SATELLITE

COMMUNICATION

What is an artificial
satelitte?

an artificial body placed in orbit around

the earth or moon or another planet in
order to collect information or for
communication.
man-made equipment that orbits around
the earth or the moon.
It acts as a relaying station for wireless
communication for a long distance
transmission.

Background

Sputnik - 1st artificial satelitte launched

by the Soviet union
It pioneered the space exploration
6,600 satellites have been launched
latest estimates are that 3,600 remain in
orbit
About 1,000 are operational
Philippines launched its first satellite
Agila-2

What are satellite used

for?

Television
Telephones
Weather
Space Science

Types of Satellite orbit

Polar it orbits the earth near the north

pole to the south pole.

Types of Satellite orbit

Sun Synchronous - orbits allows a

satellite to pass over a section of the
Earth at the same time of day.

Types of Satellite orbit

Geosynchronous Orbits - orbits the Earth

at the same rate as the Earth spins

How Satellites Stay in Orbit?

It must travel faster in order to maintain

orbit.
V=(GM/R)^1/2
The greater the altitude, the less velocity
is needed to maintain the orbit.
Velocity and gravitational pull between
the satellite and the planet it orbit.

What is the importance of Sat.

communication?

It is used as relay station for wireless

communication for a long distance
transmission.
Useful in telecommunication at remote
areas.
Lesser noise generated than using
multiple earth antenna relay station.
Able to relay data against the curvature
of the earth, which limits ground earth
station capabilities to transmit data for
long distance transmission.

Digital signal processing in

communications satellite

Satellite on-board digital signal

processing (DSP) offers the potential for
significantly improved performance in
certain satellite communications system
scenarios in terms of system capacity
and link quality.

Digital signal processing in

communications satellite

On-board DSP functions include digital

beamforming, frequency multiplexing and
demultiplexing, interference suppression,
signal level control and, in a regenerative
system, modems. DSP in satellite
communications satellite, focusing on the
system advantages, some basic
algorithms, and application specific IC
implementation issues.

Digital signal processing in

communications satellite

As a specific illustrative example an

advanced land mobile system is
described which features digital
beamforming and associated digital
signal processing to achieve significant
gains in power efficiency (and hence
capacity), frequency reuse and flexibility
to response to changing traffic scenarios

Digital signal processing in

communications satellite

In summary, satellite uses DSP in forms of

multiplexing and demultiplexing systems.
The satellite receives multiple data from the
earth to be transmitted to a different designated
location on earth. Some data arrives at same
time. Some uses the same frequency.
This is why MUX and DEMUX systems are
needed.
Satellites uses different MUX and DEMUX system.
Examples of this systems are CDMA, FDMA, and
SPADE DAMA.