Official NUC CCMAS syllabus
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Start studying ICE 515 free →Orbital equations for satellites in space. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Space segment- based satellite subsystems including: Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS), Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TTC) system, Power Subsystem, Communication Subsystem, Antenna Subsystem. System noise temperature, G/T ratio, Downlink design, Uplink design, Design for specified C/N. Design examples. Analogue and Digital modulation techniques employed in satellite communications including: FM transmission by satellite, SCPC FM links, Digital transmission, Digital Modulation/Demodulation, Digital transmission of analogue signals. Various multiple access schemes relevant to satellite communications: Frequency Division MA, Time Division MA, Code Division MA, Spread Spectrum Transmission and Reception. Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) systems. Their network architectures, Access control protocols, Basic techniques, and VSAT Earth Station engineering.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ICE 515.