Introduction to Telecommunications - How Satellites Fit In - GEO - MEO - LEO - The Electromagnetic Spectrum - Polarization - Analog and Digital Signals - Modulation - Decibel Notation - Properties of Waves - Allocation of the Spectrum - Transmission Media (Wires, Coaxial Cables, Waveguides, Microwaves) - Amplification - Attenuation - Networks and Protocols - ISDN - Satellite LANS, MANS, WANS - Digital Compression - MPEG-2 - Digital Speech Interpolation - TCP/IP etc. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CD - CLICK HERE

Section	Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Introduction	3:21
2.	The Electromagnetic Spectrum	6:31
3.	Features of a Satellite Design	3:37
4.	Properties of Radio Waves	5:45
5.	Fundamental Principles of Communications	6:05
6.	Bandwidth and Modulation	15:14
7.	Noise	11:55
8.	Protocols and Networks	5:41
9.	TCP/IP Protocol and the Internet	5:15
10.	Services Provided over the Internet	3:42
11.	Satellite Solutions	1:56

2. SATELLITE SPACECRAFT - 1 Hours 16 Minutes - Price $595.00 - Rental $275.00

- History - Launching & Launch Vehicles - How Satellites Function - Environment of Space (Vacuum, Radiation, Meteoroids, Debris) - Satellite Orbits (Geosynchronous, Highly Elliptical Orbits, Low Earth Orbit) - Comparison of Orbital Advantages - Geosynchronous Transfer - Orbital Slots - Satellite Spacing - Satellite Structures (Spinners and Body-Stabilized) - Satellite Subsystems (Power, Antennas, Propulsion & Stabilization, Command and Telemetry) - Orientation and Stabilization - Station Keeping - Tracking, Telemetry and Control - Transponders - Power Amplifiers (TWTAs and Solid State) - Precipitation, Attenuation & Scintillation - Typical Satellites.

Section	Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Introduction	1:30
2.	A Brief History	4:26
3.	Geostationary and Non-Geo Satellites	6:58
4.	Satellite Design and Manufacture	5:00
5.	Types and Designs of Communication Satellites	7:21
6.	Stationkeeping	4:07
7.	Electronic Operation of Satellites	9:08
8.	Launch and Deployment of Geostationary Satellites	9:15
9.	Orbital Mechanics	7:30
10.	Elliptical Orbits	2:04
11.	Interference, Orbital Assignment & Conflicts	7:00
12.	GEO, MEO & LEO Orbits	7:46
13.	Higher Frequency and LEO/MEO Systems	4:10

3. EARTH STATION TECHNOLOGY - 1 Hour 27 Minutes - Price $595.00 - Rental $275.00

Antennas (Uses, Materials, Mounts, Feed Structures, Pointing, f/d Ratio) - Antenna Gain and Figure of Merit - Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) - Shaped Beams and Footprints - Atmospheric Effects on the Signal - Rain Attenuation - Noise - Measure of Signal Strength - Space Loss - Half-Power Beamwidth - Typical Satellite Receivers - Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs, LNBs, and LNCs) - Large Earth Stations - Satellite Spacing - Terrestrial Interference - Rain Attenuation - C/N Link Calculation - Eclipses & Solar Outages - Telemetry Tracking & Control Stations - Multiple Access Methods (Space Division, Frequency Division, Time Division, Code Division) - Delay and Echo - Error Correction Devices - Buffers & Storage - SPADE Systems - ALOHA System - USAT Systems - VSAT Systems.

Section	Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Introduction	1:13
2.	In the Field	6:00
3.	Categories of Earth Stations	9:00
4.	Feed Illumination	7:00
5.	Antenna Gain	4:52
6.	Noise Temperature	3:42
7.	Antenna Sizes	8:19
8.	Satellite Spacing	7:27
9.	Cables & Connectors	2:46
10.	Satellite Receivers	4:30
11.	Terrestrial Interference	4:42
12.	Digital Satellite Receivers	4:58
13.	Link Equation, EIRP, G/T	8:04
14.	Transmision Delay, Echo Effect Error Control	5:00
15.	Buffers & Storage	2:52
16.	VSAT's	6:20

4. SATELLITE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN- 1 Hour 25 Minutes - Price $595.00 - Rental $275.00

Satellite Frequency Bands (L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka) - Bandwidth - Various Services (FSS, MSS, BSS (DBS), SRS, MET, STS and RDSS) - Maximizing use of the Spectrum - Frequency Reuse - Information Flow - Coding - Multiplexing and Multiple Access - The Digital Revolution - Frequency Division Multiplexing - Time Division Multiplexing - Spread Spectrum - Analog-to-Digital Conversion - Digital Modulation Theory - BPSK - QPSK - QAM - FSK - FEC - BER - Eb/No - Intermodulation - Compounding - Error Detection and Correction - Television Standards (NTSC, PAL & SECAM) - Scrambling (Videocypher, BMAC etc.) - Subcarriers - Audio on Satellites - Vertical Blanking Interval - Noise & Noise Temperature - EIRP - G/T - SFD - Channel Capacity - Link Budget Analysis

Section	Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Introduction	1:35
2.	Satellite Communications Circuits	6:04
3.	Satellite Frequency Bands	10:22
4.	Channel Layouts	4:37
5.	TV Video Standards	12:00
6.	The Digital Revolution	9:25
7.	Modulation Techniques	11:22
8.	Maximing Use of Satellite Capacity	14:00
9.	Access Techniques	3:42
10.	Scrambling Methods	5:30
11.	Earth Station Design Considerations	6:00

5. LINK BUDGETS (DVD Format) - 1 Hour 12 Minutes - Price $495.00 - Rental $175.00

Transmission Theory - System Noice temperature - Power Levels (EIRP, G/T & SFD) - Satellite Footprints - Carrier-to-noise C/N, S/N and BER Considerations - Access & Modulation Methods - Path Losses - Receive Site Design - Link Budget Calculation - Tradeoffs - Digital Design Parameters - Pratical methods and Constraints - Performance Margins - Working With SATfinder Tools - Multiple Examples - Efficiency Considerations

Section	Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Introduction	3:36
2.	The Link Equation	7:20
3.	Relationship between C/N and S/N or BER	4:08
4.	Factors Underlying Link Performance	0:30
5.	EIRP	3:28
6.	Access Methods	3:00
7.	Modulation Methods	2:32
8.	Frequency Band In Use	1:12
9.	Path Losses	12:20
10.	Pointing Errors & Other Factors	1:05
11.	Receive Site Design	8:07
12.	Digital Design Parameters	9:30
13.	Practical Methods and Constraints	11:00
14.	Use of Satfinder - Link Analysis Program	25:00

This is a very specialized tape. The instructor - Dr. Rick Fleeter - President and CEO, AeroAstro - has been a specialist in the small satellite industry for over 15 years. This set of 2 tapes condenses the content of a one day seminar into three and a half hours. The normal cost of attending this seminar is over $1,000 not including travel time and expense.

The seminar describes how by allowing a much larger user community access to space by creating new opportunities for space missions despite budget declines at NASA and other sponsors space becomes more attractive for private investment. Taking advantage of the expansion in the capabilities of microelectronics have combined to create a renaissance in development of the lowest cost, smallest spacecraft, typically weighing between 1 and 100 kg.

In the tape, Dr. Fleeter brings to the scientific, government and commercial user and space systems developer a broad, synoptic understanding of the philosophies, methods and approaches which underlie this expanding segment of space activity. The video stresses the interplay of requirements and spacecraft capabilities which allow maintenance of a very low cost program. The course examines traditional managerial and technical approaches which have not scaled well to small programs, and presents alternative techniques which have proven successful in minimizing mission cost while maintaining reliability standards among the best in the space industry.

Spacecraft size and budget affect every aspect of a mission. Dr. Fleeter's seminar focuses on mission selection and tailoring, systems design and program management for maximizing the effectiveness of each program dollar. Illustrations are drawn from specific engineering approaches to minimum cost spacecraft design. Spacecraft development techniques, parts selection rationale including handling radiation effects and parts qualification requirements and typical mission development timelines are discussed.

The course includes detailed treatment of the options in spacecraft attitude determination and control as an illustration of the design options available to the microspacecraft developer and user, and concludes with a survey of the future impact and applications of minimum mission technologies and trends.

Section	Tape 1 - Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Demand for Micro Satellites - Overview of technological, budget and managerial changes which drive the demand for and capabilities of microsatellites. Definitions of microsatellites. Survey of microsatellite programs.	51:30
2.	Mission Planning and Architecture - Interactive design and requirements definition. Alternatives to mission driving requirements. Parts selection criteria and specifications. Ground operations alternatives.	27:30
3.	Launch Alternatives - Brief description of the effect of launch cost on mission cost.	23:00

Section	Tape 2 - Subject Covered	Minutes
1.	Stabilization Systems - Stabilization and control systems for minimum cost missions. Listing of stabilization alternatives. Pros and Cons of various choices. Spacecraft that employ specific guidance and control strategies.	14:30
2.	Structures and Mechanisms - Avoiding deployables, estimation of the true cost of deployable mechanisms. How to build moving structures that work reliably in space.	11:30
3.	Reliability - Spacecraft which employed specific G&C strategies. Ways to configure the spacecraft design to ease G&C requirements and cost Detailed description of selected low cost spacecraft G&C systems.	23:30
4.	Threats - Don't waste precious program resources buying insurance against improbable threats. Focus on issues critical to mission success. Methods for handling radiation and space environmental threats appropriate to minimum cost missions.	09:00
5.	Organization and Management - Geography, documentation, redundant staffing and error checking. Program reviews. Level of authority and group topology.	24:30
6.	The Future - Technology drivers - information processing, electric power, attitude determination, propulsion and launch vehicles. New missions. Cost, size and complexity trends.	26:30

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