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Explore the world's satellite communications technology Mobile Satellite Communications Handbook details the various existing and planned satellite systems from around the globe. Beginning with a brief introduction to satellite communication technology, this book explains both the technical and legal structures of satellite communications in the U.S. and abroad with detailed discussion about frequencies, functions, orbits, and basic elements. From there, you'll learn about the major military, civilian, and commercial satellites including MARISAT, MARECS, INMARSAT, GEOSTAR, and more, including low-Earth systems such as AMSC, Globalstar, STARNET, ORBOCOM and others.

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Roger Cochetti has been an executive in the technology sector for over thirty years, including COMSAT Mobile Communications, IBM, VeriSign and other technology businesses. He has served as a Member of the United Sates Department of State Advisory Committee on Information and Communications Policy during both the Bush and Obama administrations. Cochetti is the author of The Mobile Satellite Communications Handbook; John Wiley & Sons/Quantum; 1998 and of numerous published white papers and monographs on technology matters. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, a Master's from JohnsHopkinsUniversity and has been listed among Who's Who in America for over a decade.

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