This useful reference book addresses the specific needs of satellite systems, including link calculations, the terrestrial interface, baseband systems and signal processing, modulation techniques, coding, synchronization, TDMA and onboard processing. AUTHOR'S COMMENTS By mastering this book, the reader acquires the tools and skills necessary to analyze and design elements of modern satellite communications systems. This book is for engineers and managers, for the advanced student who wants a solid understanding of this field and for the researcher who needs a consolidated, comprehensive up-to-date reference text of digital communications systems. PUBLISHER'S COMMENTS This text is an essential reference book in this field, one of the few books dedicated solely to satellite technology. It has been made available once again to serve the information needs of engineers who are building and operating the satellite systems of today and tomorrow.