This three-day introductory course on satellite communications provides a non-technical overview of the field. Taught for over two decades, it covers concepts, jargon, and the hardware, operations, and business of commercial satellite systems. The course is intended for non-technical audiences but also benefits technical people moving into the industry. Key topics include satellite applications and markets, communications fundamentals, the space and ground segments, link budgets, and major industry issues. Attendees receive a textbook and can discuss issues relevant to their work. The instructor has over 20 years experience consulting for NASA, satellite companies, and others.

1. Professional Development Short Course On:
Satellite Communications — an Essential Introduction
Instructor:
Dr. Mark R. Chartrand
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2. Satellite Communication
An Essential Introduction
March 10-12, 2009
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June 8-10, 2009
Annapolis, Maryland
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Summary
This introductory course has recently been expanded to Course Outline
three days by popular demand. It has been taught to 1. Satellites and Telecommunication. Introduction
thousands of industry professionals for more than two
and historical background. Legal and regulatory
decades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for
non-technical people who must understand the entire field of
environment of satellite telecommunications: industry
commercial satellite communications, and who must issues; standards and protocols; regulatory bodies;
understand and communicate with engineers and other satellite services and applications; steps to licensing a
technical personnel. The secondary audience is technical system. Telecommunications users, applications, and
personnel moving into the industry who need a quick and markets: fixed services, broadcast services, mobile
thorough overview of what is going on in the industry, and who services, navigation services.
need an example of how to communicate with less technical 2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitions
individuals. The course is a primer to the concepts, jargon, and measurements: decibels. The spectrum and its uses:
buzzwords, and acronyms of the industry, plus an overview of properties of waves; frequency bands; bandwidth. Analog
commercial satellite communications hardware, operations, and digital signals. Carrying information on waves: coding,
and business environment. modulation, multiplexing, networks and protocols. Signal
Concepts are explained at a basic level, minimizing the use quality, quantity, and noise: measures of signal quality;
of math, and providing real-world examples. Several noise; limits to capacity; advantages of digital.
calculations of important concepts such as link budgets are
presented for illustrative purposes, but the details need not be 3. The Space Segment. The space environment:
understood in depth to gain an understanding of the concepts gravity, radiation, solid material. Orbits: types of orbits;
illustrated. The first section provides non-technical people with geostationary orbits; non-geostationary orbits. Orbital
the technical background necessary to understand the space slots, frequencies, footprints, and coverage: slots; satellite
and earth segments of the industry, culminating with the spacing; eclipses; sun interference. Out to launch:
importance of the link budget. The concluding section of the launcher’s job; launch vehicles; the launch campaign;
course provides an overview of the business issues, including launch bases. Satellite systems and construction: structure
major operators, regulation and legal issues, and issues and and busses; antennas; power; thermal control;
trends affecting the industry. Attendees receive a copy of the stationkeeping and orientation; telemetry and command.
instructor's new textbook, Satellite Communications for the Satellite operations: housekeeping and communications.
Non-Specialist, and will have time to discuss issues pertinent
4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types,
to their interests.
hardware, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;
directionality; limits on sidelobe gain. Space loss,
Instructor electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signal flow through
an earth station.
Dr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellite
telecommunications and the space sciences. For a more than
5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects on
twenty years he has presented professional signals: rain; rain climate models; rain fade margins. Link
seminars on satellite technology and on budgets: C/N and Eb/No. Multiple access: SDMA, FDMA,
telecommunications to individuals and TDMA, CDMA; demand assignment; on-board
businesses throughout the United States, multiplexing.
Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. 6. Satellite Communications Systems. Satellite
Dr. Chartrand has served as a technical communications providers: satellite competitiveness;
and/or business consultant to NASA, competitors; basic economics; satellite systems and
Arianespace, GTE Spacenet, Intelsat, operators; using satellite systems. Issues, trends, and the
Antares Satellite Corp., Moffett-Larson-Johnson, Arianespace, future.
Delmarva Power, Hewlett-Packard, and the International
Communications Satellite Society of Japan, among others. He
has appeared as an invited expert witness before What You Will Learn
Congressional subcommittees and was an invited witness • How do commercial satellites fit into the telecommunications
before the National Commission on Space. He was the industry?
founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of the annual The • How are satellites planned, built, launched, and operated?
World Satellite Systems Guide, and later the publication • How do earth stations function?
Strategic Directions in Satellite Communication. He is author
of six books and hundreds of articles in the space sciences. • What is a link budget and why is it important?
He has been chairman of several international satellite • What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry?
conferences, and a speaker at many others. • What are the issues and trends driving the industry?
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