B.E./B.

Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011

Eighth Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 1015 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION (Common to Seventh Semester Information Technology) (Regulation 2004) (Common to B.E. (Part-Time) Seventh Semester, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Regulation 2005) Time: Three hours Answer ALL questions PART A (10 2 =20 marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Distinguish direct and retrograde orbits. What is the impact of atmospheric drag on satellite systems? Define polar mount antenna. What is meant by station keeping? Calculate the gain in dB of a 5 meter paraboloidal antenna operating at 12Ghz. Assume an aperture efficiency of 0.55. The range between a ground station and a satellite is 42,000km. Calculate the free space loss at a frequency of 4GHz. Define false detection probability. What are the applications of Teledesic satellite network? Write the objectives of Radarsat program. Give the services offered by Globalstar. Maximum: 100 marks

PART B (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 11. (a) (i) (ii) Discuss the effect of nonspherical earth on satellite communications. Explain the determination of subsatellite point. OR 11. (b) Give a brief account of (i) (ii) Theory and applications of Geocentric equatorial coordinate systems. Orbital elements. (8) (4) (4) (10) (6) (8) (8)

(iii) Orbital plane. 12. (a) (i) (ii) Explain the altitude control of a satellite with necessary diagrams. Write a brief note on satellite wideband receiver OR 12. (b) (i) (ii) 13. (a) (i) (ii) Explain the antenna subsystem. Discuss launching orbits in detail. Explain in detail transmit receive earth stations. What is the effect of rain on the uplink and downlink of satellite systems? OR 13. (b) (i) (ii) 14. (a) (i) (ii) Explain the different types of noise to be considered in the design of satellite communication system. Explain the calculation of combined uplink and downlink C/N ratio. Explain preassigned and demand assigned TDMA systems. Discuss the operation of SPADE communication system. OR 14. (b) (i) (ii)

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Discuss the principles of CDMA. Explain the applications of CDMA in satellite communication. (8) Give a brief account of asymmetric channels in satellite links using TCP connections. (8) 2

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With a block diagram explain home receiver indoor and outdoor units. Give a brief account of VSAT systems. OR

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(b) Explain the objectives, principles and applications of (i) (ii) Orbcomm. GPS system. (8) (8)

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