TY - BOOK AU - Roddy,Dennis TI - Satellite communications SN - 0071371761 AV - TK5104 .R627 2001 U1 - 621.382/5 21 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Artificial satellites in telecommunication N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 557-563) and index; Chapter 1. Overview of Satellite Systems -- Ch. 2. Orbits and Launching Methods -- Ch. 3. The Geostationary Orbit -- Ch. 4. Radio Wave Propagation -- Ch. 5. Polarization -- Ch. 6. Antennas -- Ch. 7. The Space Segment -- Ch. 8. The Earth Segment -- Ch. 9. Analog Signals -- Ch. 10. Digital Signals -- Ch. 11. Error Control Coding -- Ch. 12. The Space Link -- Ch. 13. Interference -- Ch. 14. Satellite Acess -- Ch. 15. Satellite Services and the Internet -- Ch. 16. Direct Broadcast Satellite Services -- Ch. 17. Satellite Services ER -