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GROUP STUDY - SATCOM

1. Geostationary satellites are located at ____ with respect to the equator.


a. 00 longitude

b. 00 latitude

c. 450 longitude

d. 900 latitude

2. The quality of a space-link is measured in terms of the ______ ratio.


a. S/N
b. G/T
c. C/N
d. EIRP
3. Why does the downlink frequency appear to vary by several kHz during a low
earth orbit satellite pass?
a. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing, causing the
Kepler effect
b. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing, causing the
Bernoulli effect
c. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing, causing the
Boyles Law effect
d. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing,
causing the Doppler effect
4. The most ambitious LEO constellation to date is ______.
a. Iridium
b. NAVSTAR
c. Teledesic
d. Globalstar
5. A satellite-dish owner has a 3 meter dish designed for C-band (4 GHz) operation.
The owner wants to use the same dish with a new feedhorn, for Ku-band (12 GHz)
satellites. What effect will the change in frequency have on the gain and beamwidth
of the antenna?
a Gain increases by 9.54 dB, beamwidth decreases to 1/3 of its former
value.
b Gain decreases by 9.54 dB, beamwidth decreases to 1/3 of its former value.
c Gain increases by 9.54 dB, beamwidth increases to thrice of its former value.
d Gain decreases by 9.54 dB, beamwidth increases to thrice of its former value.
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/s2
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

19. An ITU radiocommunication standards for satellite services which provides


information on the range of frequencies that can be used by fixed satellite service
systems for emergency and disaster relief operations.
a. ITU-R M1854
b. ITU-R S 009
c.
ITU-R S.1001-2
d. ITU-R S.004
20. The path that a satellite makes around the world is called?
a. a period
b. a footprint
c. an orbit

d. an uplink

21. A GEO satellite has _______ orbit.


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.

24. MEO satellites orbit _______ Van Allen belts.


a. in the
b. between the
c. above both
both

d. below

25 Transmission from the earth to the satellite is called _________.


a. footlink
b. up print
c. downlink
d. uplink
26. The __________ is not used for voice communication
a. IS-95 system
b. Globalstar system
c. GPS
Iridium system
27. _________ is often used for navigation purposes.
a. AMPS
b. IS-95
c. Iridium
28. A LEO satellite has ________ orbit.
a. an equatorial
b. an inclined
above

c. a polar

d.

d. GPS
d. all of the

29. Teledesic is a _________ LEO satellite system


a. little
b. big
c. passband

d. broadband

30. __________ has 66 satellites in six LEOs.


a. Globalstar
b. Iridium

c. Teledesic

d. GPS

31. __________ has 48 satellites in six polar orbits.


a. Globastar
b. Iridium
c. Teledesic

d. GPS

32. __________ will have 288 satellites in 12 polar orbits.


a. Globalstar
b. Iridium
c. Teledesic

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
None of the above
34. The main functions of a communications satellite is a a(a)
a. Repeater
b. Reflector
c. Beacon
platform

d.

d. Observation

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
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. above

d. Thermoelectric

d. Apogee

42. Batteries are used to power all satellite subsystems


a. At all times
b. Only during emergencies
c. During ellipse periods
d. To give the solar arrays a rest
43. The satellite subsystem that monitors and controls the satellite is the
a. Propulsion subsystem
b. Power subsystem
c. Communications subsystems
d. Telemetry, tracking and command
system
44. The basic technique used to stabilize a satellite is
a. Gravity-forward motion balance
b. Spin
c. Thruster control
d. Solar panel orientation
45. The jet thrusters are usually fired to
a. Maintain altitude
b. Put the satellite into the
transfer orbit
c. Inject the satellite into the geosynchronous orbit d. Bring the satellite back to the
earth
46. Most commercial satellite activity occurs in which bands?
a. L
b. C and Ku
c. X

d. S and P

47. How can multiple earth stations share a satellite on the same frequency
a. Frequency reuse
b. Multiplexing
c. Mixing
d. They
cant
48. The typical bandwidth of a satellite band is
a. 36 MHz
b. 40 MHz
c. 70 MHz

d. 500 MHz

49. Which of the following is not usually a part of a transponder


a. LNA
b. Mixer
c. Modulator

d. HPA

50. The satellite communications channels in a transponder are defined by the


a. LNA
b. Bandpass filter
c. Mixer
d. Input
signals
51. The HPAs in most satellites are
a. TSTs
b. Klystrons
Magnetrons

c. Vacuum tubes

d.

52. 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
53. The receive GCE system in an earth station performs what function(s)
a. Modulation and multiplexing
b. Up conversion
c. Demodulation and demultiplexing
d. Down conversion
54. Which of the following types of HPA is not used in earth stations
a. TWT
b. Transistor
c. Klystron
d. Magnetron
55. A common up-converter and down-converter IF is
a. 36 MHz
b. 40 MHz
c. 70 MHz

d. 500 MHz

56. The type of modulation used on voice and video signals is


a. AM
b. FM
c. SSB
57. The modulation normally used with digital data is
a. AM
b. FM
c. SSB

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
61. Satellite used for intercontinental communications are known as
a. Comsat
b. Domsat
c. Marisat
d. Intelsat
62. The height of the geosynchronous orbit above the equator is about:
a. 3,578 km
b. 35,780 km
c. 357,800 km
d. depends
on satellite velocity
63. The high and low points of a satellite's orbit are called, respectively,:
a. apogee and perigee b. perigee and apogee
c. uplink and downlink
downlink and uplink

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
depends on its orbit

d.

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

c. orbital adjustments

c. direct-broadcast system d.

72. LNA stands for:


a. low-noise amplifier b. low north angle c. low-noise amplitude
array
73. A reduction in TWT power for linearity is called:
a. backdown
b. backoff
c. power-down
74. TVRO stands for:
a. television receive only b. television repeater only
d. none of these
75. TDMA stands for:
a. transponder-directed multiple antennas
b. television distribution master antenna
76. VSAT stands for:
a. video satellite
b. video signal antenna terminal

d. low-noise

d. EIRP drop

c. television remote origin

c. time-division multiple access


d. transmit delay minimum aperture

c. very small antenna terminal


d. very small aperture terminal

77. On the uplink from a terminal, a VSAT system uses:


a. high power to a small antenna
c. low power to a large antenna
b. low power to a small antenna
d. LEO satellites
78. A typical VSAT system is configured as a:
a. star
b. mesh
c. ring
d. repeater
79. LEO stands for:
a. long elliptic orbit
longitudinal earth orbit

b. low-earth orbit

c. lateral earth orbit

d.

80. For real-time communication, LEO systems require:


a. a constellation of satellites
c. very high power
b. tracking dish antennas
d. all of the above
81. The frequency bands used by Ku-band satellites are:
a. 4 GHz and 6 GHz
b. 12 GHz and 14 GHz c. 20 GHz and 30 GHz
none of the above

d.

82. A satellite in geosynchronous orbit takes ____________________ hours to complete


one orbit.
a. 24
b. 25
c. 18
d. 20
83. The ____________________ is the signal path from the earth station to the satellite.
a. uplink
b. downlink
c. crosslink
d. weakest link
84. The ____________________ is the signal path from the satellite to the earth station.
a. uplink
b. downlink
c. crosslink
d. weakest link
85. A satellite in a ____________________ orbit appears to stay directly above one spot
on the equator.

a. LEO

b. MEO

c. GEO

d. CEO

86. Non-geostationary satellites are sometimes called ____________________ satellites.


a. orbital
b. lateral
c. asynchronous
d. isochronous
87. A geosynchronous orbit is about ____________________ km above the earth.
a. 22, 300
b. 35,780
c. 38,500
d. 23, 200
88. A ____________________ is an outline of the area on the earth's surface that a
satellite broadcasts to.
a. satellite shadow b. satellite pattern c. footprint
d. coverage
89. All satellite orbits are ____________________ in shape.
a. circular
b. elliptical
c. lateral

d. spherical

90. The ____________________ is the distance of a satellite's closest approach to the


earth.
a. apex
b. zenith
c. apogee
d. perigee
91. The ____________________ is a satellite's farthest distance from the earth.
a. apex
b. zenith
c. apogee
d. perigee
92. An antenna's ____________________ is its angular direction between east and
west.
a. azimuth
b. elevation
c. declination
d. apex
93. An antenna's ____________________ is its vertical angle with respect to the earth's
surface.
a. azimuth
b. elevation
c. declination
d. apex
94. An antenna's ____________________ is the angle by which it is offset from the
earth's axis.
a. azimuth
b. elevation
c. declination
d. apex
95. Satellites using the ____________________ band operate on 12 GHz.
a. Ku
b. C
c. Ka
d. K
96. The time for a signal to make a round trip via satellite is about
____________________ milliseconds.
a. 500
b. 600
c. 550
d. 650
97. A receiving antenna with a gain of 44.4 dBi looks at a sky with a noise
temperature of 15 K. The loss
between the output of the antenna and the input of the LNA is 0.4 dB, and the LNA
has a noise
temperature of 40 K. Calculate the G/T.
a. 25 dB
b. 30 dB
c. 35 dB
d. 40 dB
98. A receiver has a noise figure of 1.7 dB. Find its equivalent noise temperature.
a. 139 K.
b. 140 K
c. 142 K
d. 145 K

99. A receiving antenna with a G/T of 25 dB is used to receive signals from a


satellite 38,000 km away. The satellite has a 100-watt transmitter and an antenna
with a gain of 30 dBi. The signal has a bandwidth of 1 MHz at a frequency of 12
GHz. Calculate the C/N at the receiver.
a. 36 dB
b. 37 dB
c. 38 dB
d. 40 dB
100. Satellite receives an uplink frequency of ____ MHz from a ground station of
3700 MHz.
a. 1475
b. 2225
c. 5925
d.
8150

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