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Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction İngilizce
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Satellite communication systems carry much of the world’s communications traffic, particularly over oceans, and are widely used for television distribution and navigation. Increasingly, satellites are also being used for data relay and personal communication systems. The principles of radio communications have wider application, but the unique attributes of orbiting satellites and the techniques used for communication via these satellites requires a specialized course. This course gives students a broad treatment of the diverse subsystems that make up a complete satellite communication system.
Course Content Theory and practice of satellite communications. Orbits and launchers, spacecraft, link budgets, modulation, coding, multiple access techniques, propagation effects, and earth terminals.

Weekly Course Subjects

1determine the azimuth and elevation angles and visibility of a geostationary satellite from an earth station
2determine the azimuth and elevation angles and visibility of a geostationary satellite from an earth station
3create link budgets for an uplink and a downlink, and determine carrier to noise ratio (C/N) at an earth terminal receiver
4calculate the baseband signal-to-noise ratio or bit error rate for a satellite link
5design a communications satellite system to meet specified objectives for signal to noise ratio (S/N) in an analog baseband or BER in a digital link using appropriate multiple access techniques
6design a communications satellite system to meet specified objectives for signal to noise ratio (S/N) in an analog baseband or BER in a digital link using appropriate multiple access techniques
7determine the BER improvement obtained with various ARQ and FEC coding techniques
8Midterm
9determine the effect of rain attenuation in a satellite link and the availability of the link based on the geographic location of the earth terminals
10determine the effect of rain attenuation in a satellite link and the availability of the link based on the geographic location of the earth terminals
11determine the type and dimensions of antennas for use on satellites and at earth stations
12determine the type and dimensions of antennas for use on satellites and at earth stations
13design satellite communication systems using GEO or LEO satellites to carry voice, video, or data signals using analog or digital modulation
14design satellite communication systems using GEO or LEO satellites to carry voice, video, or data signals using analog or digital modulation

Resources

1- Timothy Pratt and Jeremy Allnut, Satellite Communications, 3rd ed., 2020, John Wile & Sons Ltd. E-book ISBN: 9781119482055, Hardcover ISBN 9781119482178.