Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications, 3rd Edition

Preface

The word ‘satellite’ is in common use today. It sounds very familiar to all of us irrespective of our educational and professional backgrounds. It is no longer the prerogative of a few select nations and is not a topic of research and discussion that is confined to the premises of big academic institutes and research organizations. Today, satellite technology is not only one of the main subjects taught at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level, it is the bread and butter for a large percentage of electronics, communication and IT professionals working for academic institutes, science and technology organizations and industry. Most of the books on satellite technology and its applications cover only communications-related applications of satellites, with either occasional or no reference to other important applications, including remote sensing, weather forecasting, scientific, navigational and military applications and also other topics related to space science and technology. In addition, space encyclopedias mainly cover the satellite missions and their applications with not much information on the technological aspects.

Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications is a concise and yet comprehensive reference book on the subject of satellite technology and its applications, covering in one volume both communication and non-communication applications. The third edition is a thoroughly updated and enlarged version of the second edition. All existing chapters ...