Index
- A3E system
- ABL system
- Accelerometer
- ACeS (Asia cellular satellite)
- Access track scanner, see optical mechanical scanner
- Active altitude control
- Active remote sensing
- Active sensors (Remote sensing satellites)
- Non-scanning sensors
- Scanning sensors
- Active thermal control
- Adaptive delta modulator
- Adjacent channel interference
- Advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU)
- Aerial remote sensing
- Aerostat system
- Airship
- Applications
- Components of
- Free balloon
- Helikite
- Moored balloon
- PAGEOS
- Tethered balloon
- Types of
- Vega-1/2
- Akatsuki orbiter
- Almaz commercial programme
- ALOHA
- Slotted ALOHA
- Amplitude modulation
- Different forms
- Frequency spectrum
- Noise
- Power
- Amplitude phase shift keying
- Analogue pulse communication systems
- Pulse amplitude modulation
- Pulse position modulation
- Pulse width modulation
- Anatomy (Launch vehicles)
- Liquid fuelled engine
- Solid fuelled engine
- Stages
- Anik-A
- Anik-B
- Anik-C
- Anik-D
- Anik-E
- Anik-F
- Anik-G
- Antenna gain-to-noise temperature (G/T) ratio
- Antenna noise temperature
- Ground noise
- Sky noise
- Antenna parameters
- Aperture
- Bandwidth
- Beam width
- EIRP
- Gain
- Polarization
- Antennas
- Parameters
- Types
- Antenna types
- Helical antenna
- Horn antenna
- Lens antenna
- Phased array antenna
- Reflector antennas
- Apogee
- Apogee distance
- Applications (Military satellites)
- Applications (Navigation satellites)
- Civilian applications
- Military applications
- Applications (Remote sensing satellites)
- CHAMP (Challenging mini-satellite payload)
- Deforestation
- Disaster prediction
- Flood monitoring
- Global monitoring
- GRACE (Gravity recovery and climate experiment)
- Land cover change detection
- Land cover classification
- Sea surface temperature measurement
- Urban monitoring and development
- Water quality management
- Applications (Scientific satellites)
- Dynamic geodesy
- Geometric geodesy
- Internal geodynamics
- Joint gravity model
- Space gradiometry
- Space geodesy
- Tectonics
- Terrestrial magnetic fields
- Applications (Weather forecasting satellites)
- Air pollution
- Cloud parameters
- Fisheries
- Fog
- Ground level temperature
- Haze
- Oceanography
- Prediction of hurricanes, cyclones and tropical storms
- Rainfall estimation
- Snow and ice studies
- Wind speed and direction
- Arabsat-5 18, 512
- ARCJET thruster
- Argument of perigee
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Ascending nodes
- Right ascension of
- AsiaSat
- Astronomical observations
- Apollo telescope mount (ATM)
- COBE (Cosmic background explorer)
- CORONAS (Complex orbital observations of near earth activity of the sun)
- Doppler-Fizeau effect
- EXOSAT (European X-ray observatory satellite)
- Extreme ultraviolet imaging telescope (EIT)
- HETE-2 (High energy transient explorer)
- Hubble space telescope
- INTEGRAL (International gamma ray astrophysics laboratory)
- IRIS (Interface region imaging spectrograph)
- IRAS (Infrared astronomical satellite)
- ISO (Infrared space observatory)
- LASCO (Large angle spectroscopic coronograph)
- Michelson Doppler imager (MDI)
- Observation of sun
- Orbital solar observatory (OSO)
- Solar activity
- Solar maximum mission (SMM)
- Solar physics
- STEREO (Solar terrestrial relations observatory)
- TRACE satellite
- Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
- Atlas series rockets
- Atmospheric tether mission (ATM)
- Attenuation compensation techniques
- Diversity
- Power control
- Signal processing
- Attitude control
- Automatic tracking
- Availability (Networks)
- Azimuth angle
- B8E system
- Backscattering coefficient
- Baikonur cosmodrome
- Balanced modulator
- Balanced slope detector
- Bath tub curve
- Batteries
- Lithium ion
- Nickel-Cadmium
- Nickel hydrogen
- Nickel metal hydride
- Bernal sphere
- Bigelow commercial space station
- Bit error rate test (BERT) (Network Reliability)
- Black powder propellants
- Block bit error rate test (BLERT) (Network Reliability)
- Bridges
- Broadcast satellite service (BSS) earth stations
- Bukit Timah satellite earth station
- BURAN
- Bus topology
- C3F system
- Cable TV
- Canberra deep space communication complex
- Cape Canaveral satellite launch centre
- Candy propellants
- Cartosat-1, 2
- Cassini/Huygens
- Central perspective scanner
- Centrifugal force
- Centripetal force
- Circuit switched networks
- Civilian applications
- Archeology
- Construction
- Environment monitoring
- Mapping
- Monitoring structural deformations
- Precision farming
- Precise timing information
- Saving lives
- Vehicle tracking
- Classification (Launch vehicles)
- Expendable
- Heavy lift launch vehicle
- Large launch vehicle
- Medium launch vehicle
- Re-usable
- Small launch vehicle
- Classification (Remote sensing satellites)
- Code division multiple access
- Comparison DS-CDMA, FH-CDMA, TH-CDMA
- Direct sequence CDMA (DS-CDMA)
- Frequency hopping CDMA (FH-CDMA)
- Time hopping CDMA (TH-CDMA)
- Commercial space station
- Communication satellite missions
- INMARSAT satellite system
- INTELSAT satellite system
- IRIDIUM satellite constellation
- National satellite systems
- Regional satellite systems
- Communication satellites
- Applications
- Frequency bands
- Future trends
- Missions
- Payloads
- Satellite data communication services
- Satellite radio
- Satellite telephony
- Satellite television
- Compass satellite navigation system
- Composite propellants
- Compton gamma ray observatory (CGRO)
- Computer vandalism (Network security)
- Conditional access (DVB)
- Conical scan
- Constituent parts (Space launch centres)
- Control centre
- Launch complex
- Technical centre
- Cost (Networks)
- Courier-1B
- Cross polarization
- Data collection system (DCS)
- Data compression (DVB)
- Data interception (Network security)
- Data signals
- Dawn (flyby)
- De-emphasis
- Delta series rockets
- Demand assigned multiple access
- De-polarization compensation techniques
- Descending nodes
- Differential absorption lidar
- Digital modulation techniques
- Amplitude phase shift keying
- Frequency phase shift keying
- Phase shift keying
- Digital pulse communication systems
- Adaptive delta modulator
- Delta modulation
- Differential PCM
- Pulse code modulation
- Digital video broadcasting
- DVB-C
- DVB-H and DVB-SH
- DVB-RCS and DVB-RCS2 493
- DVB-S and DVB-S2
- DVB-T and DVB-T2
- Direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) services
- Directed energy laser weapons
- Advanced tactical laser (ATL)
- Advantages
- Airborne laser (ABL)
- Beam control
- Chemical lasers
- Chemical oxy-iodine laser (COIL)
- Components of
- Design parameters
- Fiber laser
- Gas dynamic CO2 laser
- HF/DF laser
- Laser sources
- Limitations
- Solid state laser
- Direct sequence CDMA (DS-CDMA)
- Sequence asynchronous DS-CDMA
- Sequence synchronous DS-CDMA
- Disaster prediction (Remote sensing satellites)
- Predicting earthquakes
- Predicting volcanic eruptions
- Doppler lidar
- Double base propellants
- Dry dock
- Early bird
- Early warning satellites
- MIDAS system
- SBIRS (Space based infrared system)
- SPIRALE
- Earth coverage
- Effects of altitude
- Effects of latitude
- Earth's observation (Scientific satellites)
- Aeronomy
- ALOS (Advanced land observing satellite)
- AMPTE (Active Magnetospheric particle tracer explorer)
- CERES (Cloud and earth radiant energy sensor)
- Earth's radiation budget)
- ERBE (Earth radiation budget experiment)
- ERBS (Earth radiation budget satellite)
- Ionosphere
- Ionospheric composition
- Magnetosphere
- Magnetospheric waves
- MAPS (Measurement of air pollution from satellites)
- Ozone measurements
- Polar aurora
- SABER (Sounding of the atmosphere using broadband emission radiometers)
- TIMED (Thermosphere ionosphere mesosphere energetics and dynamics)
- UARS (Upper atmosphere research satellite)
- Earth station
- Architecture
- Bukit Timah satellite earth station
- Canberra deep space communication complex
- Design considerations
- Environmental considerations
- Goldstone deep space communication complex
- Goonhilly satellite earth station
- Hardware
- Honeysuckle Creek tracking station
- Indian deep space network
- INTELSAT teleport earth station
- Kaena point satellite tracking station
- Madley communication centre
- Madrid deep space communication complex
- Makarios satellite earth station
- Performance parameters
- Raisting earth station
- Site considerations
- SUPARCO satellite ground station
- Terrestrial interface
- Testing
- Types
- Earth station characteristics
- Access method
- Antenna diameter
- EIRP
- Frequency band
- G/T ratio
- Modulation type
- Polarization
- Earth station hardware
- Antenna
- High power amplifier
- IF and base band equipment
- Low noise amplifier
- RF equipment
- Terrestrial interface
- Up converter/Down converter
- Earth station testing
- Subsystem level testing
- System level testing
- Unit level testing
- Eccentricity
- Echo-1 10
- Echo effects (Satellite networks)
- Eclipses
- Equinoxes
- Solar eclipse
- Umbral cone
- ECS series satellites
- EGNOS satellite navigation system
- Electrodynamic tether
- Applications
- EIRP-Earth station
- Ekran series satellites
- Electric propulsion
- Energetic proton, electron and alpha detector (EPEAD)
- Electronics launching group (ELG)
- Energetic particle sensor (EPS)
- Energia series rockets
- Equinoxes
- ESSA series
- ESTRACK network
- EUTELSAT-II
- EUTELSAT satellite systems
- EUTELSAT-W
- Explorer-1
- Explorer-2
- Extreme ultraviolet sensor (EUV)
- Femto satellites
- Feng Yun series
- File transfer protocol
- Final mass
- First cosmic (or orbital) velocity
- Fixed satellite service (FSS) earth stations
- Flood monitoring (Remote sensing satellites)
- FM detectors
- Balanced slope
- Foster-Seeley
- Phase locked loop based
- Ratio detector
- Formation flying tethers
- Separated spacecraft interferometer (SSI)
- Space interferometry mission
- SPECS mission
- Structurally connected interferometer (SCI)
- Terrestrial planet finder
- Tethered formation flight interferometer
- Frame acquisition and synchronization
- Extraction of traffic bursts
- Frame synchronization
- Transmission of traffic bursts
- Frequency bands
- Frequency considerations, satellite link design
- Frequency allocation and coordination
- Frequency division multiple access
- Demand assigned FDMA
- Multiple channel per carrier (MCPC) systems
- Pre-assigned FDMA
- Single channel per carrier (SCPC) system
- Frequency modulation
- De-emphasis
- Detection of FM signals
- Frequency spectrum
- Generation of FM signals
- Narrowband FM
- Noise
- Pre-emphasis
- Wideband FM
- Frequency shift keying
- Fresnel lens
- Future trends (Remote sensing satellites)
- Future trends-satellites
- Communication satellites
- Earth observation satellites
- Military satellites
- Navigation satellites
- Weather forecasting satellites
- Future trends (Scientific satellites)
- Galileo satellite navigation system
- Development program
- Services
- Gateway stations
- Geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV)
- GERB instrument
- German aerospace centre
- Global mobile personal communication services (GMPS)
- Global monitoring
- Global navigation satellite system
- Global positioning system (GPS)
- Control segment
- GPS error sources
- GPS positioning services
- GPS signal structure
- Operational principle
- Pseudo range measurement
- Receiver location determination
- Space segment
- User segment
- Globalstar constellation
- GLONASS navigation system
- Control segment
- Signal structure
- Space segment
- User segment
- GOES
- Payloads
- Salient features
- Goldstone deep space communication complex
- Goonhilly satellite earth station
- Gorizont series satellites
- GPS error sources
- Clock errors
- Ephemeris errors
- Multipath reflections
- Satellite geometry
- Selective availability
- Signal propagation errors
- GPS positioning modes
- Point positioning
- Relative positioning
- GPS positioning services
- Precision positioning system
- Standard positioning system
- Gravity gradient (space tethers)
- Guiana space centre
- H3E system
- Hall thruster
- HEAO (High energy astronomy observations)
- High definition television (HDTV)
- High energy composite propellants
- High resolution infrared sounder (HIRS)
- HIPPARCOS (High precision parallax collecting satellite)
- Honeysuckle Creek tracking station
- Hot air balloon
- Hubble space telescope
- Hybrid navigation system
- Hybrid propellants
- Hybrid satellite
- Hybrid topology
- Hypergolic (Propellants)
- Hyper text transfer protocol
- Image classification (Remote sensing satellites)
- Supervised classification
- Unsupervised classification
- Image interpretation
- Contextual information
- Geometrical information
- GIS in remote sensing
- Microwave images
- Optical images
- Radiometric information
- Spectral information
- Textural information
- Thermal images
- Images
- Advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU)
- Differential absorption lidar (DIAL)
- Doppler lidar
- Images formed by active probing
- IR images
- Laser altimeter
- Microwave images
- Precipitation radar
- Tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM)
- Visible and infrared spin scan radiometry (VISSR)
- Visible images
- Water vapour images
- Inclination
- Indian deep space network
- Indian regional navigational satellite system (IRNSS)
- Indian remote sensing satellite system
- Cartosat-1
- Oceansat-1
- Resourcesat-1
- Resourcesat-2
- Risat-1
- Inflatable space modules
- Initial mass
- Injection point
- Injection velocity
- INMARSAT satellite services
- INSAT series
- Intelligent tracking
- INTELSAT-1
- INTELSAT-2
- INTELSAT-3
- INTELSAT-4
- INTELSAT-5
- INTELSAT-6
- INTELSAT-7
- INTELSAT-8
- INTELSAT-9
- INTELSAT-10
- INTELSAT satellites
- INTELSAT teleport earth station
- Interference related problems
- Adjacent channel interference
- Cross polarization interference
- Interference from adjacent satellites
- Interference from terrestrial links
- Inter-modulation distortion
- International space station (ISS)
- Internet protocol
- Internet services
- File transfer protocol (FTP)
- Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
- Multicast streaming for content distribution
- Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
- Transmission control protocol (TCP)
- Voice over Internet phone (VoIP)
- Interplanetary TV link
- Inter satellite link (ISL)
- Ionospheric effects
- Fading due to multipath signals
- Faraday Effect
- Scintillation
- Ion propulsion
- IRAS (Infrared astronomy satellite)
- Iridium satellite constellation
- ISTRACK
- J3E system
- JCSAT (Japanese communication satellite)
- Jiuquan satellite launch centre
- John F. Kennedy space centre
- Juno (orbiter)
- Jupiter-C
- Kaena point satellite tracking station
- Kepler's laws
- Kepler's first law
- Kepler's second law
- Kepler's third law
- Land cover classification
- Land cover change detection
- Landsat
- Enhanced thematic mapper
- Multispectral scanner (MSS)
- Operational land imager
- Return beam vidicon (RBV)
- Thematic mapper
- Thermal infrared sensor
- Launch sequence
- Expendable launch vehicle
- Launch from Baikonur
- Launch from Cape Canaveral
- Launch from Kourou
- Perigee motor
- Re-usable launch vehicle
- Space shuttle launch
- Types
- Launch vehicles
- Anatomy
- Ariane series
- Atlas series
- Buran
- Classification
- Delta series
- Energia
- Geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV)
- Long March
- Polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV)
- Principal parameters
- Proton series
- Soyuz series
- Space shuttle
- Titan series
- Liquid fuel propulsion
- Liquid propellants
- LITE (Laser-in-space technology experiment)
- Lobe switching
- Logical topology (Networks)
- Long March series
- Look angles
- Azimuth angle
- Elevation angle
- Madley communication centre
- Madrid deep space communication complex
- Magellan probe
- Magnetic electron detector (MAGED)
- Makarios satellite earth station
- Mandatory tests-Earth station
- EIRP stability
- Receiver figure-of-merit measurement
- Spectral shape
- Transmit cross-polarization isolation measurement
- Mariner planetary mission
- Mars 2 to
- Mars reconnaissance orbiter
- Mars exploration rover
- Mars express
- Mars global surveyor
- Mars path finder
- Mass fraction
- Mean time between failures (MTBF) (Network Reliability)
- Mean time to repair (MTTR) (Network Reliability)
- Microwave remote sensing
- Mean time between outages (MTBO) (Networks)
- Medium en
- Medium satellites
- Mesh topology
- Meteor series
- Meteosat series
- Payloads
- Micro satellites
- Microwave humidity sounder (MHS)
- MIDAS 10rgy proton and electron detector (MEPED)
- Military applications (Navigation satellites)
- Map updation
- Missile guidance
- Navigation
- Rescue operations
- Tracking
- Military communication satellites
- AEHF (Advanced extremely high frequency)
- AFSATCOM (Air force satellite communication system)
- American systems
- AMOS-1 725
- Applications
- Defence satellite communication system (DSCS)
- DFH (Dong Fang Hong) series
- Dual use systems
- FH (Feng Huo) series
- FLTSATCOM system
- Frequency spectrum
- LEASAT
- Milstar system
- Mobile and tactical systems
- Parus
- Potok series
- Protected satellite systems
- Raduga series
- Russian systems
- SICRAL series
- Spacenet series
- Strela series
- TACSAT
- Telecom series
- Wideband systems
- Military navigation satellites
- Military satellites
- Applications
- Early warning satellites
- Military communication satellites
- Military navigation satellites
- Military weather forecasting satellites
- Nuclear explosion satellites
- Reconnaissance satellites
- SIGINT satellites
- Space weapons
- Strategic Defence Initiative
- Military weather forecasting satellites
- Millimeter wave satellite communication
- Advantages
- Applications
- Millimeter wave band
- Missions
- Propagation considerations
- Millimeter wave satellite missions
- Application technology satellite-6 (ATS-6)
- Communications and broadcasting Engineering test satellite (COMETS)
- Engineering test satellite-II (ETS-II)
- Experimental communication satellite (ECS)
- FLORAD
- Odin satellite mission
- Mini satellites
- Missions (Remote sensing satellites)
- Indian remote sensing satellite system
- Landsat
- Radarsat
- SPOT
- Missions (Scientific satellites)
- Asteroids
- COMETS
- CONTOUR (Comet nucleus tour)
- Cosmic ray research
- Fundamental research
- GRAIL (Gravity recovery and interior laboratory)
- Jupiter
- LADEE (Lunar atmosphere and dust environment explorer)
- Life sciences
- Mars
- Material sciences
- Mercury
- MESSENGER
- Microgravity experiments
- Moon
- NEAR (Near earth asteroid rendezvous)
- Neptune
- Solar system
- Uranus
- Venus
- Missions (Weather forecasting satellites)
- GOES
- Meteosat
- NOAA
- Mobile satellite service (MSS) earth stations
- Mobile satellite telephony
- Molniya series rockets
- Molniya series satellites
- Momentum exchange tether
- Applications
- Bolo
- Gravity gradient stabilization
- Rotovator
- Monopulse track
- MSL curiosity (rover)
- Multiple access techniques
- Code division multiple access
- Frequency division multiple access
- Space division multiple access
- Time division multiple access
- Multiple channels per carrier (MCPC) systems
- MCPC/FDM/FM/FDMA system
- MCPC/PCM-TDM/PSK/FDMA system
- Multiple spot beam technology
- Multiplexing techniques
- Code division multiplexing
- Frequency division multiplexing
- Time division multiplexing
- Nano satellites
- National satellite systems
- Indian national satellite
- Navigation satellites
- Applications
- Compass satellite navigation system
- EGNOS satellite navigation system
- Future trends
- Galileo satellite navigation system
- Global positioning system (GPS)
- GLONASS navigation system
- GPS-GLONASS integration
- Hybrid navigation system
- Indian regional navigational satellite system (IRNSS)
- Operational principles
- Network characteristics
- Availability
- Cost
- Reliability
- Scalability
- Security
- Throughput
- Topology
- Networking protocols
- Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
- File transfer protocol
- Hyper text transfer protocol
- Internet protocol
- Open system interconnect (OSI) model
- Simple mail transfer protocol
- Transmission control protocol
- User datagram protocol
- Network services
- Network technologies
- Circuit switched networks
- Packet switched networks
- Network topologies
- Bus topology
- Hybrid topology
- Logical topology
- Mesh topology
- Physical topology
- Ring topology
- Star topology
- Tree topology
- New Horizons
- Newton's law of gravitation
- Newton's second law of motion
- NOAA satellites
- Payloads
- Salient features
- Noise considerations, satellite link design
- Noise figure
- Noise temperature
- Thermal noise
- Noise figure
- Noise temperature
- Antennas noise temperature
- Cascaded stages
- System noise temperature
- Non-scanning sensors
- ERS-1,
- Laser distance meter
- Laser water depth meter
- Microwave altimeters
- Microwave scatterometer
- Nozomi
- Nuclear explosion satellites
- Number of stages
- OEDIPUS
- O'Neill cylinder
- Open system interconnect (OSI) model
- Operational principles (Navigation satellites)
- Doppler effect based systems
- Trilateration based systems
- OPSEK
- OPSNET
- Optical mechanical scanner
- Optical remote sensing
- Orbcomm satellite constellation
- Orbit
- Circular
- Elliptical
- Equatorial
- Geostationary earth orbit (GEO)
- Low earth orbit (LEO)
- Medium earth orbit
- Molniya
- Polar
- Prograde
- Retrograde
- Sun synchronous
- Orbital effects
- Doppler shift
- Orbital distance variation
- Solar eclipse
- Sun transit outrage
- Orbital parameters
- Angles defining direction
- Apogee
- Argument of perigee
- Ascending nodes
- Descending nodes
- Eccentricity
- Equinoxes
- Inclination
- Perigee
- Period
- Right ascension of ascending node
- Semi-major axis
- Semi-minor axis
- Solstices
- True anomaly of satellite
- Orbital perturbations
- Orbit control
- Orbits (Weather forecasting satellites)
- Packet switched networks
- Palapa-A
- Palapa-B
- Palapa-C
- Palapa-D
- Passive remote sensing
- Passive sensors (Remote sensing satellites)
- Central perspective scanner
- Optical mechanical scanner
- Push broom scanner
- Payload
- Multispectral scanner
- Radiometer
- Thematic mapper
- Transponder
- Payloads (Scientific satellites)
- Accelerometers
- Charged particle detectors
- Corner reflectors
- Gamma ray telescopes
- Imagers
- Infrared telescopes
- Ionosphere sounders
- Laser altimeters
- LEGRI (Low energy gamma ray scanner)
- LIMS instrument
- Optical telescopes
- Photometers
- Radar altimeters
- Spectrographs
- Spectrometers
- Synthetic aperture radar
- TOMS instrument
- X-ray telescopes
- Payloads (Weather forecasting satellites)
- Active payloads
- Altimeter
- Lidar
- Radiometer
- Scatterometer
- Sounder
- Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
- Pegasus series
- Perigee
- Argument of
- Perigee distance
- Perigee motor
- Personal communication services
- Phase shift keying
- 8PSK
- 16PSK
- Amplitude phase shift keying (APSK)
- Differential phase shift keying (DPSK)
- Offset QPSK
- Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
- Quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK)
- Phobos 1 and 2
- Phoenix lander
- Physical topology (Networks)
- Pico satellites
- Pioneer Venus orbiter
- Plasma motor generator (PMG)
- Point-to-point trunk telephone network
- Polarization loss
- Polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV)
- Power supply subsystem
- Batteries
- Solar panels
- Types
- Pre-assigned multiple access
- Precipitation radar
- Pre-emphasis
- Principal parameters (Launch vehicles)
- Initial mass
- Final mass
- Hybrid propellants
- Liquid propellants
- Mass fraction
- Number of stages
- Propellant mass fraction
- Solid propellants
- Specific impulse
- Thrust
- Thrust-to-weight ratio
- Type of propellant
- Progress cargo craft
- Propagation considerations, satellite link design
- Cloud attenuation
- Free space loss
- Gaseous absorption
- Ionospheric effects
- Rain attenuation
- Signal fading due to multipath signals
- Signal fading due to refraction
- Propellant mass fraction
- Propulsion
- Basic principle
- Electric propulsion
- Ion propulsion
- Liquid fuel propulsion
- Solid propulsion
- Protocol translation
- Proton series rockets
- Analogue
- Digital
- Pulsed plasma thruster
- Push broom scanner
- Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
- Quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK)
- Quality of service (QoS)
- R3E system
- Raduga series satellites
- Random multiple access
- Radarsat
- Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
- Raisting earth station
- Receive-only earth station terminals
- Receiver figure-of-merit-Earth Station
- Reconnaissance satellites
- Electro-optical imaging satellites
- IMINT satellites
- Optical imaging satellites
- Radar imaging satellites
- Regional satellite systems
- EUTELSAT
- Relay-1
- Reliability (Networks)
- Remote sensing satellites
- Active remote sensing
- Active sensors
- Aerial remote sensing
- Applications
- Classification
- Future trends
- Image classification
- Image interpretation
- Microwave remote sensing
- Missions
- Optical remote sensing
- Orbits
- Passive remote sensing
- Passive sensors
- Payloads
- Satellite remote sensing
- Thermal (or infrared) remote sensing
- Types of images
- Repeaters
- Resourcesat-1
- Right ascension of ascending node
- Ring topology
- RISAT
- RITA thruster
- Rotating wheel
- Routers
- Salyut
- Sampling theorem
- Satellite constellations
- Geometry
- Major constellations
- Satellite data communication
- Satellite data broadcasting
- Very small aperture terminal (VSAT)
- Satellite link design
- Link budget
- Procedure
- Satellite link parameters
- Frequency considerations
- Interference related problems
- Noise considerations
- Propagation considerations
- Satellite networks advantages
- Satellite networks disadvantages
- Satellite phone
- Satellite radio
- Satellite remote sensing
- Advantages
- Satellite services
- Satellite stabilization
- Spin stabilization
- Station keeping
- Three-axis stabilization
- Satellite subsystems
- Antennas
- Attitude control
- Mechanical structure
- Orbit control
- Payload
- Power supply
- Propulsion
- Reliability
- Space qualification
- Telemetry, tracking and command
- Thermal control
- Satellite telephony
- Global mobile personal communication services (GMPS)
- Mobile satellite telephony
- Point-to-point trunk telephone network
- Satellite television
- Digital video broadcasting
- Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television
- Satellite cable television
- Satellite TV network
- Satellite tracking
- Block diagram
- Techniques
- Satellite tracking techniques
- Conical scan
- Intelligent tracking
- Lobe switching
- Monopulse track
- Sequential lobing
- Step track
- Satish Dhawan space centre
- Scalability (Networks)
- Scanning sensors
- Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
- Scientific satellites
- Applications
- Astronomical observations
- Comparison with ground based techniques
- Earth's observation
- Future trends
- Missions
- Payloads
- Search and rescue processor (SARP)
- Search and rescue repeater (SARR)
- Search and rescue transponder (SARSAT)
- Sea surface temperature measurement
- Second cosmic (or orbital) velocity
- Security (Network Reliability)
- Sequential lobing
- SEVIRI sensor
- Shanon-Hartley theorem
- Shared media topology (Networks)
- SIGINT satellites
- Cerise satellite
- Chalet series
- Essaim series
- GRAB (Galactic radiation and background)
- JSSW series (China)
- Magnum/Orion satellites
- Russian satellites
- Tselina series
- USA satellites
- Vortex
- Simple mail transfer protocol
- Single channel per carrier system
- SCPC/FM/FDMA system
- SCPC/PSK/FDMA system
- Single function earth stations
- Sirius XM radio
- Sky Bridge satellite constellation
- Skylab
- Slant range
- Slotted ALOHA
- Small expendable deployer system (SEDS)
- Small satellites
- Femto satellites
- Medium satellites
- Micro satellites
- Mini satellites
- Nano satellites
- Pico satellites
- Smokeless propellants
- Solar backscatter ultraviolet radiometer (SBUV)
- Solar observatory (SOHO)
- Solar X-ray imager (SXI)
- Solid fuel propulsion
- Solid propellants
- Solid state power amplifiers (SSPA)
- Solstices
- Sounding rocket
- Soyuz series
- Space division multiple access
- Frequency re-use
- SDMA/CDMA system
- SDMA/FDMA system
- SDMA/TDMA system
- Space environment monitor (SEM)
- Space docking
- Space elevator
- Space launch centres
- Baikonur cosmodrome
- Constituent parts
- German aerospace centre
- Guiana space centre
- Jiuquan satellite launch centre
- John F. Kennedy space centre
- Location considerations
- Major centres
- Satish Dhawan space centre
- Tanegashima space centre
- Uchinoura space centre
- Xichang satellite launch centre
- Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training centre
- SPACENET
- Space shuttle
- Space stations
- Almaz commercial programme
- Bernal sphere
- Bigelow commercial space station
- Commercial space station
- Dry dock
- Inflatable space modules
- International space station (ISS)
- Mir
- Modular
- O'Neill cylinder
- OPSEK
- Progress cargo craft
- Rotating wheel
- Salyut
- Skylab
- Space docking
- Stanford torus
- Tiangong-1
- Tiangong-2
- Tiangong-3
- Space tether experiment (STEX)
- Space tether missions
- Atmospheric tether mission (ATM)
- OEDIPUS
- Plasma motor generator (PMG)
- Small expendable deployer system (SEDS)
- Space tether experiment (STEX)
- STEP-AIRSEDS
- Tethered satellite system (TSS)
- Tether physics and survivability (TiPS)
- Space tethers
- Applications
- Electrodynamic tether
- Formation flying
- Hybrid tethers
- Missions
- Momentum exchange tether
- Space weapons
- Almaz programme
- Classification
- Earth-to-space weapons
- Integrated flight experiment (IFX)
- Manned orbital laboratory (MOL)
- OPS-1, 2 and
- Space based laser (SBL)
- Space-to-earth weapons
- Space-to-space weapons
- Specific impulse
- Spin stabilization
- Spitzer space telescope
- SPOT series
- HRV instrument
- HR VIR instrument
- High resolution stereoscopic instrument
- NAOMI
- Vegetation instrument
- Sputnik-1
- Sputnik-2
- Sputnik-3
- Sputnik-5
- Sputnik-6
- Stacking
- Stanford torus
- Star topology
- Unidirectional star networks
- Station keeping
- STEP-AIRSEDS
- Step track
- Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)
- Extended range interception system (ERINT)
- Flexible lightweight agile guided experiment (FLAGE) experiment
- Ground based programmes
- Homing overlay experiment (HOE)
- Kinetic kill vehicle (KKV)
- SUPARCO satellite ground station
- Superbird
- Switches
- SYNCOM
- System level testing-Earth station
- Additional tests
- Mandatory tests
- Tanegashima space centre
- TDMA burst structure
- Carrier and clock recovery sequence
- Signaling channel
- Traffic information
- Unique word
- TDMA frame structure
- Guard time
- Reference burst
- Traffic burst
- Teledesic satellite constellation
- Telemetry, tracking and command
- Teleports
- Television receive-only satellite systems (TVRO)
- Telstar
- Terrestrial interface-Earth station
- Interface
- Tail options
- Tether physics and survivability (TiPS)
- Tethered satellite system (TSS)
- Thermal control subsystem
- Heat transfer mechanism
- Thermal inequilibrium
- Types of heat transfer
- Thermal (or infrared) remote sensing
- Third cosmic (or orbital) velocity
- Three-axis stabilization
- Throughput (Network security)
- Thrust
- Thrust-to-weight ratio
- Thuraya
- Tiangong-1
- Tiangong-2
- Tiangong-3
- Time division multiple access
- Comparison with FDMA
- Frame acquisition and synchronization
- TDMA burst structure
- TDMA frame efficiency
- TDMA frame structure
- Traffic control and coordination
- TIROS-1 to TIROS-10
- Titan series rockets
- Topology (Networks)
- Total energy detector (TED)
- Trajectory
- Transfer rate of information bits (TRIB) (Network throughput)
- Transit-1B
- Transmission control protocol
- Transmission delay (Satellite networks)
- Transmission equation
- Transmit-only earth station terminals
- Transponder
- Bent pipe transponders
- Performance parameters
- Regenerative transponders
- Transparent transponders
- Types
- Transponder assignment modes
- C/N ratio
- Demand assigned multiple access
- Pre-assigned multiple access
- Random multiple access
- Traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA)
- Tree topology
- Trojan horse (Network security)
- Tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM)
- True anomaly of satellite
- Tunneling
- Type of propellant (Launch vehicles)
- Uchinoura space centre
- Ulysses
- Unidirectional star networks
- Urban monitoring and development
- User datagram protocol (UDP)
- Vanguard-1
- Vanguard-2
- Venera atmospheric probe
- Very small aperture terminal (VSAT)
- Video signals
- Viking 1 and 2
- Viruses (Network security)
- (VISSR) Visible and infrared spin scan radiometer
- VISSR atmospheric sounder (VAS)
- Voice signals
- Vostok series rockets
- Voyager-1 and 2
- Water quality management
- Water vapour images
- Weather facsimile transponder (WEFAX)
- Weather forecasting
- Weather satellites
- Applications
- Future trends
- Images
- Weather satellites (Continued)
- Missions
- Orbits
- Payloads-587--92
- Weather forecasting
- Xichang satellite launch centre
- X-ray sensor (XRS)
- Yinghuo-I
- Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training centre
- Zenit series rockets
- Zinc Sulpher propellants
- Zone antenna
- Zone lens see Fresnel lens
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