Handbook of Satellite Applications by Joseph N Pelton (Editor); Scott Madry (Editor); Sergio Camacho-Lara (Editor)ISBN: 9781441976710
Publication Date: 2013
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.