QUESTION BANK

Subject Code / Name : EC8094 Satellite Communication

Department : Electronics and Communication Engineering
Class : IV year ECE

UNIT II
SPACE SEGMENT

PART – A
(Most important questions are in Bold)

1. What is a transponder?
2. Write short notes on station keeping. (AU Nov/Dec 2010)
3. What is meant by momentum wheel stabilization? (AU April / May ’08)
4. What is meant by Intermodulation noise? (AU Nov/Dec 2009, AU May/June 2009), (AU Nov/Dec
2012)
5. Define input back off. (AU April/ May ’08)
6. Define EIRP.
7. What are the types of losses in satellite communication? (AU Nov/Dec 2010)
8. A satellite downlink at 12GHZ operates with a transmit power of 6w & an antenna gain of 48.2db.
Calculate the EIRP in dBW. (AU May/June 2009)
9. What is meant by antenna noise temperature and system noise temperature? (AU Nov/Dec 2012)
10. What is the role of TT & C subsystem?
11. Why Fuel Estimation has to be done while launching satellite?
12. What is the need for thermal control and propulsion? (AU Nov/Dec 2013)
13. List some antennas used in the communication sub system of space craft. (AU May/June ’12)
14. What is noise figure? (AU Nov/Dec 2009)
15. The range between ground station and a satellite is 42000km. Calculate the free space loss at a frequency
of 6GHz. (AU Apr/May 2010)
16. A LNA is a connected to a receiver which has a noise figure of 12dB. The gain of LNA is 30dB and its
noise temperature is 120K. Calculate the overall noise temperature referred to the LNA input. (AU
Apr/May 2010)
17. Calculate the gain in dB of a 5 meter paraboloidal antenna operating at 12 GHz. Assume an aperture
efficiency of 0.55. (AU Apr/May 2011)
18. Why is noise temperature a useful concept in communication receiver. (AU April 2014)
19. Write the objectives with which the down link of any satellite communication systems must be designed.
(AU April 2014)
20. For a given satellite and signal transmission, What are the earth station parameters affecting the C/N ratio.
(AU April 2014)
PART – B & C

1. Explain in detail about the Structure of space craft.

2. Explain in detail about the Primary power of space craft.
3. Discuss about the AOCS (Attitude and Orbit Control) subsystems with neat block diagrams.
 (May/June 2013, Nov/Dec 2012, May/June 2012, April/May 2011, Nov/Dec 2010, April/May 2010,
May/June 2009, April/May 2008) [Pg: 06 to 10]
4. What is thermal control? Why it is required?* (May/June 2009)
5. What is Propulsion Subsystem? Why it is required?
6. How does the TT & C (Telemetry, Tracking and Command) subsystem perform aboard the
spacecraft? Or Discuss about the TT & C subsystems with neat block diagrams (May/June 2013, Nov/Dec
2012,May/June 2012, Nov/Dec 2011, Nov/Dec 2010, April/May 2010, Nov/Dec 2009)
7. Explain the working of a transponder unit. Or Write a note transponder. *(May/June 2013,Nov/Dec 2011,
April/May 2010)
8. Explain the Communication Payload and supporting subsystems (May/June 2013,Nov/Dec 2011,
April/May 2010)
9. What is the chief advantage of TWTA used aboard satellites compared to other types of high power
amplifiers? What are the main disadvantages of TWTA? * (May/June 2009)
10. Describe the antenna subsystems with appropriate diagrams.* (Nov/Dec 2011, April/May 2011, Nov/Dec
2010)

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Most Important Questions (Part B & C): Qn. No.: 3, 6, 5.