SPST613 - Satellite Communications

Course Details

Course Code: SPST613 Course ID: 3718 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

CORE COURSE: This course is a study of the principles, architectures, technologies, management, economies, advantages, and disadvantages of satellite communications. Spacecraft launch vehicles, orbits, communications modulations, radio wave propagation, payload designs/types, and spacecraft bus and antenna types are all addressed. Students will learn to devise/formulate actual satellite communications link budgets and evaluate the impact of each variable used within the equation. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED COLLEGE ALGEBRA BEFORE TAKING THIS COURSE. (Prerequisites: SPST500 and SPST501)

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration01/27/2025 - 07/04/2025 Course Dates07/07/2025 - 08/31/2025 Start Month July SessionSummer 2025 Session B Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.