Preface |
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About the Authors |
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1.2 A Brief History of Satellite Communications |
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1.3 Satellite Communications in 2018 |
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1.4 Overview of Satellite Communications |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (1) |
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1.6 Organization of This Book |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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2 Orbital Mechanics and Launchers |
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17 | (1) |
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2.2 Achieving a Stable Orbit |
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2.3 Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion |
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23 | (2) |
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2.4 Describing the Orbit of a Satellite |
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25 | (2) |
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2.5 Locating the Satellite in the Orbit |
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27 | (2) |
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2.6 Locating the Satellite With Respect to the Earth |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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2.8 Look Angle Determination |
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33 | (9) |
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2.9 Orbital Perturbations |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (1) |
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2.11 Space Launch Vehicles and Rockets |
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47 | (9) |
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2.12 Placing Satellites Into Geostationary Orbit |
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56 | (3) |
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2.13 Orbital Effects in Communications Systems Performance |
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59 | (3) |
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2.14 Manned Space Vehicles |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (13) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (9) |
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77 | (42) |
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72 | (3) |
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3.2 Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) |
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75 | (9) |
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3.3 Telemetry, Tracking, Command, and Monitoring (TTC&M) |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (2) |
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3.5 Communications Subsystems |
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90 | (10) |
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100 | (7) |
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3.7 Equipment Reliability and Space Qualification |
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107 | (6) |
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113 | (6) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (76) |
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119 | (6) |
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125 | (5) |
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4.3 System Noise Temperature and G/T Ratio |
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130 | (12) |
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142 | (7) |
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4.5 Ku-Band GEO Satellite Systems |
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149 | (9) |
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158 | (5) |
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4.7 Design for Specified CNR: Combining CNR and C/I Values in Satellite Links |
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163 | (4) |
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4.8 System Design for Specific Performance |
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167 | (21) |
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188 | (7) |
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189 | (4) |
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193 | (2) |
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5 Digital Transmission and Error Control |
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195 | (76) |
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197 | (18) |
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5.2 Implementing Zero ISI Transmission in the Time Domain |
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215 | (6) |
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5.3 Probability of Error in Digital Transmission |
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221 | (10) |
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5.4 Digital Transmission of Analog Signals |
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231 | (10) |
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5.5 Time Division Multiplexing |
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241 | (2) |
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5.6 Packets, Frames, and Protocols |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (18) |
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264 | (7) |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (2) |
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6 Modulation and Multiple Access |
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271 | (84) |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (14) |
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287 | (4) |
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6.4 Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) |
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291 | (17) |
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6.5 Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) |
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308 | (9) |
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6.6 Synchronization in TDMA Networks |
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317 | (2) |
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6.7 Transmitter Power in TDMA Networks |
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319 | (4) |
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6.8 Star and Mesh Networks |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (5) |
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6.10 Demand Assignment Multiple Access (DAMA) |
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329 | (4) |
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333 | (1) |
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6.12 Packet Radio Systems and Protocols |
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334 | (3) |
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6.13 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) |
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337 | (11) |
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348 | (7) |
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349 | (3) |
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352 | (3) |
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7 Propagation Effects and Their Impact on Satellite-Earth Links |
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355 | (56) |
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355 | (3) |
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7.2 Propagation Phenomena |
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358 | (1) |
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7.3 Quantifying Attenuation and Depolarization |
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359 | (8) |
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7.4 Propagation Effects That Are Not Associated With Hydrometeors |
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367 | (5) |
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372 | (8) |
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7.6 Prediction of Rain Attenuation |
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380 | (10) |
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390 | (9) |
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7.8 Propagation Impairment Countermeasures |
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399 | (5) |
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404 | (7) |
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405 | (3) |
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408 | (3) |
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8 Low Throughput Systems and Small Satellites |
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411 | (70) |
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411 | (2) |
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413 | (23) |
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8.3 Operational Use of SmallSats |
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436 | (4) |
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8.4 Low Throughput Mobile Communications Satellite Systems |
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440 | (4) |
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444 | (17) |
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461 | (8) |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (9) |
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473 | (2) |
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475 | (6) |
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481 | (62) |
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481 | (4) |
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485 | (16) |
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9.3 Coverage and Frequency Considerations |
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501 | (22) |
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9.4 System Considerations |
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523 | (3) |
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9.5 Operational and Proposed NGSO Constellation Designs |
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526 | (8) |
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9.6 System Design Example |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (8) |
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537 | (2) |
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539 | (4) |
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10 Direct Broadcast Satellite Television and Radio |
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543 | (46) |
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10.1 C-Band and Ku-Band Home Satellite TV |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (11) |
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10.3 DVB-S and DVB-S2 Standards |
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556 | (13) |
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10.4 DBS-TV System Design |
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569 | (3) |
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10.5 DBS-TV Link Budget for DVB-S and DVB-S2 Receivers |
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572 | (3) |
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10.6 Second Generation DBS-TV Satellite Systems Using DVB-S2 Signal Format |
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575 | (1) |
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10.7 Master Control Station and Uplink |
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576 | (1) |
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10.8 Installation of DBS-TV Antennas |
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577 | (1) |
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10.9 Satellite Radio Broadcasting |
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578 | (5) |
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583 | (6) |
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584 | (2) |
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586 | (3) |
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589 | (44) |
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11.1 History of Satellite Internet Access |
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589 | (3) |
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11.2 Geostationary Satellite Internet Access |
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592 | (12) |
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11.3 NGSO Satellite Systems |
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604 | (9) |
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11.4 Link Budgets for NGSO Systems |
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613 | (5) |
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11.5 Packets and Protocols for NGSO Systems |
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618 | (4) |
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11.6 Gateways, User Terminals, and Onboard Processing Satellites |
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622 | (3) |
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11.7 Total Capacity of OneWeb and SpaceX Proposed NGSO Constellations |
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625 | (1) |
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11.8 End of Life Disposal of NGSO Satellites |
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625 | (1) |
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11.9 Comparison of Spot Beam Coverage of GSO and LEO Internet Access Satellites |
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626 | (1) |
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11.10 User Terminal Antennas for Ku-Band, Ka-Band, and V-Band |
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627 | (1) |
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628 | (5) |
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629 | (1) |
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629 | (4) |
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12 Satellite Navigation and the Global Positioning System |
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633 | (48) |
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12.1 The Global Positioning System |
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634 | (3) |
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12.2 Radio and Satellite Navigation |
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637 | (3) |
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12.3 GPS Position Location Principles |
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640 | (4) |
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12.4 GPS Codes and Frequencies |
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644 | (4) |
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12.5 Satellite Signal Acquisition |
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648 | (10) |
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658 | (4) |
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12.7 GPS Navigation Message |
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662 | (1) |
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12.8 GPS C/A Code Standard Positioning System Accuracy |
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663 | (4) |
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667 | (2) |
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12.10 Denial of Service: Jamming and Spoofing |
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669 | (3) |
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12.11 ADS-B and Air Traffic Control |
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672 | (1) |
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673 | (2) |
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675 | (6) |
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676 | (1) |
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677 | (4) |
Glossary |
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Appendix A Decibels in Communications Engineering |
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691 | (4) |
Appendix B Antennas |
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695 | (20) |
Appendix C Complementary Error Function erfc(x) and Q Function Q(z) |
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715 | (4) |
Appendix D Digital Transmission of Analog Signals |
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Index |
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