The general 2-day course provides an introduction to communications satellite technologies, services, orbital mechanics to satellite design and launch, configuration and installation of earth stations, the implementation of communications links, the set-up of the satellite network, the capabilities, and limitations of current satellites.
The popular and intensive course provides the attendees with an in-depth background of satellite communication techniques as well as a state of the art update on key emerging technologies and future systems.
It addresses all important aspects of the subject, including traffic, multiple-access techniques, link budgets, the spacecraft bus, and the orbits.
Objectives
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
Explain the basics of Satellite Communications (SATCOM)
Understand new SATCOM services and features
Understand modern satellite system design , multiple access, modulation and coding schemes
Understand orbital aspects
Step through propagation aspects and antennas
Investigate the state of the art in new areas such as speech and video coding, satellite networking and satellite personal communications
Understand satellites subsystem & launching
Understand satellite link design and analysis
Define Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT)
Understand Non-geosynchronous systems (NGSO)
Explore GPS & Mobile Systems (Voice, Data and Video)
