Course website for ECE 521E-Radar and Satellite Engineering - Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ECE 521E - RADAR & SATELLITE ENGINEERING
SEPTEMBER 2026 - DECEMBER 2026

	ECE 521E - Radar and Satellite Engineering Curriculum
	STUDY GUIDES & REVISION Radar Study Guides & Revision Satellite Study Guides & Revision
	Glossary of Terms Used in Radar and Satellite Engineering
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	Slides/Class Presentations
	Laboratory Sessions
	Recommended Training Videos
	READING MATERIALS & ASSIGNMENTS
	WEEK 1 - INTRODUCTION (a) Interpretation of Keplers Laws (b) Read Chapter 1, Pages 1-29 of the Book "Introduction to Radar Systems" by Skolnik (c) Read Chapter 1: Pages 1-19, Satellite Communications by Dennis Roddy.
	WEEK 2: ORBITAL MECHANICS & SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS (a) Satellites in Orbit Study Notes (b) Satellite Subsystems Study Notes (c) Principles of Modern Radar by Mark Richards- Read Chapter on Satellite Subsystems (Pages 309-459)
	WEEK 3: (a) Radar Equation Study Notes (b) Principles of Modern Radar by Mark Richards: Read Chapter on Radar Equations (Pages 59 - 85) (c) Moving Target Indicator (MTI) Radar Study Notes (d) Radar Performance Study Notes
	WEEK 4 (a) Secondary Radar Application Study Notes (b) Continuous Wave (CW) Radar Applications Study Notes (c) Continuous Wave Radar Notes (d) FMCW Radar Applications Study Notes

	Recommended Books and Other References
	Continuous Assessment Tests
	Class Attendance