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SBE 24 GeoSat

GEOSTATIONARY ORBITS

by Neal McLain, CSBE
(Please Note: Neal McLain passed away in August of 2023 at the age of 88)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 - PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES
PART 2 - ORBITAL GEOMETRY
PART 3 - POINTING ANGLES
PART 4 - SATELLITE ANTENNA MOUNTS
PART 5 - INCLINED-ORBIT SATELLITES

APPENDICES
JOHANNES KEPLER: THE SEARCH FOR "HARMONIES"
ARTHUR C. CLARKE: THE FATHER OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
THE POLAR MOUNT IN THE STUDY OF ASTRONOMY

This series of articles was originally published in the SBE CHAPTER 24 NEWSLETTER.

This copyright notice applies to each article in this series:

Copyright © 1995-2002 by Neal McLain. Support for the preparation of this article was provided by Communication Technologies, Inc., Middleton, Wisconsin. Support for the original publication of this article was provided by Chapter 24 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc.

Articles and appendices from this series may be distributed by any interested party without further permission provided that the above copyright notice is included.