Satellite Communication MCQs
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Satellite Communication MCQs
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1. The discussing sharing of a communication satellite by many geographically dispersed Earth station, DAMA means
2. In communication satellites, the up-link normally operates at a higher frequency than the down-link because it
3. The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam is known as ........
4.  Power received from Sun per m2 surface area of a geosynchronous satellite in nearly............. watt.
5. .............is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to  earth’s atmosphere.
6. A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because of ..............
7.  ............. is an artificial body that is projected from earth to orbit either earth (or) another body of solar systems.
8. VSAT was made available in ........
9. INTELSAT stands for .............
10. The distance of a synchronous satellite from Earth’s surface is .............. km.
11. India’s Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV) to be ready in 1991 is designed to launch 1000 kg spacecraft into __________ orbit.
12. Assuming earth to be a sphere of radius 6400 km and height of a geosynchronous satellite above Earth as 36000 km, the velocity of a geosynchronous satellite is __________ km/hr.
13. Most of the communication satellites are stationed to the West of their service areas in order to reduce their ...........
14. To cover all inhabited regions of the Earth, the number of geosynchronous communication satellites required
15. In selecting a satellite system, the First determining factor is its
16. As the height of  a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite ...............
17. The geostationary communication satellite APPLE is parked in the equatorial orbit at
18. What is the local oscillator (mixer) frequency of the satellite with an uplink frequency in GHz band?
19. The switching from one element to the other element in a typical mobile satellite array.
20. Orbital disturbances of a geosynchronous satellite are caused by the
21. A satellite beam that covers almost 42.4% of the earth’s surface is called ...............
22. Repeaters inside communication satellites are known as .........
23. A communication satellite is a repeater between ............... and ..............
24. What band does VSAT first operate?
25. Of the four INSAT-I satellites planned by India so for, only ............... has proved to be successful.