Satellite Communications Systems Design

This text discusses the design of digital and analog communications systems for satellite applications.

The author discusses the factors that need to be considered when designing such systems, including the range, wavelength, receiver sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratio, and noise power.

The author also provides tables that list typical data rates and SNR values for various applications.

Here are some questions and answers about the text:

• What are the factors that need to be considered when designing digital and analog communications systems for satellite applications?
• What are the typical data rates and SNR values for various applications?
• How can we estimate the physical area of the aperture antenna on a satellite?

The answers to these questions are provided below.

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