EE 659 Satellite Communications
This course deals with subsystems, operations and applications of satellite communication
systems. Topics to be included are: Spacecraft subsystems: Telemetry,Tracking and
Command subsystem, Communication subsystem, and Antennas. Satellite link design:
uplink and downlink, effect of propagation impairments, examples.Efficient modulation
and multiplexing techniques. Multiple access techniques: FDM/FM/FDMA, TDMA, CDMA
and DAMA. Encoding for forward error correction: Linear block codes, Binary cyclic codes
and convolutional codes. VSATs. Applications: satellite television, ATM over satellite.
Prerequisite: EE 413 or equivalent.