Basic Principles of Satellite Communications
Satellite communication is one of the most impressive spin-offs from the space programs, and has made a major contribution to the pattern of international communications. A communication satellite is basically an electronic communication package placed in orbit whose prime objective is to initiate or assist communication transmission of information or messages from one point to another through space. The information transferred most often corresponds to voice (telephone), video (television), and digital data.
Communication involves the transfer of information between a source and a user. An obvious example of information transfer is through terrestrial media, through the use of wire lines, coaxial ...
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