TY - BOOK AU - Sachdev,D.K. TI - Success Stories in Satellite Systems T2 - Library of Flight SN - 9781563479687 AV - TL796 -- .S83 2009eb U1 - 629.43/4 PY - 2000/// CY - Reston PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics KW - Artificial satellites -- History KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Overview -- Syncom: World's First Geostationary Satellite -- Intelsat -- Telesat: The First Domestic Satellite System -- INMARSAT: A Success Story -- Thuraya Mobile Satellite System -- Eutelsat: An Impressive Success -- The Mouse That Roared: Via LuxSat and GDL, How SES Built ASTRA into the World's Preeminent Satellite Operator -- The Success Story of JSAT -- INSAT Initiates Communication Revolution in India -- The DBS Dimension: How U.S. DBS Success was Achieved -- Global Positioning System: Origins, Early Concepts, Development, and Design Succes73 -- XM Satellite Radio - The First Ten Years: A Trifecta of Technology, Product, and Market Opportunity -- INTELSAT VI (F-3) Reboost Mission: An Epochal Event in the History of the Commercial Space Industry -- Earth Stations: From Very Big to Very Small -- DARPA's Space History -- Potential Success Stories in the Future -- Index -- Contributing Authors -- Supporting Materials -- Colorinsert UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3111546 ER -