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Names: Maral, Gérard, author. | Bousquet, Michel, author. | Sun, Zhili,
author.
Title: Satellite communications systems : systems, techniques and
technology / Gérard Maral, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des
Télécommunications, Site de Toulouse, France, Michel Bousquet, Ecole
Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (SUPAERO),
Toulouse, France, Zhili Sun, University of Surrey, UK.
Other titles: Systémes de télecommunications par satellites. English
Description: Sixth edition. | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2020. |
Translation of: Systémes de télecommunications par satellites. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019044958 (print) | LCCN 2019044959 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119382089 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119382072 (adobe pdf) | ISBN
9781119382126 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Artificial satellites in telecommunication.
Classification: LCC TK5104 .M3513 2020 (print) | LCC TK5104 (ebook) | DDC
621.382/5–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019044958
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