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OF ECE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

SUBJECT : SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER : VII

COURSE PLAN (EC 6004)

(Version : 3)

PREPARED BY
Mr. P.Raja Pirian, AP/ECE
Mr.W.Newton David Raj, AP/ECE

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UNIT I SATELLITE ORBITS 9

Kepler‟s Laws, Newton‟s law, orbital parameters, orbital perturbations, station keeping, geo
stationary and non Geo-stationary orbits – Look Angle Determination- Limits of visibility –
eclipse-Sub satellite point –Sun transit outage-Launching Procedures - launch vehicles and
propulsion.

UNIT II SPACE SEGMENT AND SATELLITE LINK DESIGN 9

Spacecraft Technology- Structure, Primary power, Attitude and Orbit control, Thermal control and
Propulsion, communication Payload and supporting subsystems, Telemetry, Tracking and
command. Satellite uplink and downlink Analysis and Design, link budget, E/N calculation-
performance impairments-system noise, inter modulation and interference, Propagation
Characteristics and Frequency considerations- System reliability and design lifetime.

UNIT III EARTH SEGMENT 9

Introduction – Receive – Only home TV systems – Outdoor unit – Indoor unit for analog (FM)
TV – Master antenna TV system – Community antenna TV system – Transmit – Receive earth
stations – Problems – Equivalent isotropic radiated power – Transmission losses – Free-space
transmission – Feeder losses – Antenna misalignment losses – Fixed atmospheric and ionospheric
losses – Link power budget equation – System noise – Antenna noise – Amplifier noise
temperature – Amplifiers in cascade – Noise factor – Noise temperature of absorptive networks –
Overall system noise temperature – Carrier to- Noise ratio – Uplink – Saturation flux density –
Input back off – The earth station - HPA – Downlink – Output back off – Satellite TWTA output –
Effects of rain – Uplink rain– Fade margin – Downlink rain – Fade margin – Combined uplink
and downlink C/N ratio – Inter modulation noise.

UNIT IV SATELLITE ACCESS 9

Modulation and Multiplexing: Voice, Data, Video, Analog – digital transmission system, Digital
video Broadcast, multiple access: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, Assignment Methods, Spread
Spectrum communication, compression – encryption.

UNIT V SATELLITE APPLICATIONS 9

INTELSAT Series, INSAT, VSAT, Mobile satellite services: GSM, GPS, INMARSAT, LEO,
MEO, Satellite Navigational System. Direct Broadcast satellites (DBS)- Direct to home Broadcast
(DTH), Digital audio broadcast (DAB)- Worldspace services, Business TV(BTV), GRAMSAT,
Specialized services – E –mail, Video conferencing, Internet.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN

Sub. Code : EC6004 Branch / Year / Sem : B.E ECE / IV /VII

Sub.Name : Satellite Communication Batch : 2014-2018
Staff Name : Mr.P.Raja pirian Academic Year : 2018-19 (ODD)
Mr.W.Newton David Raj

COURSE OBJECTIVE

 To understand the basics of satellite orbits.

 To understand the satellite segment and earth segment.
 To analyze the various methods of satellite access.
 To understand the applications of satellites.

TEXT BOOK

T1. Dennis Roddy, “Satellite Communication”, 4th Edition, Mc Graw Hill International, 2006.

REFERENCE BOOK

R1. Wilbur L.Pritchard, Hendri G. Suyderhoud, Robert A. Nelson, “Satellite Communication

Systems Engineering”, Prentice Hall/Pearson, 2007.
R2. Bruce R. Elbert, “The Satellite Communication Applications”, Hand Book, Artech House
Bostan London, 1997.
R3. Robert G. Winch, “Telecommunication Trans Mission Systems”, Mc Graw-Hill Book Co.,
1983.
R4. Brian Ackroyd, “World Satellite Communication and earth station Design”, BSP
professional Books, 1990.
R5. G.B.Bleazard, “Introducing Satellite communications“, NCC Publication, 1985.
WEB RESOURCES
W1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuqYLHaLB5M(Topic No : 9)
W2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNqxIYSt0b0(Topic No : 10)
W3:http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=ece_confs
(Topic No : 17)
W4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H00_PVX2bRw(Topic No :35)
W5: http://ece.ut.ac.ir/silab/srahmanian/pp01.pdf(Topic No : 40)
W6: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/14553/1/GRAMSAT%20-%20village
%20satellite.pdf(Topic No : 42)
W7:http://elib.dlr.de/44830/1/SatNEx_Platform_BBE06_final.pdf(Topic No : 43)

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Books Cumula
No. of
Topic for Teaching tive No.
Topic Page No. Hours
No Refere Methodology of
Required
nce periods
UNIT I SATELLITE ORBITS (9)
1. Kepler’s Laws, Newton’s
T1 21 – 24 BB 1 1
law.
2.
Orbital parameters. T1 24-29 BB 1 2
3. Orbital perturbations,
T1 30-36 BB 1 3
station keeping.
4. Geo stationary and non
T1 67-68 BB 1 4
Geo-stationary orbits.
Look Angle
5.
Determination- Limits of T1 68-79 BB,PPT 1 5
visibility.
6.
Eclipse-Sub satellite point. T1 82-88 BB 1 6
7.
Sun transit outage. T1 83 BB 1 7
8.
Launching Procedures. T1 83 BB 1 8
9. launch vehicles and
R1,W1 168-216 BB,VIDEO 1 9
propulsion.
10.
Revision - - - 1 10
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to
 Analyze kepler’s and newton’s Law for satellite launching and station keeping.
 Describe different orbits.
 Realize the Look angle, visibility and sub satellite point.
 Know about the launching Procedures.
UNIT II SPACE SEGMENT AND SATELLITE LINK DESIGN (9)
11. Spacecraft Technology- T1,W2 167-170
BB,VIDEO 1 11
Structure, Primary power. R1 228-235
Attitude and Orbit control,
12.
Thermal control and T1 170-180 BB,PPT 1 12
Propulsion.
Communication Payload
13.
and supporting R2 71-93 BB 1 13
subsystems.
14. Telemetry, Tracking and
R1 238-241 BB 1 14
command.
Satellite uplink and
15. T1 349-351
downlink Analysis and BB 1 15
R2 30 - 48
Design.
Link budget, E/N
16.
calculation- performance T1 239-247 BB 1 16
impairments.
17. System noise, inter T1 353-356 BB 1 17

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modulation and
interference.
Propagation
18.
Characteristics and W3 1-9 BB 1 18
Frequency considerations.
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No. of
Topic for Teaching tive No.
Topic Page No. Hours
No Refere Methodology of
Required
nce periods
19. System reliability and
R5 233-234 BB 1 19
design lifetime.
20.
Revision - - - 1 20
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to
 Outline knowledge on spacecraft technology.
 Describe about different controls for satellite station keeping.
 Analyze the satellite uplink and downlink frequencies.
 Know about the characteristics of noise and propagation.
UNIT III EARTH SEGMENT (9)
Introduction – Receive –
Only home TV systems –
21. Outdoor unit – Indoor unit
T1 209-213 BB 1 21
for analog (FM) TV–
Master antenna TV
system.
Community antenna TV
22.
system – Transmit – T1 213-220 BB 1 22
Receive earth stations.
Problems – Equivalent
isotropic radiated power –
23. Transmission losses –
T1 305-310 BB 1 23
Free-space transmission –
Feeder losses – Antenna
misalignment losses.
Fixed atmospheric and
ionospheric losses – Link
24. power budget equation –
T1 310-315 BB,PPT 1 24
System noise – Antenna
noise – Amplifier noise
temperature.
Amplifiers in cascade –
Noise factor – Noise
25.
temperature of absorptive T1 315-320 BB 1 25
networks – Overall system
noise temperature
Carrier to- Noise ratio –
26.
Uplink – Saturation flux T1 320-325 BB 1 26
density – Input back off .
27. The earth station - HPA – T1 325-329 BB 1 27
Downlink – Output back
off – Satellite TWTA
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output .
Effects of rain – Uplink
rain– Fade margin –
28.
Downlink rain – Fade T1 330-335 BB 1 28
margin .

Books Cumula
No. of
Topic for Teaching tive No.
Topic Page No. Hours
No Refere Methodology of
Required
nce periods
Combined uplink and
29. downlink C/N ratio – Inter
T1 335-340 BB 1 29
modulation noise.

30.
Revision - - - 1 30
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to
 Analyze various earth transmission and reception systems.
 Describe various losses during transmission and reception.
 Know about the uplink and downlink calculations.
 State the various fading effects due to natural calamities.
UNIT IV SATELLITE ACCESS (9)
Modulation and
31.
Multiplexing: Voice, Data, R1 315-320 BB 2 32
Video.
32. Analog – digital
T1 321-347 BB 1 33
transmission system.
33. Digital video Broadcast,
T1 369-383 BB 2 35
multiple access: FDMA.
34. 383-410
TDMA, CDMA . T1 BB 1 36
417-430
35.
Assignment Methods. T1 370-376 BB 1 37
36. Spread Spectrum
T1 427-428 BB,PPT 1 38
communication.
37.
compression – encryption. T1 466-470 BB 1 39
38.
Revision - - - 1 40
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to
 Analyze the concept of multiplexing voice, data and video
 Compare the classifications of multiple access.
 Identify different assignment methods.
 Know about compression and encryption.
UNIT V SATELLITE APPLICATIONS (9)
39. INTELSAT Series, INSAT, T1 490-492 BB,
1 41
VSAT W4 NPTEL

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40. Mobile satellite services:

T1 495-497 BB 1 42
GSM, GPS
41.
INMARSAT, LEO, MEO R3 315-345 BB,PPT 1 43
Satellite Navigational
42.
System. Direct Broadcast T1 461-478 BB 1 44
satellites (DBS)
43. Direct to home Broadcast
R2 209-212 BB 1 45
(DTH)
Books Cumula
No. of
Topic for Teaching tive No.
Topic Page No. Hours
No Refere Methodology of
Required
nce periods
44. Digital audio broadcast
W5 1-43 BB 1 46
(DAB)
45. World space services,
R4 251-259 BB 1 47
Business TV(BTV)
46. GRAMSAT, Specialized
W6 1-17 BB 1 48
services
47. E –mail, Video
W7 1-6 BB 1 49
conferencing, Internet.
48.
Revision - - - 1 50
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should
 Describe various satellite series.
 Know about Direst Broadcast Satellites, Digital Audio Broadcasting and Direct to Home.
 Realize various businesses based broadcasting services.
 Have understood the Concept of internet and video conferencing.

COURSE OUTCOME
At the end of the course, the students
 Have understood the keplar’s and newton’s laws for launching and keep the satellite
in the space.
 Have understood the issues in power requirements and uplink and downlink
concepts.
 Have understood various access methods of satellite.
 Have understood the issues in designing Security Protocols for ad hoc wireless networks.
 Understood various services of satellite for domestic and business based applications.

CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

1. Case study on India’s MARS ORBITOR MISSION.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS

ASST. NO. I II MODEL

Topic Nos. 1-15 16-28 1-48
Date

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ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

ASSIGNMENT I II III
Topic Nos. for
1-15 16-28 29-48
reference
Deadline

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

ASSIGNMENT I (30 Marks) ASSIGNMENT I (30 Marks)

(Before AT – I)
Topic for Reference
1-15
Part – A
1. State Kepler’s First law and Third
Law.
2. Define Apogee and Perigee.
3. What is prograde orbit?
4. Formulate uplink and downlink
equation of a satellite access.
5. What is meant by station keeping?
Part – B
1. State Kepler’s three laws of planetary
motion. Illustrate in each case their
relevance to artificial satellites orbiting
the earth.
2. Examine how the attitude and orbit
control system (AOCS) is achieved
through spin stabilization systems?
Give necessary diagrams.
(Before AT – II)
16-28
Part – A
1. Define output backoff.
2. What is system noise?
3. Define fade margin.
4. What are Receiver Feeder losses.
5. What is [C/N0] ratio for uplink?
Part – B
1. In detail, explain the various sub-
modules and their functions of a
Telemetry , Tracking and Command
(TT & C) subsystem. Draw required
diagrams.
2. Give a detailed note on the following
TVRO,MATV,Earth station antennas.

Details of Assignment Presentation Hours (APH)

Presentation Topics
(Subject - 4 / Batch - 4/ Roll No: 25-36)
1. Procedure used to control the altitude control of satellite with necessary diagrams.
2. What is thermal Control? Why it is necessary in a satellite?
3. Digital earth station(Transmitter and receiver).
4. TDMA burst and frame structure of satellite system.
5. Gramsat & e- Mail service .

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2.

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REVIEW SHEET

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GENERAL GUIDELINES
 Course Objectives are brief, clear statements that describe the desired learning of
instruction; i.e., the specific skills, values, and attitudes students are intended to
acquire. Three learning objectives are
What do you want your graduates to know?
What do you want your graduates to think or care about?,
What do you want your graduates to be able to do?
 Learning Outcome are set of statements setting out what the participants should be
able to do / understand by the end of the Unit. Learning Outcomes are statements
that describe significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can
reliably demonstrate at the end of a course or program
Learning outcome muse be clear and precise, learner-oriented, realistic and
achievable. (Words such as State, Describe, Explain, Use, Identify, Analyze, Compare,
Demonstrate, Plan, Develop can be used)
 Course Outcome are set of statements setting out what the participants should be
able to do / understand at the end of the course.
 Teaching Methodology includes

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o BB - Black board o Sem - Seminar

o CBT - Computer Based o GL - Guest Lecture
Tutorial o IV - Industrial visit
o PPT - Power Point based learning
o V - Video o CS - Case study
o Demo - Demonstration o Tut - Tutorial
o OHP - Over Head o NPTEL- National
Projector usage Programme on
(OHP slides) Technology
Enabled Learning
 Minimum of 1 NPTEL class per course should be included and executed.
 Assignment dates shall be fixed in consent with all 6 subject faculties so as to give
equal time slot balance for the students. Assignment dates should be prior to
Assessment & Model Exams.
 Course plan Pages 1 to 6 shall be included in Question bank
 Review sheet is experience summary sheet to be included in the course file for
future reference (staff has to fill in the sheet after completing the course) & need not
be included in Question Bank.
 Updated Question Bank shall be given appropriate version numbers
GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT
1. Student Groups shall be formed (Eg. Class strength:50, each group comprising 10
members, totaling 5 groups). As per the number of groups, Assignment question I, II
has to be identified by faculty. (5 groups means, 5 questions for Assignment I, II).
Group 1 shall be allotted Qn 1 from Assignment I & Qn. 1 from Assignment II and
likewise the other groups.
2. For Assignment I, each group has to attend 1 question in detail (Min. of 8 pages).
Marks will be credited for Assessment I.

For Assignment II, as per the specification mentioned student groups has to develop
model/simulate the assigned task. Work has to documented individually (Title,
Objective, Description, Requirement, Implementation details, Inference).
3. Award of marks :Document-05, Presentation-05, Demo-10
4. Marks secured in Document, Presentation will be credited for Assessment-II.
5. Work has to be Demonstrated to the faculty in-charge for award of marks & credited
for Model exam.
6. Progress of Assignment II will be monitored through faculty-batch interaction.

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