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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III B.TECH II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FEBRUARY - 2010
INTRODUCTION TO SPACE TECHNOLOGY
(AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours
Max.Marks:80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
--1.

Describe a Geostationary Satellite Mission. Describe how you would select a launch
vehicle for this mission.
[16]

2.

Describe the parts of a liquid rocket. Draw neat sketches.

3.

What is understood by vehicle sizing? Describe in detail.

4.

Describe steep ballistic reentry. What are the relative advantages and disadvantages?
[16]

5.

Define Ground Trace (Ground Track). What is the importance of this in the case of a
sun-synchronous orbit? A polar satellite is orbiting the earth at an altitude of 700 km.
What is its orbital velocity?
[16]

6.

Describe in-plane and out-of-plane manoeuvres of a satellite. Use good sketches.

[16]

7.

What is an axi-symmetric rigid body? Do you consider a satellite an axi-symmetric

body? Express your arguments in detail. What is meant by the attitude of a satellite?
What are the requirements of controlling the attitude of the satellite?
[16]

8.

Describe the various power sources on a satellite.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III B.TECH II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FEBRUARY - 2010
INTRODUCTION TO SPACE TECHNOLOGY
(AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours
Max.Marks:80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
--Define a sun-synchronous satellite Mission. Describe how a launch vehicle is
selected for this mission.
[16]

2.

Draw a neat diagram of a solid motor single stage rocket. Show all the parts clearly.
Explain how it is simpler than a liquid rocket of the same capability.
[16]

3.

Describe a two stage rocket. What are the rocket parameters influencing the mass of
the payload. How do you decide the relative sizes of the two stages?
[16]

4.

Describe the different methods of reentering of the satellite in orbit into the
atmosphere, and landing on the earth.
[16]

5.

A satellite is orbiting the earth at 300 km altitude, in a circular orbit. What is the
period of the satellite?
[16]

6.

Describe Hohmann transfer. Derive the necessary equations.

7.

Describe the methods of controlling the attitude of a non-spinning satellite. [16]

8.

Describe the various communication methods from and to a satellite.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III B.TECH II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FEBRUARY - 2010
INTRODUCTION TO SPACE TECHNOLOGY
(AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours
Max.Marks:80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
--1.

Define a low earth circular orbit. Give approximate dimensions for a launch vehicle
to send a 1000 kg satellite into a low earth orbit. Justify the dimensions. [16]

2.

What is a propellant grain? Describe the various possible designs of a solid ropellant
grain. What is the effect of the grain on the thrust of a rocket?
[16]

3.

Describe the various causes for dispersion of the impact point.

equations.

4.

Describe skip reentry of a satellite landing on the earth.

5.

Describe the different orbits of a satellite around the earth. What are the parameters
influencing these variations? Explain in detail.
[16]

6.

A satellite is in a circular orbit of 400 km around the earth. What are the velocities to
be added to the satellite to take it to a 600 km orbit by following Hohmann transfer?
Where should they be added?
[16]

7.

Describe the methods of controlling the attitude of a spinning satellite.

8.

Describe the different bands (Wave lengths / frequencies) on which a satellite can
send communications.
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Describe
i)
The various space missions.
ii)
Space shuttle.
iii)
Van Allen Belts.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III B.TECH II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FEBRUARY - 2010
INTRODUCTION TO SPACE TECHNOLOGY
(AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours
Max.Marks:80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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Derive the Tsilkovskis equation (Rocket equation).

3.

Is it possible to use a single stage rocket to send a satellite of 200 kg mass into a 200
km low earth orbit? Give your arguments with numerical justification.
[16]

4.

Describe lifting body reentry.

5.

What is meant by two body motion? Describe in detail, using neat sketches. [16]

6.

A satellite is in a 550 km circular orbit around the earth. It is transferred to a 550 km

perigee elliptical orbit by firing thrusters on the satellite. The velocity of the satellite
after the velocity addition is 8 km per second. What is the velocity added to the
satellite at the perigee by the firing of the thrusters?
[16]

7.a)
b)

Describe yo-yo mechanism, and its usefulness in a satellite.

Describe Re-entry corridor.

8.

What is the difference between a cell and a battery? Describe how a battery in a
satellite is charged. What are the uses of a battery in a satellite?
[16]

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