PSNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ECE
LESSON PLAN
Subject Name : Satellite Communication Branch : ECE
Subject Code : EC 6004 Year / Sem. : IV/VII
Faculty :R.MOHANRAJ, AP/ECE
Course Objective:
1. To understand the basics of satellite orbits.
2. To understand the satellite segment and earth segment.
3. To analyze the various methods of satellite access.
4. To understand the applications of satellites.
Course Outcomes:
Upon Completion of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Analyze the satellite orbits.
2. Analyze the earth segment and space segment.
3. Design various satellite applications

UNIT I Text Books:

SATELLITE
ORBITS T1. Dennis Roddy, “Satellite Communications”, 3rd Edition, TMH Publication, 2001.
Mode of
Page No. / Teaching
Actual Date
S. Planned Hrs. Ref. book (Blackboard/
Date Topics to be covered of Remarks
No. Reqd OHP / LCD /
Completion
T1 EDUSAT / Field
Visit)
Introduction – Frequency allocations for
1 1 1-9 Black board
satellite services
2 1 Polar orbiting satellites – Problems 12-25 Black board
Kepler’s first law – Kepler’s second law
3 2 29-31 Black board
– Kepler’s third law
Definitions of terms for earth – Orbiting
4 1 32-35 Black board
satellites – Orbital elements
Apogee and perigee heights – Orbital PPT
5 1 perturbations 37-43
The sub – Satellite point – Predicting PPT
6 1 satellite position. 66
7 1 Introduction – Antenna look angels 77 PPT
Limits of visibility – Near geostationary PPT
8 1 87
orbits
Earth eclipse of satellite – Sun transit PPT
9 2 92-94
outage – Launching orbits
UNIT II SPACE Text Books:
SEGMENT AND
SATELLITE LINK T1. Dennis Roddy, “Satellite Communications”, 3rd Edition, TMH Publication, 2001.
DESIGN
S. Planned Hrs. Topics to be covered Page No. / Mode of Actual Date Remarks
No. Date Reqd Ref. book Teaching of
(Blackboard/ Completion
T1 OHP / LCD /
EDUSAT / Field
Visit)
1 1 Spacecraft Technology- Structure 200 Black board
2 Attitude control – Spinning satellite
2 202-204 Black board
stabilization
3 Momentum wheel stabilization – Station
1 205-206 Black board
keeping
4 1 Thermal control – TT and C subsystem 211 Black board
5 1 Transponders – Wide band receiver 213-215 Black board
6 Input de multiplexer – Power amplifier
1 216 Black board
7 Satellite uplink and downlink Analysis
2 356-366 Black board
and Design
8 1 link budget, E/N calculation 364 Black board
9 performance impairments-system noise,
1 380 Black board
inter modulation and interference
Propagation Characteristics and
10 1 Frequency considerations- System 382 Black board
reliability and design lifetime
UNIT III Text Books:
EARTH SEGMENT T1. Dennis Roddy, “Satellite Communications”, 3rd Edition, TMH Publication, 2001.
Mode of
Page No. / Teaching
Actual Date
S. Planned Hrs. Ref. book (Blackboard/
Date Topics to be covered of Remarks
No. Reqd OHP / LCD /
Completion
T1 EDUSAT / Field
Visit)
1 Introduction – Receive – Only home TV
1 239
systems
2 Outdoor unit – Indoor unit for analog
1 241
(FM) TV
3 Master antenna TV system –
1 243
Community antenna TV system
Transmit –Receive earth stations –
1 246
Problems
Black board
Equivalent isotropic radiated power –
4 2 Transmission losses – Free-space 351-355
transmission
Feeder losses – Antenna misalignment
2 losses – Fixed atmospheric and 353
ionospheric losses
5 Link power budget equation – System
2 356-366
noise – Antenna noise – Amplifier noise
 temperature
Amplifiers in cascade – Noise factor –
6 2 Noise temperature of absorptive 364 Black board
networks
7 Overall system noise temperature –
1 365 Black board
Carrier-to- noise ratio
12 Combined uplink and downlink C/N
1 380 Black board
ratio
UNIT IV Text Books:
SATELLITE
ACCESS T1. Dennis Roddy, “Satellite Communications”, 3rd Edition, TMH Publication, 2001.
Mode of
Page No. / Teaching
Actual Date
S. Planned Hrs. Ref. book (Blackboard/
Date Topics to be covered of Remarks
No. Reqd OHP / LCD /
Completion
T1 EDUSAT / Field
Visit)
1 1 Modulation and Multiplexing 366

2 1 Voice, Data, Video, Analog – digital 369

transmission system,
3 1 Digital video Broadcast 370
Black board
4 2 multiple access: FDMA, Assignment 423-430
Methods
5 2 multiple access: TDMA, Assignment
440-455
Methods
6 2 multiple access: CDMA, Assignment
473-477 Black board
Methods
7 1 Spread Spectrum communication, 481-488 Black board
8 2 compression – encryption
488 Black board
UNIT V Text Books:
SATELLITE T1. Dennis Roddy, “Satellite Communications”, 3rd Edition, TMH Publication, 2001.
APPLICATIONS
Mode of
Page No. / Teaching
Actual Date
S. Planned Hrs. Ref. book (Blackboard/
Date Topics to be covered of Remarks
No. Reqd OHP / LCD /
Completion
T1 EDUSAT / Field
Visit)
1 1 INTELSAT Series, INSAT, VSAT, 490 Black board
2 Mobile satellite services: GSM, GPS,
1 492 Black board
INMARSAT,
3 LEO, MEO, Satellite Navigational
1 8-12 PPT
System.
4 1 Direct Broadcast satellites (DBS) 460-465 Black board
5 2 Direct to 470 Black board
 home Broadcast (DTH),
6 2 Digital audio broadcast (DAB 475 PPT

7 Worldspace services, Business PPT

1 490
TV(BTV),
8 GRAMSAT, Specialized services – E – PPT
1 495
mail, Video conferencing, Internet

Faculty-In-Charge HOD