Introduction to Satellite Communictn 3e (Artech House Space Applications)

Offers an overview of satellite technology, applications, and management. This book covers the fundamentals of satellites, ground control systems, and earth stations. It provides an understanding of the basic construction and usage of commercial satellite networks - how parts of a satellite system function, and how various components interact.

Bruce Elbert is managing director of Application Strategy Consulting and was formerly vice president of Applications Systems Development of Hughes Space and Communications. He holds an M.S.E.E. in communications and computer science from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. He is also the author of The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook, Second Edition and The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House 2004, 2000).