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The text is an up-to-date and comprehensive title in the field of satellite communication technology and applications. It offers full coverage of the theoretical and practical concepts of the communication satellites and also briefly talks about the other applications including remote sensing, weather forecasting, navigation, scientific and military. The essentials of satellite technology are explained by giving an introduction to the fundamental topics such as orbits and trajectories, launch and in-orbit operations before going on to describe satellite hardware.