June 1983:space book reviews

The 1983 Satellite Directory

Phillips Publishing Inc., 49pp, 1982, $95.00.

This is the fourth annual compilation designed to meet the business needs of the US communications industry though it will also serve as a reference book for many in the satellite industry generally. The fact that this is a dynamic and expanding field is borne out by the inclusion of over 50 percent more company entries than in the 1981 edition.

The volume contains descriptions of major US domestic commercial satellite systems, operational satellites and customers, together with information about international satellite systems, their satellites and member-countries. The directory also lists US Government agencies as well as Congressional committees and sub-committees concerned with satellites, plus those companies and associations which provide goods and services to the satellite industry. It lists all licensed Earth stations in the United States, presented in six different formats. There is also an extensive listing of satellite hardwear manufacturers and distributors and a list of Marisat terminals, now part of the Inmarsat system.