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Additional Reading
Nontechnical explanations of satellite communications technology are provided by Joseph N. Pelton, The Basics of Satellite Communications 2nd ed. (2006); Bruce R. Elbert, Introduction to Satellite Communications, 3rd ed. (2008); and Virgil S. Labrador et al., The Satellite Technology Guide for the 21st Century (2008), which also provides an overview of the global satellite industry.
A detailed account of the early years of the development communications technology to 1965 is provided by David J. Whalen, The Origins of Satellite Communications 1945–1965 (2002). A historical overview of the development of satellite technology and the commercial satellite industry is provided by Virgil S. Labrador and Peter I. Galace, Heavens Fill with Commerce: A Brief History of the Communications Satellite Industry (2005).
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- Nigel Lumsden
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management - Radar and Satellite Communication. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The European State Agency - Satellite communications. | Sep 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - A Power-Efficient and Secure Communication Scheme in Satellite Communication (PDF). | Apr 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at USU - Standard Testing Methods for Satellite Communication Systems (PDF). | Dec 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Physical Society - Physics - Paving the Way for Satellite Quantum Communications. | May 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Satellite communications systems (PDF). | Apr 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology - Satellite Communication - A Review (PDF). | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management - Radar and Satellite Communication. | Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Satellite Communication - A Review. | Sep 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Advanced Satellite Communications (PDF). | Jul 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Legal aspects of satellite communications�A mini handbook. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization - Satellite Communications Systems. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Satellite Communications. | Apr 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Communications Satellites. | Feb 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Satellite Communication. | Feb 01, 2022 | ||
| Removed “The U.S. space shuttle also has the ability to launch satellites.” Added material about mega-constellations. | Jul 17, 2020 | ||
| In the section How satellites work, revised sentence pertaining to the shock that a satellite withstands during its launch into orbit. |
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Feb 19, 2015 | |
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - GCSE Bitesize - Satellite Communication. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Changed "American Telegraph and Telephone" to "American Telephone and Telegraph." | Jul 25, 2012 | ||
| Added image of SYNCOM IV-3 satellite launching from Discovery. | May 27, 2011 | ||
| Bibliography added. | Apr 07, 2010 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Apr 07, 2010 | ||
| Added pictures of Intelsat satellites. | Jul 23, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Satellite Communications. | Sep 14, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 10, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | May 10, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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