UNIT-IV

1. The semimajor axis and the semi minor axis of an elliptical satellite orbit are 20,000 km
and 16,000 km respectively. Determine the apogee and perigee distances, respectively.
(Hint: apogee = a + b, perigee = a – b) APOGEE =36 PERIGEE =4
2. For an eccentric elliptical satellite orbit with apogee and perigee points at 50,000 km and
8,000 km respectively from the center of the earth, determine the semimajor axis, semi
minor axis and the orbit eccentricity. (Hint: apogee = a + b, perigee = a – b) [a = 29,000
km, b = 21,000 km and e = 0.72]

3. For an eccentric elliptical satellite orbit with apogee and perigee points at a distance of
50,000 km .
4. and 8,000 km respectively from the centre of the earth, determine the semimajor axis,
semiminor axis and the orbit eccentricity. (Hint: apogee = a + b, perigee = a – b) [a =
29,000 km, b = 21,000 km and e = 0.72]
5. The farthest and the closest points in a satellite is elliptical eccentric orbit from the
earth’s surface are 20,000 km and 100 km respectively. Determine the apogee, the
perigee and the orbit eccentricity. Assume radius of earth to be 6370 km. (Hint: apogee +
perigee = 2a, apogee – perigee = 2b) [e = 0.6]
6. A satellite for a certain epoch gives the eccentricity as 0.001 and the mean anomaly as
220°. Calculate the magnitude of radius vector and express it vector form. The semimajor
axis is given as 7600 km. (Hint: r = rp cos nP + rq sin nQ) [r = – 5826.38 P – 4888.91 Q]
7. 6. A satellite orbit has an eccentricity of 0.3 and a  semi major axis of 7500 km. The true
anomaly is given as 170°. Find the length of the position vector. [9686.9 km]

8. A satellite is moving in its orbit with an eccentricity of 0.001, and its semimajor axis is
8000 km. Find its periodic time if m = 3.986005 × 1014 m3/s2. [0.2 s]

9. A satellite is rotating in an orbit above the surface of the earth with a semi major axis of
8000 km and an eccentricity of 0.002. Determine its apogee height and perigee height.
Assume radius of earth = 6372 km. [H = 1644 km, Hp = 1612 km]

10. A satellite is moving in an orbit with an apogee height of 8500 km and a perigee height of
800 km. Calculate (a) the semimajor axis, (b) the semi minor axis, and (c) the
eccentricity. Assume radius of the earth as 6372 km. [semimajor axis = 11022 km,
semiminor axis = 3850 km and eccentricity = 0.34]

11. A satellite is moving in an orbit with an apogee height of 8500 km and a perigee height of
800 km. Calculate (a) the semimajor axis, (b) the semi minor axis, and (c) the
eccentricity. Assume radius of the earth as 6372 km. [semimajor axis = 11022 km, semi
minor axis = 3850 km and eccentricity = 0.34]

12. Calculate the radius of a circular orbit for which the period of a satellite to rotate is 3
days. m = 3.986005 × 1014 m3/s2. [87866 km]
13. 12 . A satellite is moving in an orbit with an apogee height of 7500 km
and a perigee height of 700 km. Find its periodic time of m = 3.986005
× 1014m3/s2. [0.32]
14. A satellite is moving in an orbit above the surface of the earth with following parameters.
Magnitude of position vector = 7600 km, true anomaly = 800, angle of inclination = 60°,
Right ascension of the ascending node = 0°. Compute its position coordinates. [x =
1319,y = 3742, z = 6481]

15. A satellite is moving in an orbit above the surface of the earth with following parameters
semimajor axis = 7600 km, eccentricity = 0.001, Mean anomaly = 20°, argument of
perigee = 40°, angle of inclination = 60°, right ascension of the ascending node = 0°.
Compute its position coordinates of m = 3.986005 × 1014 m3/s2. [x = 5548,y = 35699, z
= 5648]

16. satellite is moving in an orbit above the surface of the earth with the following
parameters: semimajor axis = 7500 km, eccentricity = 0.001, mean anomaly = 30°,
argument of perigee = 50°, angle of inclination = 60°, right ascension of the ascending
node = 0°. Compute its radius vector and its magnitude, semilatus rectum, position
coordinates and velocity coordinates. [r = 7487 km, P = 7499 km, x = 1300,y = 3686, z =
6385, x = 6558,y = 3205, z = 1080]

17. A satellite is moving in an orbit above the surface of the earth with the
following parameters: semi latus rectum = 7600 km, argument of perigee w=
50°, mean anomaly = 20°, angle of inclination = 60°, right ascension of the
ascending node = 0°. Compute its velocity coordinates of mh = 3.986005 ×
1014 m3/s2. [x = 6740, y = 3091, z = 2125]

18. A satellite is moving in a near earth circular orbit at a distance of 500 km.
Determine its orbital period. (Assume R = 6360 km)? [1 hour 34 minutes]

19. 18.S atellite-1 in an elliptical orbit has the orbit semimajor axis equal to 14,000
km and Satellite-2 in an elliptical orbit has semimajor axis equal to 20,000 km.
Determine the relationship between their orbital periods. [Orbital period of
Satellite-2 is 1.54 times the orbital period of Satellite-1]

20. Determine the orbital velocity of a satellite moving in a circular orbit at a

height of 350 km above the surface of the earth given that gravitation constant,
G = 6.67 × 10–11 N-m2/kg2, mass of earth, M = 5.98 × 1024 kg, radius of
earth, Re = 6372 km. [7.69 km/s]
 UNIT-V

1.Carrier phase range measurements observed on L1 and L2 frequencies are 155288131.40248

cycles and 121003734.24446 cycles respectively. Find the TEC and ionospheric range delay for
L1 and L2 frequencies.
2. Pseudorange measurements observed on L1 and L2 frequencies are 29342925.29949 m and
29342928.24648 m respectively. Find the TEC and ionospheric range delay for L1 and L2
frequencies.
3.Find the position accuracy with four visible satellites in the constellation using the following
data. Geometric Dilution of Precision (GDOP) = 3.0 Error due to ionospheric delay = 5 m Error
due to troposphere = 1.5 m Error due to multipath = 3 m Error due to satellite clock stability =
2.5 m.

1.The most predominant error source in the GPS error budget is

(a) tropospheric error (b) ionospheric error (c) multipath (d) receiver noise
2. Relativistic error introduced due to the rotation of the earth during the signal propagation is
called
(a) sagnac (b) receiver clock error (c)orbital error (d) multipath
3.