Since the publication of the first edition of The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook, the satellite industry has experienced explosive growth thanks to a flood of innovations in consumer electronics, broadcasting, the Internet, transportation and broadband telecommunications. This second edition covers all the latest advances in satellite technology and applications and features new chapters on mobile digital audio radio and VSAT networks. It updates and expands upon the engineering and management topics addressed in the first edition. and systems components. Managers are brought...

Now thoroughly updated, this edition covers all the fundamentals of satellites, ground control systems, and earth stations as well as digital communications, digital processing, and engineering of satellite systems.