Overview
- The ISU, whose affiliates are the editors of this volume, has a strong educational mission and is highly respected all over the world in the field of astrophysics
- Contains great detail on the design elements that are used in satellites for communications, remote sensing, Earth observations, geomatics, and meteorology
- Provides a comprehensive and synoptic treatment of the entire field of satellite applications
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (51 entries)
-
Front Matter
-
Section 1 Satellite Communications
-
Front Matter
-
Keywords
- Earth observations
- Earth observations
- Geographic information systems
- Geographic information systems
- Geometsat systems
- Geometsat systems
- Geosynchronis meteorology satellites
- Geosynchronis meteorology satellites
- Satellite antennas and communication
- Satellite antennas and communication
- remote sensing/photogrammetry
About this book
Top space experts from around the world have collaborated to produce this comprehensive, authoritative, and clearly illustrated reference guide to the fast growing, multi-billion dollar field of satellite applications and space communications. This handbook, done under the auspices of the International Space University based in France, addresses not only system technologies but also examines market dynamics, technical standards and regulatory constraints. The handbook is a completely multi-disciplinary reference book that covers, in an in-depth fashion, the fields of satellite telecommunications, Earth observation, remote sensing, satellite navigation, geographical information systems, and geosynchronous meteorological systems. It covers current practices and designs as well as advanced concepts and future systems. It provides a comparative analysis of the common technologies and design elements for satellite application bus structures, thermal controls, power systems, stabilization techniques, telemetry, command and control (TTC), and orbital configurations. These common aspects are addressed in an integrated fashion to explain how all these space systems share similar design features, but also have quite specialized application packages to carry out their various missions. No other reference in print today provides such a comprehensive and in-depth guide to all forms of application satellites, including small sats as used by countries just beginning space application programs.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This guide presents specific and detailed information about the four satellite applications of today: telecommunications, remote sensing and earth observation, navigation, and meteorological monitoring. The two-volume book set is very well organized into self-contained sections with highly descriptive titles. … I recommend this handbook to design engineers, students, teachers, and anyone who needs an updated source of information about the applications and technologies of today’s satellite systems.” (Diego Merani, Computing Reviews, August, 2013)Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Satellite Applications
Editors: Joseph N. Pelton, Scott Madry, Sergio Camacho-Lara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7671-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Reference Module Computer Science and Engineering
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7671-0
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LIV, 1228
Number of Illustrations: 92 b/w illustrations, 361 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Applied and Technical Physics, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks, Communications Engineering, Networks, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)