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Satcoms Training Course

Interactive online course with guidance throughout sessions and projects

20 – 22 and 25 – 26 September 2023 | online

28 September 2023 | Stevenage, UK or online

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Our Satcoms training course will give you a comprehensive understanding of satellite communication technology and applications.

Ideal for early-career professionals, graduate students and anyone wanting a refresher course in key concepts, the course provides a grounding in essential tools and skills to enable you to work across a wide spectrum of terminal manufacturers, platform vendors, satellite providers and network operators.

About the course

Benefits of attending the course include:

  • Gain a thorough understanding of link budgets and QoS design
  • Better position yourself to work for satellite manufacturers that design spacecraft and the payload
  • Learn to achieve the most optimal throughput of applications including IP over satellite
  • Understand the core principles, techniques and knowledge required to design complete end-to-end systems

Six days of intense learning

  • Module one: satcom essentials, ideal for business managers, sales, PR and marketing personnel who require a better understanding of satellite communications technology.
  • Module two: link engineering including link budget primer; modulation and coding; power link budgets and QoS design using link budgets.
  • Module three: Access and Networks including earth station RF engineering; TCP/IP and satellite; propagation and satellite access techniques.
  • Module four: Antennas and space craft engineering including antennas; satcom on the move; spacecraft engineering and operations and payload engineering.
  • Module five: Regulations and spectrum management including a regulatory update. Plus additional sessions on payload engineering and earth station RF engineering.
  • Module six: Workshop exercises and site visit – bring together what you have learned through practical project exercises including earth station design and payload design. Finish the course with an in-person site tour of Airbus’ facilities in Stevenage.
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Who should attend?

  • Engineers and technicians looking to develop their knowledge and to gain expertise in the modern satellite communications technology
  • Government and military technologists requiring a wider overview of the satcom industry
  • Students and graduates with engineering and science backgrounds planning their career in satellite communications
  • Corporate, PR, marketing and sales staff requiring a better understanding of satellite communications technology
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Last year’s attendees said:

“Perfect crash course for how to build and operate a satellite aswell as understanding the industry.”

“The level of the lectures was very high with a lot ofinteresting topics.”

“A good refresher from my masters as I started a new job.”

“The course overall was veryfascinating and well structured!”

Last year's trainers included

  • David Bookham, Consultant Engineer
  • Dave Davis, Technical Director - Global Accounts, ST Engineering iDirect
  • Barry Evans, Professor of Communications, University of Surrey
  • Gorry Fairhurst, Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Aberdeen
  • Paul Febvre, CTO, Satellite Applications Catapult
  • David Jowsey, Satellite Products, BT Media & Broadcast
  • Max Petrozzi Ilstad, ESA
  • Tim Tozer, Professor of Communications, University of York
  • Tim Waterfield, Senior Specialist – Antennas, Airbus DS
  • Paul Wells, Managing Consultant Space and Satcoms Specialist, PAConsulting

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Gain CPD hours

Attending this event counts towards hours of CPD which can be easily recorded using our Career Manager.

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