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Agarwal’s Satellite Communications is a comprehensive book for undergraduate electronics and telecommunication engineers. The book covers the latest developments in the subject, discussing telephone transmission, television and radio program distribution, computer communications, ISDNs, maritime navigation and military command and control. It begins with the basics of communication and explains how technology has evolved to utilize the maximum benefits of satellites to transmit radio waves across the world. It covers both the analog and digital techniques, discussing how communications technology used to be in the past decades and how it is currently. In addition, the book gives readers an understanding of some advanced topics relevant to the subject such as: radio wave propagation, antennas, orbital mechanics, modulation, detection, coding, radio electronics, microwave techniques, lasers and fiber optic communication. The book is an indispensable resource in the subject and is an essential read for all electronics and telecommunication engineers. About D. C. Agarwal Dr. D. C. Agarwal is an eminent Indian academician with years of experience in tutoring engineering students in the fields of electronics and telecommunication. He has guided several dozen students towards achieving their academic goals and aspirations.