. Those who are interested in space need to understand the fundamentals of satellite communications, its technology, operation, business, economic, and regulatory aspects. This book explains all this along with key insights into the field's future growth trends and current strategic challenges. Fundamentals of Satellite Communications is a concise book that gives all of the key facts and figures as well as a strategic view of where this dynamic industry is going. Author Joseph N. Pelton, PhD, former Dean of the International Space University and former Director of Strategic Policy at Intelstat, presents a r
650 0 _aEngineering.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
650 0 _aAstronautics.
650 1 4 _aEngineering.
650 2 4 _aAerospace Technology and Astronautics.
650 2 4 _aExtraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781461419938
830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Space Development,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1994-5
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