Satellite technology : principles and applications /
Fully updated edition of the comprehensive, single-source reference on satellite technology and its applications Covering both the technology and its applications, Satellite Technology is a concise reference on satellites for commercial, scientific and military purposes. The book explains satellite...
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Chichester, West Sussex :
Wiley,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | Engineering professional collection
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Table of Contents:
- Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications; Contents; Preface; Part I: Satellite Technology; 1 Introduction to Satellites and their Applications; 1.1 Ever-expanding Application Spectrum; 1.2 What is a Satellite?; 1.3 History of the Evolution of Satellites; 1.3.1 Era of Hot Air Balloons and Sounding Rockets; 1.3.2 Launch of Early Artificial Satellites; 1.3.3 Satellites for Communications, Meteorology and Scientific Exploration
- Early Developments; 1.3.4 Non-geosynchronous Communication Satellites: Telstar and Relay Programmes; 1.3.5 Emergence of Geosynchronous Communication Satellites.
- 1.3.6 International Communication Satellite Systems1.3.7 Domestic Communication Satellite Systems; 1.3.8 Satellites for other Applications also made Rapid Progress; 1.3.9 Small or Miniature Satellites; 1.4 Evolution of Launch Vehicles; 1.5 Future Trends; 1.5.1 Communication Satellites; 1.5.2 Weather Forecasting Satellites; 1.5.3 Earth Observation Satellites; 1.5.4 Navigational Satellites; 1.5.5 Military Satellites; Further Reading; Glossary; 2 Satellite Orbits and Trajectories; 2.1 Definition of an Orbit and a Trajectory; 2.2 Orbiting Satellites
- Basic Principles.
- 2.2.1 Newton's Law of Gravitation2.2.2 Newton's Second Law of Motion; 2.2.3 Kepler's Laws; 2.3 Orbital Parameters; 2.4 Injection Velocity and Resulting Satellite Trajectories; 2.5 Types of Satellite Orbits; 2.5.1 Orientation of the Orbital Plane; 2.5.2 Eccentricity of the Orbit; 2.5.3 Distance from Earth; 2.5.4 Sun-synchronous Orbit; Further Readings; Glossary; 3 Satellite Launch and In-orbit Operations; 3.1 Acquiring the Desired Orbit; 3.1.1 Parameters Defining the Satellite Orbit; 3.1.2 Modifying the Orbital Parameters; 3.2 Launch Sequence; 3.2.1 Types of Launch Sequence.
- 3.3 Launch Vehicles3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Classification; 3.3.3 Anatomy of a Launch Vehicle; 3.3.4 Principal Parameters; 3.3.5 Major Launch Vehicles; 3.4 Space Centres; 3.4.1 Location Considerations; 3.4.2 Constituent Parts of a Space Centre; 3.4.3 Major Space Centres; 3.5 Orbital Perturbations; 3.6 Satellite Stabilization; 3.6.1 Spin Stabilization; 3.6.2 Three-axis or Body Stabilization; 3.6.3 Comparison between Spin-stabilized and Three-axis Stabilized Satellites; 3.6.4 Station Keeping; 3.7 Orbital Effects on Satellite's Performance; 3.7.1 Doppler Shift.
- 3.7.2 Variation in the Orbital Distance3.7.3 Solar Eclipse; 3.7.4 Sun Transit Outrage; 3.8 Eclipses; 3.9 Look Angles of a Satellite; 3.9.1 Azimuth Angle; 3.9.2 Elevation Angle; 3.9.3 Computing the Slant Range; 3.9.4 Computing the Line-of-Sight Distance between Two Satellites; 3.10 Earth Coverage and Ground Tracks; 3.10.1 Satellite Altitude and the Earth Coverage Area; 3.10.2 Satellite Ground Tracks; 3.10.3 Orbit Inclination and Latitude Coverage; Further Readings; Glossary; 4 Satellite Hardware; 4.1 Satellite Subsystems; 4.2 Mechanical Structure; 4.2.1 Design Considerations.
