Syllabus

Module 1: (10 Hours)

Overview of Satellite Systems: History, Current State, Frequency allocations.
Orbital Aspects of Satellite Communication: Launching methods, Kepler’s laws, Orbital elements, Apogee and Perigee heights, Orbital mechanism, Look angle determination, Geo-stationary orbits and Launching orbits, Orbit determination, Orbit effects on Communication.

Module 2: (8 Hours)

Radio Wave Propagation: Atmospheric losses, Ionospheric Effects, Rain attenuation, and other propagation impairments.
Space Segment: Power Supply, Attitude control, Station keeping, TT&C Subsystem, Transponders, and Antenna Subsystem.
Earth Segment: TVRO, Master Antenna TV System, Community Antenna TV System, Transmit-Receive Earth stations.

Module 3: (8 Hours)

Space Link: Equivalent Radiated Isotropic Power, Transmission Losses, Link-Power Budget Equation, System noise, Carrier-to-Noise Ratio,
Satellite Link Design: Uplink Equation, Downlink Equation, Combined Uplink and Downlink C/N Ratio, Effects of Rain, Inter-modulation Noise.
Satellite Access: Single Access, Pre-assigned FDMA, Demand-Assigned FDMA, TDMA, On-Board Signal Processing for FDMA/TDMA operation, CDMA

Module 4: (4 Hours)

VSAT Systems: Advantages of VSAT, VSAT Network Configuration, Access Protocols, Demand Assigned Multiple Access, Applications of VSAT Systems
Recent Applications: Emergency and Disaster Management, Satellite-Based Distance Education,

Module 5: (4 Hours)

Future trends in satellite communication include LEO, MEO, GEO, etc., TV via satellite, DBS, DTH, VSATs, and GPS.

To enable the student to become familiar with satellites and satellite services

To learn about the science behind the orbiting satellites, various multiplexing schemes and earth station parameters used for satellite communication.

Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.

To gain knowledge about future trends of satellite communication system

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to
1. Explain the basic principles of satellite communication systems, describe different types of satellite orbits and their characteristics, and identify relevant frequency allocations for satellite services.
2. Analyze the components of a satellite communication system, including the antenna, transponder, power supply, and control systems, with the design considerations for uplink and downlink transmission.
3. Calculate link parameters such as signal strength, carrier-to-noise ratio, and propagation loss to design satellite communication links considering factors like earth station antenna size, location, etc.
4. Compare and contrast different multiple access techniques like FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA used in satellite communication and analyze the advantages and limitations of each multiple access scheme based on application requirements.
5. Explain the principles of direct broadcast satellite television and radio and understand the principles of LEO, MEO satellites, and VSAT networks for future applications.

T.Pratt and W.Boston, Satellite Communication, John Wiley & Sons , 2nd Ed., 2015

T.T. Ha, Digital Satellite Communication, McGraw Hill , 1 st. Ed., 2016

Dennis Roddy, Satellite Communication, McGraw Hill , 4th Ed., 2016.

G.D.Gordon, W.L.Morgan, Principles of Communication Satellite, John Wiley & Sons, U.S.A. , 1 st. Ed., 2014