Atlas Centaur 7

This book is a compilation of reprints of National Aeronautics Air and Space Administration (NASA) publications relating to the launch vehicle Atlas-Centaur 7 and its payload, Surveyor 2. It includes the Flight Report for Atlas-Centaur 7 (AC-7) and the prelaunch Press Kit for Surveyor II. Atlas-Centaur 7 is the 7th volume of the series "America's Finest Rockets" (TM). Each volume focuses on a specific rocket and its payload, and reprints volumes of information about both.

NASA SP-2004-4230. NASA History Series. Chronicles the story of the Centaur, the world's first liquid-hydrogen rocket. Focuses on technical and political hurdles that Centaur faced over the three decades that it was managed by NASA Lewis Research Center. Explores NASA's effort to modify Centaur for launch from the Shuttle's cargo bay, a controversial project canceled in the wake of the Challenger accident.

This compact text provides a thorough, readable treatment of the principles of satellite communication and its various technologies and components. It presents a clear analysis of subsystems of satellites, orbital mechanisms, launching mechanisms, earth and space systems employed in satellite links, and analog and digital communication through satellites. Besides, it explains the different methods used to access the various services provided by a satellite. The text avoids complicated mathematical derivations, but the results of these derivations and their references are used throughout the book when required for understanding the technical concepts. Primarily intended as a textbook for undergraduate students of electronics and communication engineering, telecommunication engineering, and information technology, this easy-to-understand book will also be useful as a reference for professional engineers.