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D.K. Sachdev
Library of Flight Series
Published by AIAA, © 2009, 416 pages, Book
ISBN-10: 1-56347-966-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-966-3
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This unique book presents first-hand histories, case studies, and lessons learned from many of the pioneers who built the satellite industry. They share the experiences, technologies, and business challenges that led to the successful development of an industry that is woven into the very core of our everyday lives. Historically important photographs throughout the book help to illuminate these compelling narratives.
In each of these success stories, students, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in a range of disciplines will find valuable material and important lessons that can be applied to their own dreams and plans—in established as well as uncharted territories.
Contributors:
- D. K. Sachdev, SpaceTel Consultancy and George Mason University
- Harold A. Rosen, former Vice President, Hughes Aircraft Company
- Conny Kullman, former Chairman and CEO, Intelsat
- Harry Kowalik, former Vice President, Space Systems, Telesat
- Ahmad F. Ghais, PhD, formerly of Inmarsat, Comsat
- Ali Saeed Al Mazrooei, CTO, Thuraya
- Adrian J. Morris, EVP, Hughes Network Systems
- Giuliano Berretta, Chairman and CEO, Eutelsat Communications
- Yves Feltes, Vice President Media Relations, SES
- Yutaka Nagai, Board Director and EVP, SKYPerfect JSAT Corp.
- U. R. Rao, former Chairman, ISRO, and Secretary, Department of Space
- A. Bhaskaranarayana, Director, Satellite Communication Programmes, ISRO
- Jimmy Schaeffler, Chairman, The Carmel Group
- Lloyd Covens, President, LTen, Com
- Keith D. McDonald, Chairman and Technical Director, NavtechGPS
- John F. Dealy, President, The Dealy Strategy Group
- Leonard R. Dest, President and CEO, RD AMROSS
- Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO, ViaSat
- Owen Brown, Program Manager, DARPA Tactical Technology Office
- Fred Kennedy, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
- Wade Pulliam, Program Manager, DARPA Tactical Technology Office
About the Author:
D. K. Sachdev is President, SpaceTel Consultancy and an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University. He has over 50 years of professional experience in the development of satellites and telecommunications systems. From 1978 to 1996, he led INTELSAT’s technology development and spacecraft planning and engineering. Following that he managed the establishment of the WorldSpace digital radio system and led the XM Radio system architecture and infrastructure development.
In 2003 he received the Arthur Clarke Foundation Award and in 1976 the Vikram Sarabhai Award. He is the author of Business Strategies for Satellite Systems (2004).
Here's what the reviewers are saying:
These written essays dealing with communicaiton and navigation satellites and their roles in worldwide commerce and defense provide good case studies for industry. True to its title, the book emphasizes first-person accounts of how success was achieved. Recommended.--W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association, CHOICE Magazine
Tremendous educational value...each chapter is instructive and often entertaining. The stories are often personal and always authentic.--Robert Berry, retired President and Chairman of Space Systems/Loral
Only D. K. Sachdev could have pulled this off...having the foremonst experts and pioneers in satellite systems contribute their versions of history and sharing their untold stories about the golden age of space-based communications systems.--Olivier L. de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Overview
- Syncom: World’s First Geostationary Satellite
- Intelsat
- Telesat: The First Domestic Satellite System
- INMARSAT: A Success Story
- Thuraya Mobile Satellite System
- Eutelsat: An Impressive Success
- The Mouse That Roared: Via LuxSat and GDL, How SES Built ASTRA into the World's Preeminent Satellite Operator
- The Success Story of JSAT
- INSAT Initiates Communication Revolution in India
- The DBS Dimension: How U.S. DBS Success Was Achieved
- Global Positioning System: Origins, Early Concepts, Development, and Design Success
- XM Satellite Radio-The First Ten Years: A Trifecta of Technology, Product, and Market Opportunity
- INTELSAT VI (F-3) Reboost Mission: An Epochal Event in the History of Commercial Space Industry
- Earth Stations, From Very Big to Very Small
- DARPA's Space History
- Potential Success Stories in the Future
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