Mobile satellite communications handbook

Title:

Personal Author:

Cochetti, Roger author

Edition:

Second edition.

Publication Information:

New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015

Physical Description:

xiii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

ISBN:

9781118357026

General Note:

Includes index.

Subject Term:

Artificial satellites in telecommunication -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Mobile communication systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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With a Preface by noted satellite scientist Dr. Ahmad Ghais, the Second Edition reflects the expanded user base for this technology by updating information on historic, current, and planned commercial and military satellite systems and by expanding sections that explain the technology for non-technical professionals.

The book begins with an introduction to satellite communications and goes on to provide an overview of the technologies involved in mobile satellite communications, providing basic introductions to RF Issues, power Issues, link issues and system issues. It describes early commercial mobile satellite communications systems, such as Marisat and Marecs and their military counterparts.

The book then discusses the full range of Inmarsat and other current and planned geostationary, low earth orbiting and hybrid mobile satellite systems from over a dozen countries and companies. It is an essential guide for anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of this industry and military tool.

* Revised edition will serve both technical and non-technical professionals who rely every day on mobile satellite communications

* Describes and explains historic, current, and planned civil, commercial, and military mobile satellite communication systems.

* First Edition charts and tables updated and expanded with current material for today's mobile satellite technology

Author Notes

Roger Cochetii has been an executive in the technology sector for over 30 years, including COMSAT Mobile Communications, IBM, VeriSign, and other technology businesses. He has served as a Member of the United Sates Department of Stale Advisory Committee on Information and Communications Policy during both the Bush and Obama administrations. Cochetti is the author of Mobile Satellite Communications Handbook, John Wiley Sons/ Quantum, 1998, and of numerous published white papers and monographs on technology matters. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, a Master's from Johns Hopkins University, and has been listed among Who's Who in America for over a decade.

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Biography	p. xiii
1 Introduction to Satellite Communications	p. 1
1.1 A Brief History of Satellite Communications	p. 1
1.1.1 Origins of Communications Satellite Technology	p. 1
1.1.2 Origins of the Communications Satellite Legal Structure-International	p. 6
1.1.3 Origins of the US Communications Satellite Legal Structure-Domestic	p. 10
1.1.4 The Merger of Domestic and International Communication Satellite Legal Structures	p. 12
1.1.5 NASA and Civil Communications Satellites	p. 12
1.2 Current Major Communications Satellite Systems	p. 13
1.2.1 Military Communications Satellites	p. 14
1.2.2 Civil Communications Satellites	p. 14
1.2.3 Commercial Satellites	p. 16
2 Overview of the Technology	p. 22
2.1 Introduction	p. 22
2.2 Radio Frequencies	p. 24
2.3 Orbits	p. 31
2.3.1 Low Earth Orbiting Communications Satellites	p. 31
2.3.2 Geostationary and Geosynchronous Communications Satellites	p. 34
2.3.3 Intermediate Circular, Medium Earth, and Elliptical Orbiting Communications Satellites	p. 37
2.4 Satellites and Earth Stations	p. 39
2.4.1 Basic Components of Communications Satellites	p. 39
2.4.2 Basic Elements in Satellite Ground Earth Stations	p. 42
2.5 Channels, Link Analysis, and Networks	p. 44
2.5.1 Channels	p. 44
2.5.2 Link Analysis	p. 46
2.5.3 Networks	p. 47
3 Early Proposals for Mobile Satellite Communications	p. 51
3.1 Military Interest in Mobile Satellite Communications	p. 51
3.2 NASA Efforts	p. 57
3.3 Aerosat	p. 57
3.4 Maresat	p. 62
4 Marisat and Marecs: Pioneering Commercial Mobile Satellite Services	p. 65
4.1 Marisat	p. 66
4.2 Marecs	p. 69
5 Introduction to INMARSAT	p. 73
5.1 Origins of the INMARSAT Organization	p. 74
5.2 US Participation in the INMARSAT Organization	p. 78
5.3 Structure of the INMARSAT Organization	p. 79
5.4 Ownership of the INMARSAT Organization	p. 82
5.5 Land Earth Stations (LESs) in INMARSAT	p. 83
5.6 Mobile Terminals in INMARSAT	p. 87
5.7 INMARSAT System Services	p. 90
5.7.1 INMARSAT Maritime Safety Services	p. 90
5.7.2 Principal Non-safety Services	p. 91
5.8 Transformation of the INMARSAT Organization	p. 94
5.9 ICO Global Communications	p. 99
6 INMARSAT plc	p. 102
6.1 Introduction to INMARSAT plc	p. 102
6.2 INMARSAT'S Satellites	p. 106
6.2.1 Existing Satellites	p. 106
6.2.2 Planned Satellites	p. 108
6.3 INMARSAT'S Services	p. 109
6.3.1 Leased Services	p. 113
6.3.2 IsatPhone Pro	p. 114
6.3.3 Maritime Services	p. 115
6.3.4 Land Services	p. 116
6.3.5 Aeronautical Services	p. 118
7 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Mobile Satellite Communications Systems	p. 119
7.1 Methodology	p. 119
7.2 Iridium	p. 121
7.2.1 Background to Iridium	p. 121
7.2.2 Iridium System Description	p. 125
7.2.3 Iridium Bankruptcy	p. 126
7.2.4 Iridium's Reentry	p. 128
7.3 Globalstar	p. 130
7.3.1 Globalstar Bankruptcy	p. 134
7.3.2 Globalstar's Reentry	p. 136
7.3.3 Globalstar's System and Services	p. 141
7.4 ORBCOMM	p. 143
7.4.1 History of "Little Leo" Technology	p. 143
7.4.2 Orbital Sciences' Efforts to Commercialize Little Leos	p. 145
7.4.3 Frequency Issues	p. 147
7.4.4 The Initial ORBCOMM Business	p. 149
7.4.5 The New ORBCOMM Business	p. 151
7.4.6 The ORBCOMM Communications System	p. 152
8 Non-Inmarsat Geostationary Mobile Satellite Communications Systems	p. 157
8.1 OmniTRACS	p. 157
8.2 Thuraya	p. 160
8.3 Mobile Satellite Communications Services from Intelsat	p. 164
9 Other Important Mobile Satellite Communications Systems	p. 170
9.1 O3b	p. 370
9.2 SES	p. 173
9.3 LightSquared	p. 175
9.4 TerreStar	p. 179
9.5 Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS)	p. 181
9.6 Mexsat	p. 182
9.7 Google	p. 183
10 Military Mobile Satellite Communications Systems	p. 184
10.1 1980s-1990s History	p. 185
10.2 US Military Mobile Satellite Communications Post 9/11	p. 186
Appendix I US Communications Satellite Timeline 1940s Through 1990s	p. 190
Appendix: II Background Statements by the International Telecommunications Union on Mobile Satellite Communications Frequency Assignments 1996, 1997, and 2000	p. 197
Appendix III Public Services Agreement Between the International Mobile Satellite Organization and INMARSAT	p. 215
Appendix IV Mobile Satellite Communications Excerpts From U.S. Federal Communications Commission Report on U.S. Commercial Mobile Services	p. 232
Index	p. 245

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