Understanding Satellite Navigation
- 2nd Edition - January 15, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Rajat Acharya
- Language: English
Understanding Satellite Navigation, Second Edition presents the foundational principles of satellite navigation technology with the bare minimum of mathematics and without re… Read more
Understanding Satellite Navigation, Second Edition presents the foundational principles of satellite navigation technology with the bare minimum of mathematics and without resorting to complex equations. By emphasizing first principles, the book guides readers through each concept using practical demonstrations and fully worked examples, allowing theory to emerge organically. A
comprehensive suite of MATLAB simulations illuminates how signals and systems respond to different configurations, transforming abstract ideas into visible, interactive models. Implementation strategies and real-world applications are woven throughout, alongside in-depth treatments of special topics such as Space Weather, the Kalman Filter, and ionospheric dynamics.
comprehensive suite of MATLAB simulations illuminates how signals and systems respond to different configurations, transforming abstract ideas into visible, interactive models. Implementation strategies and real-world applications are woven throughout, alongside in-depth treatments of special topics such as Space Weather, the Kalman Filter, and ionospheric dynamics.
- Lucidly explains the fundamentals of satellite navigation systems, using MATLAB as a visualization and problem-solving tool
- Worked-out numerical problems are provided to aid practical understanding
- Online support provides MATLAB scripts for simulation exercises and MATLAB-based solutions, standard algorithms, and PowerPoint slides
Professional engineers working in satellite communications and satellite navigation, Graduate students taking a course in satellite navigation.
1. Introduction to Navigation
2. Satellite Navigation
3. Satellites in Orbit
4. Navigation Signals
5. Navigation Receivers
6. Navigation Solutions
7. Errors, Impairments and Mitigations
8. Differential Positioning and Augmentation
9. Special Topics
10. Security, Reliability and Integrity of GNSS
11. Applications and Services
Appendix 1. Satellite Navigational Systems
2. Satellite Navigation
3. Satellites in Orbit
4. Navigation Signals
5. Navigation Receivers
6. Navigation Solutions
7. Errors, Impairments and Mitigations
8. Differential Positioning and Augmentation
9. Special Topics
10. Security, Reliability and Integrity of GNSS
11. Applications and Services
Appendix 1. Satellite Navigational Systems
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: January 15, 2026
- Language: English
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Rajat Acharya
Dr. Rajat Acharya is a Senior Scientist at the Space Applications Centre, a key unit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). With over two decades of involvement in India’s satellite navigation programs—GAGAN and NavIC—he has significant contributions in ionospheric modelling and space weather research. Dr. Acharya serves as Course Director for GNSS and SATCOM at the UN-affiliated Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP). He has also been a Visiting Professor at Gujarat University, where he taught postgraduate courses in Geo-informatics and Satellite Navigation. Dr. Rajat
Acharya regularly teaches Space Weather at the postgraduate level and has written extensively, authoring other popular books on the subject. He also represented India as Co-Chair of Working Group-C during the sessions of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG).
Affiliations and expertise
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India