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The Satellite Cookbook
  • The Satellite Cookbook: Or How To Build A Satellite
  • Index
  • 🔧Part I: Space Mission Engineering
    • Introduction
      • What is Space Mission Engineering?
      • History
      • Technology, Applications, Economics
      • Key Players
    • Concurrent Engineering
      • Process
      • Objectives, Constraints, Requirements
      • Concept Definition
      • Mission Analysis & Utility
      • Formal Requirements
    • Space Environment
      • Space Environment and Space Weather
      • Earth's Magnetic Field
      • Radiation Belts
      • Microgravity
      • Orbital Debris
    • Astrodynamics & Mission Analysis
      • Space Geometry
        • Applications
        • Parameter Computation
        • Relative Motion
      • Orbits & Astrodynamics
        • Keplerian Orbits
        • Orbits of the Moon and Planets
        • Terminology
        • Orbit Perturbations, Geopotential Models, and Satellite Decay
        • Specialised Orbits
        • Orbit Maneuvers
        • Summary: Rules of Practical Astrodynamics
      • Orbit Design
        • Orbit Selection and Design Process
        • Orbit Performance
        • Orbit Cost
        • Selecting Earth-Referenced Orbits
        • Selecting Transfer, Parking, and Space-Referenced Orbits
        • Constellation Design
        • Interplanetary Orbits
    • Cost Estimating
      • Introduction to Cost Estimating
      • Estimating Tools
        • Botto-up Cost Estimator
        • Parametric Cost Estimators
        • Experience Based Cost Estimators
    • Financing & Law
      • Sources
        • Africa
        • Asia
        • Europe
        • North America
        • Oceania
        • South America
      • GAAP, Amortization and Return on Investment (ROI)
      • Law and Policy Considerations
  • 🛰️Part II: Spacecraft & Payload Design
    • Overview of Spacecraft Design
      • Spacecraft Design Process
      • Space System Design Drivers
      • Spacecraft Configuration Alternatives
      • Partitioning Spacecraft into Subsystems
      • Preliminary Spacecraft Budgets
        • Spacecraft Budget Tools
      • Design Evolution
      • Future of Spacecraft Design
    • Payload
      • Overview of Payload Design
        • Types of Space Payloads
        • Tradeoffs
        • Payload Design
        • Electromagnetic Spectrum
      • Communication Payloads
        • Space Mission Communications Architecture
        • Link Analysis
        • Payload Design
      • Observation Payloads
        • Payload Design
        • Payload Sizing
        • Evolution
    • Propulsion
      • Basic Rocket Equations
      • Staging
      • Chemical Propulsion Systems
      • Plume Considerations
      • System Design Elements
      • Electric Propulsion
      • Alternative Propulsion Systems
    • Subsystems
      • Control Systems
        • Attitude Determination and Control
        • Trajectory Navigation and Control
      • On Board Data Handling
        • Computer System Baseline
        • Preliminary Design
      • Communications
        • Power
        • Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C)
      • Power
      • Structure & Configuration
      • Thermal
    • Logistics and Manufacturing
    • Risk
    • Alternative Designs
  • 🚀Part III: Launch & Operations
    • Launch Vehicles
      • Vehicle Selection
      • History
      • Basic Mechanics of Launch
      • Launch Environments
      • Available Vehicles
    • Launch Operations
      • Launch Sites and Launch Restrictions
      • Launch Site Preparation
      • Readiness Reviews
      • Launch Site Access
      • Launch Site Training
      • Transporting the Spacecraft to the Launch Site
      • Launch Site Processing
      • Launch Day
      • Post Launch and Early Operations
      • Modernising Launch Operations
      • Common Mistakes
    • Ground System
      • Antenna Services
      • Data Accounting and Distribution Services
      • Ground System Driving Requirements and Sizing
      • Technology Trends
    • Mission Operations
      • Mission Planning and Operations Development
      • Mission Execution
      • Mission Termination and Post-Mission Activities
      • Best Practices
      • Future of Mission Operations
    • End of Mission
      • IADC End of Mission Guidelines
      • LEO Disposal Options
      • Non-LEO Disposal Options
      • Passivation
      • Disposal Planning
  • Ethics & Philosophy
    • Space exploration
    • Vanity projects
    • Is it worth it?
  • Additional reference material
    • ESA and ECSS documents
    • Satellite orbit and range parameters
    • Example mass and power budgets
    • Satellite Missions Catalogue
  • Build Your Own
  • Databases
    • CEOS ESA Database - Catalogue of Satellite Missions
  • Case study's
    • Radar Constellation
    • On-Orbit Servicing and Debris Removal
    • Mars
    • Starlink
  • Contact
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