Satellite Communictions Bits

1.
A transponder is a satellite equipment which
a. receives a signal from Earth station and amplifies

b. changes the frequency of the received signal
c. retransmits the received signal
d. does all of the above-mentioned functions
2. A geosynchronous satellite
A. has the same period a that of the Earth
B. has a circular orbit
C. rotates in the equatorial plane
D. has all of the above
3. Which of the following is the first active satellite?

A. Echo I
B. Telstar I
C. Early Bird
D. Sputnik I
4.Which of the following is the first commercial satellite?
a) Early Bird
b) Telstar
c) Explorer
d) Courier
5. Repeaters inside communications satellites are known as
a) Trancievers
b) Transponders
c) Transducers
d) TWT
6. ___________ is a satellite that rotates around the earth in a low-
altitude elliptical or circular pattern.
a) Geosynchronous satellite
b) Nonsynchronous satellite
c) Prograde satellite
d) Retrograde satellite
7. What is the frequency range of C-band?
a) 8.5 to 12.5 GHz

b) 3.4 to 6.425 GHz
c) 12.95 to 14.95 GHz
d) 27.5 to 31 GHz
8. A satellite signal transmitted from a satellite transponder to earth’s
station.
a) Uplink
b) Downlink
c) Terrestrial
d) Earthbound
9 Is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to earth’s
atmosphere.
a) Atmospheric loss
b) Path loss
c) Radiation loss
d) RFI
10. Point on the satellite obits closest to the earth.
a) Apogee
b) Perigee
c) Prograde
d) Zenith
11. INTELSAT stands for
a. Intel Satellite
b. International Telephone Satellite
c. International Telecommunications Satellite
d. International Satellite
12. The frequency of Ku band for satellite communications.
a) 6/4 GHz
b) 14/11 GHz
c) 12/14 GHz
d) 4/8 GHz
13. A satellite cross-link means
a) Earth-to-satellite link
b) Satellite-to-earth link
c) Satellite-to-satellite link
d) None of these
14. 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
15. The key electronic component in a communications satellite is
the
a) telemetry equipment
b) on-board computer
c) command and control system
d) transponder
16. A satellite stay in orbit because the following two factors are
balanced
a) Satellite weight and speed

b) Gravitational force and centrifugal force
c) Centripetal force and speed
d) Satellite weight and the pull of the moon and sun
17. A circular orbit around the equator with a 24-h period is called
a/an
a) elliptical orbit
b) geostationary orbit
c) polar orbit
d) transfer orbit
18. The main power sources for a satellite are
a) batteries
b) solar cells
c) fuel cells
d) thermoelectric generators
19. The maximum height of an elliptical orbit is called the
a) Perigee
b) Apex
c) Zenith
d) Apogee
20. Batteries are used to power all satellite subsystems
a) at all times
b) only during emergencies
c) during eclipse periods
d) to give the solar arrays a rest
21. The satellite subsystem that monitors and controls the satellite is
the
a) propulsion subsystem
b) power subsystem
c) communications subsystem
d) telemetry, tracking, and command subsystem
22. What is the basic technique used to stabilize a satellite?
a) Gravity-forward motion balance

b) Spin
c) Thruster control
d) Solar panel orientation
23. The physical location of a satellite is determined by its
a) distance from the earth

b) latitude and longitude
c) reference to the stars
d) position relative to the sun
24. What modulation is normally used with digital data?
a) AM
b) FM
c) SSB
d) QPSK
25 . A satellite position is measured by its __________ angle with
respect to the horizon.
a) elevation
b) depression
c) azimuth
d) critical
26. The ________ angle measures the satellite position clockwise
from the direction of true north.
a) azimuth
b) elevation
c) depression
d) critical
27. incidentally propose the geostationary scheme or orbit of the
satellite in 1940s
a) Arthur Clarke
b) Carl Friedrich Gauss
c) Samuel Morse
d) Stephen Gray
.28. The geometric shape of a non-circular orbit of a satellite is ____.
a) Ellipse
b) Parabolic
c) Hyperbolic
d) Paraboloid
29. The three axes referred to the three-axis attitude stabilization are;
except
a) Pitch
b) Yaw
c) Roll
d) Speed
30. It is caused by the inertia of the satellite balanced by the earth’s
gravitational pull.
a) Centrifugal force
b) Centripetal force
c) Speed
d) Earth’s rotation
31. Which of the following is not a typical output from the GPS
receiver?
a) Latitude
b) Speed
c) Altitude
d) Longitude
32. The law that states that a satellite will orbit a primary body
following an elliptical path.
a) 1st law of Kepler
b) 2nd law of Kepler
c) 3rd law of Kepler
d) 4th law of Kepler
33. Kepler’s 2nd law is known as
a) Law of gravity
b) Law of areas
c) Newton’s law of motion
d) Harmonic law
34. The quality of a space-link is measured in terms of the
__________ ratio.
A. C/N
B. S/N
C. G/T
D. EIRP
35. Link budget can help in predicting
a) Equipment weight and size
b) Technical risk
c) Prime power requirements
d) All of the mentioned
36. Rain attenuation is significant in the following frequency band
[ ]
a)L-band b) UHF band c) Ku band
d) C band
37. Faraday’s rotation is the angular difference between the wave
entering the ionosphere and the one leaving it.
38. scintillation is the rapid variation in the attenuation of

electromagnetic waves and occurs due to the scattering irregularities
in the ionosphere.
39. Radio waves passing through the ionosphere experience
[ ]
a) Group delay b) Polarization rotation
c) Attenuation d) all the above
40. For an elliptical orbit eccentricity e is_0<e<1
41. polarization_refers the direction of electric field vector in space.
. What is the thickest layer of atmosphere
[ ]
a) Ionosphere b) Stratosphere c) Troposphere d)
Ozone layer
42. When the magnetic field is parallel to the surface of the earth
what is the polarization of TEM wave [
]
a) Elliptical b) Horizontal c) Vertical d) Circular
43. The rain attenuation is significant above 10GHz.
44. A ____________ satellite with an orbital period of one
sidereal day or nominally, 24 h
a) Bent-pipe satellite
b) Processing satellite
c) Geostationary satellite
d) ANIK-D communications satellite

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1.

A transponder is a satellite equipment which

a. receives a signal from Earth station and amplifies

3. Which of the following is the first active satellite?

a) 8.5 to 12.5 GHz

12. The frequency of Ku band for satellite communications.

a) Satellite weight and speed

a) Gravity-forward motion balance

a) distance from the earth

38. scintillation is the rapid variation in the attenuation of

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