Agfianto Eko Putra on December 5th, 2009

Satellite Subsystems
Irrespective of the intended application, is it a communications satellite or a weather satellite or even an Earth observation satellite, different subsystems comprising a typical satellite include the following:

Mechanical structure
Propulsion
Thermal control
Power supply
Tracking, telemetry and command
Attitude and orbit control
Payload
Antennas

The structural subsystem provides the framework for mounting other subsystems of the satellite and also an interface [...]

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