From the Contents: Satellite Communications -- Satellite Applications Handbook: The Complete Guide to Satellite Communications, Remote Sensing, Navigation, and Meteorology -- Satellite Communications Overview -- History of Satellite Communications -- Space Telecommunications Services and Applications.-  Satellite Orbits for Communications Satellites -- Fixed Satellite Communications: Market Dynamics and Trends -- Satellite Communications Video Markets: Dynamics and Trends -- Mobile Satellite Communications Markets: Dynamics and Trends -- An Examination of the Governmental Use of Military and Commercial Satellite Communications -- Economics and Financing of Communications Satellites -- Satellite Communications and Space Telecommunications Frequencies -- Regulatory Process for Communications Satellite Frequency Allocations -- Satellite Radio Communications Fundamentals and Link Budgets -- Satellite Communications Modulation and Multiplexing -- Satellite Transmission, Reception and On-Board Processing Signaling and Switching -- Satellite Communications Antenna Concepts and Engineering -- Satellite Antenna Systems Design and Implementation Around the World -- Satellite Earth Station Antenna Systems and System Design -- Technical Challenges of Integration of Space and Terrestrial Systems.