This document provides an overview of satellite services. It discusses how satellites work, orbiting the earth to collect and transmit information via different frequency bands. Satellites are important for research, collecting data, global positioning, weather prediction, tracing vehicles, and controlling systems. The history of satellites is reviewed, from early theories to the first satellites launched in 1957.
3. Satellites OverviewSatellites Overview
IntroductionIntroduction
HistoryHistory
How Satellites WorkHow Satellites Work
Satellite Frequency Bands and AntennasSatellite Frequency Bands and Antennas
Why are Satellite ImportantWhy are Satellite Important
4. What is Satellite ?What is Satellite ?
An artificial body placed in orbit around theAn artificial body placed in orbit around the
earth or another planet in order to collectearth or another planet in order to collect
information or for communicationinformation or for communication
5. History of SatellitesHistory of Satellites The First Satellites
The theory of satellites was simple enough - shoot something out into
space at the right speed and on the correct trajectory and it will stay
up there, orbiting Earth, for years - if not forever.
If the orbit is the right distance in space the satellite will keep pace
with the rotation of the Earth.
Pioneer Satellites (1957)
Early in October 1957 communications stations started picking up a
regular beeping noise coming from space.
It was January 1958, before a Jupiter rocket successfully launched
Explorer 1, the first American satellite.
6. Why are Satellite Important ?Why are Satellite Important ?
To ResearchTo Research
To Collect InformationTo Collect Information
To Global PositioningTo Global Positioning
To Weather predictionTo Weather prediction
TracingTracing
ControllingControlling
13. How Satellites WorkHow Satellites Work
1.1. A Earth Station sendsA Earth Station sends
message in GHz range.message in GHz range.
(Uplink)(Uplink)
2.2. Satellite Receive andSatellite Receive and
retransmit signals back.retransmit signals back.
(Downlink)(Downlink)
3.3. Other Earth StationsOther Earth Stations
receive message inreceive message in
useful strength area.useful strength area.
(Footprint)(Footprint)
14. base station
or gateway
Satellite SystemsSatellite Systems
Inter Satellite Link
(ISL)
Mobile User
Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN: Public Switched
Telephone Network
15. Satellite Frequency BandsSatellite Frequency Bands
and Antennas (Dishes)and Antennas (Dishes)
C-BandC-Band Ku-BandKu-Band
Most commonly used bands:Most commonly used bands: C-bandC-band (4 to 8 GHz)(4 to 8 GHz) , Ku-, Ku-
bandband (11 to 17 GHz) , and Ka-band (20 to 30 GHz ).(11 to 17 GHz) , and Ka-band (20 to 30 GHz ).
16. Resources of DataResources of Data
WikipediaWikipedia
GoogleGoogle
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Yahoo AnswerYahoo Answer