International Reference Guide to Space Launch SystemsThis best-selling reference guide contains the most reliable and up-to-date material on launch programs in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Packed with illustrations and figures, the third edition has been extensively updated and expanded, and offers a quick and easy data retrieval source for policymakers, planners, engineers, launch buyers, and students. |
Contents
Experimental Satellites | 3 |
International Satellites | 53 |
Mobile Services Satellites | 125 |
Military Satellites | 175 |
Russian Satellites | 215 |
North American Satellites | 235 |
European Satellites | 319 |
Eutelsat | 338 |
Argentina | 452 |
Thailand | 453 |
Israel | 456 |
South Korea | 457 |
Malaysia | 461 |
Chile | 462 |
The Philippines | 463 |
Egypt | 464 |
France and Germany | 349 |
Luxembourg | 365 |
Scandinavia | 372 |
United Kingdom | 377 |
Italy | 378 |
Spain | 383 |
Portugal | 386 |
Asian African South American and Australian Satellites | 389 |
Indonesia | 412 |
India | 421 |
China | 430 |
Arabsat | 437 |
Brazil | 441 |
Australia | 445 |
Pakistan | 451 |
Singapore and Taiwan | 465 |
WorldSpace | 466 |
South Africa | 469 |
Laos | 470 |
Amateur and Scientific Satellites | 471 |
Scientific | 483 |
Calibration | 488 |
Appendix | 491 |
B The World Trade Agreements and Communication Satellites | 496 |
Satellite Beacons for Propagation Research | 497 |
Glossary | 499 |
Frequency Table | 505 |
Bibliography | 509 |
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Common terms and phrases
AIAA AIAA 15th International amplifiers Anik antenna apogee maneuver AsiaSat August band Broadcasting Satellite C-band channels circular polarization command Telemetry Communica Communication Subsystem Communications Satellite Systems Communications System Conference February 1994 Conference on Communications CONUS dB/K December deployed downlink EIRP Eutelsat feed horns frequency reuse Global IEEE Inmarsat Intelsat International Communications Satellite International Conference Journal of Satellite Koreasat Ku-band launch vehicle Management lb in orbit linear polarizations lite longitude Milcom modulation munications National Network November October Operated Orbit Geostationary Orbital history PanAmSat Paper parabolic reflector payload propulsion Receiver satel Satellite Communications Satellite Systems Conference September signals Skynet Space Communications Spacecraft spare spot beams stationkeeping switched synchronous orbit Systems Conference April Systems Conference February Systems Conference March TDMA Technology Telecommunications Conference Telemetry Telemetry and command television tions transmission Transmitter transponders TWTAS uplink users vehicle Management Developed
References to this book
People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "Star Wars" Century James Everett Katz Limited preview - 1985 |