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b. 00 latitude
c. 450 longitude
d. 900 latitude
Gain
Gain
Gain
Gain
6. The moon orbits the earth with a period of approximately 28 days. How far away
is it? Assume circular orbit.
a. 380 Mm
b. 382 Mm
c. 384 Mm
d. 386 Mm
7. What is the length of the path to a geostationary satellite from an Earth station if
the angle of elevation is 300?
a. 6400 km
b. 39000 km
c. 42400 km
d. 46000 km
8. What is the nominal uplink frequency for the Ku band?
a. 6 GHz
b. 4 GHz
c. 14 GHz
d. 12 GHz
9. To cover all inhabited regions of the earth, the number of polar-orbit satellites
required is
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
10. The height above mean sea level of a satellite in a geosynchronous orbit around
Earth is:
a. 35,786 miles
b. 35,786 NM
c. 35,786 feet
d.
35,786 km
11. The location of a satellite is generally specified in terms of
a. azimuth & elevation
b. latitude & longitude
c. true north
Bearing
d.
12. A point in the orbit of an object orbiting the earth that is located closest to
Earth.
a. perigee
b. apogee
c.
apex
d. subsatellite
point
13. Find the velocity of a satellite in a circular orbit 500 km above the earths
surface.
a.
76 km/s
b.
76 m/s
c.
7.6 km/s
d. 7.6 km/s 2
14. Find the orbital period of a satellite in a circular orbit 36,000 km above the
earths surface if the earths radius is 6400 km.
a.
1440 mins
b. 24 days
c.
3,600 sec
d. 1440 sec
15. The outline of a communications satellite antenna pattern on the earth is known
as:
a. beam
b. propagation pattern
c. spot
d. footprint
16. Calculate the length of the path to a geostationary satellite from an earth
station where the angle of elevation is 30. (earths radius = 6400 km, height of
satellite above earth is 36 X 103 km)
a. 36,000 km
b. 36,000 mi
c. 39,000 km
d. 39,000 mi.
17. A satellite access technique where each earth station transmits a short burst of
information during a specific time slot.
a. FDMA
b. DAMA
c.
TDMA
d. SCADA
18. An earth station antenna look angle is determined by :
a. azimuth & elevation b. longitude & latitude c. bearing
d. true north
d. an uplink
a. an equatorial
b. a polar
c. an inclined
d. an equilateral
22. The signal from a satellite is aimed at a specific area called the __________.
a. period
b. footprint
c. orbit
d. uplink
23. Which orbit has the highest altitude?
a. GEO
b. MEO
HEO
c. LEO
d.
d. below
d.
d. GPS
c. a polar
d. all of the
d. broadband
d. GPS
c. Teledesic
d. GPS
d. GPS
33. As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains the same
d. None of
the above
34. The main functions of a communications satellite is a a(a)
a. Repeater
b. Reflector
c. Beacon
d. Observation platform
35. The key electronic component in a communications satellite is the
a. Telemetry
b. On board computer
c. Command and control system
d. Transponder
36. A circular orbit around the equator with a 24 h period is called a(n)
a. Elliptical orbit
b. Geostationary orbit
c. Polar orbit
d. Transfer
orbit
37. A satellite stays in orbit because the following 2 factor are balanced
a. Satellite weight and speed
b. Gravitational pull and inertia
c. Centripetal force and speed
d. Satellite weight and the pull of the
moon and sun
38. The height of a satellite in a synchronous equatorial orbit is
a. 100 mi
b. 6800 mi
c. 22,300 mi
d. 35,860 mi
39. Most satellites operate in which frequency band?
a. 30 to 300 MHz b. 300 MHz to 3GHz
c. 3 GHz to 30 GHz d. above 300 GHz
40. The main power sources for a satellite are
a. Batteries
b. Solar cells
c. Fuel cells
generators
41. The maximum height of an elliptical orbit is called
a. Perigee
b. Apex
c. Zenith
d. Thermoelectric
d. Apogee
a. 36 MHz
b. 40 MHz
c. 70 MHz
d. 500 MHz
d. HPA
c. Vacuum tubes
d. Magnetrons
d. 500 MHz
d. QPSK
d. QPSK
58. Which of the following is not a typical output from a GPS receiver?
a. Latitude
b. Speed
c. Altitude
d. Longitude
59. A geostationary satellite
a. is motionless in space (except for its spin)
b. is not really stationary at all, but orbits the Earth within a 24-hr period
c. appears stationary over the Earths magnetic pole
d. is located at a height of 35,800 km to ensure global coverage
60. Indicate the correct statement regarding satellite communications.
a. If two earth stations do not face a common satellite, they should communicate
via a double-satellite hop.
b. Satellites are allocated so that it is impossible for two earth stations not to face
the same satellite
c. Collocated earth stations are used for frequency diversity
d. A satellite earth station must have as many receive chains as there are carriers
transmitted to it
d.
64. The area on the earth that is "covered" by a satellite is called its:
a. earth station
b. downlink
c. footprint
d. plate
65. The velocity required to stay in orbit:
a. is constant
c. is lower close to the earth than far from
the earth
b. is zero (freefall)
d. is higher close to the earth than far from the
earth
66. An antenna is aimed by adjusting the two "look angles" called:
a. azimuth and elevation
c. declination and elevation
b. azimuth and declination
d. apogee and perigee
67. The power per transponder of a typical Ku-band satellite is in the range:
a. 5 to 25 watts
b. 50 to 250 watts c. 500 to 2500 watts
d. depends
on its orbit
68. The power level for an earth station to transmit to a satellite is on the order of:
a. 101 watts
b. 102 watts
c. 103 watts
d. 104 watts
69. The "payload" on a communications satellite consists of:
a. transponders
b. batteries
c. solar cells
d. all of the above
70. "Station-keeping" refers to:
a. antenna maintenance b. power-level adjustments
d. none of these
71. DBS stands for:
a. decibels of signal
b. down-beam signal
direct-broadcast satellite
72. LNA stands for:
a. low-noise amplifier
array
c. orbital adjustments
c. direct-broadcast system d.
d. low-noise
d. EIRP drop
b. low-earth orbit
d.
d.
d. spherical
100. Satellite receives an uplink frequency of ____ MHz from a ground station of
3700 MHz.
a. 1475
b. 2225
c. 5925
d.
8150