Maral, Gérard <br/><br/>
Satellite communications systems :  systems, techniques and technology / 
Gérard Maral, Michel Bousquet 
 - Fourth edition, reprinted. 
 - xxv, 757 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
 - Wiley series in communication and distributed systems .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Acknowledgement --  Acronyms --  Notation --  Introduction --  Orbits and Related Issues --  Baseband Signals and Quality of Service (QoS) --  Communications Techniques --  Up/Down Link, Intersatellite Link and Overall Link Performance --  Multiple Access --  Satellite Networking --  Earth Stations --  The Communication Payload --  The Platform --  Satellite Installation and Launch Vehicles --  The Space Environment --  Reliability of Satellite Communications Systems --  Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471496545 9780471496540 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001046656 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Artificial satellites in telecommunication
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK5104  / .M37313 2008