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8th Semester (Session-2009), Mid Examination, Spring-2013

Subject: TE-422: Satellite Communication April 11
th
, 2013
Total Marks: 60 (Objective) Max Time: 50 Minutes

Q: Multiple Choice Questions: Only Circle the correct answer, Cutting is not allowed

1- Which Muslimscientist first calculated the circumference of earth in 1017 AD
(a) Al-Farghn (b) Al-Khwarizmi (c) Ma'shar al-Balkhi (d) Al-Biruni
2- Who wrote A compendiumof the science of stars
(a) Al-Haytham (b) Ali ibn Ridwan (c) Al-Farghn (d) Al-Rahman al-Sufi
3- Toledan Tables were made in which city of Muslimempire
(a) Baghdad (b) Al-Andalus (c) Damascus (d) Samarkand
4- Who wrote Doubts on Ptolemy
(a) Al-Haytham (b) Al-Farghn (c) Omar Khayym (d) Al-Khwarizmi
5- Which Muslimscientist reformed a calendar that was more accurate than the J ulian
(a) Al-Haytham (b) J a'far Muhammad (c) Omar Khayym (d) Al-Khwarizmi
6- In which year first iron-cased rockets were used by Hyder Ali against British in Anglo-Mysore Wars
(a) 1692 (b) 1792 (c) 1892 (d) none of these
7-Who argued that there are more than "a thousand thousand worlds beyond this world
(a) Al-Razi (b) Al-Tusi (c) Ali al-Qushji. (d) None of these
8- First successful launch of V2 rocket by Germany was in the year
(a) 1940 (b) 1941 (c) 1942 (d) 1943
9- Who was the first to perceive the idea of geo-stationary Satellites
(a) K. Tasiolkovsky (b) Arthur Clarke (c) Tycho Brache (d) Kepler
10- The first man made satellite is
(a) SCORE (b) Sputnik (c) Echo-I (d) Telstar-I
11- SCORE was launched in
(a) 1956 (b) 1957 (c) 1958 (d) 1959
12-Van Alan belt contains
(a) Meteorites (b) Atmosphere (c) Charged Particles (d) None of these
13-Lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere
(a) Stratosphere (b) Mesosphere (c) Troposphere (d) Ionosphere
14-Exosphere is located above
(a) 500 km (b) 600 km (c) 700 km (d) 800 km
15- LEO orbit has satellite height of around
(a) 500-1500 km (b) 600-1600 km (c) 700-1700 km (d) 800-1800 km
16- Which has the highest orbital period
(a) LEO (b) MEO (c) GEO (d) HEO
17- Ionosphere is from
(a) 12-45 km (b) 45-85 km (c) 85-600 km (d) above 600 km
18- Centrifugal Acceleration is
(a) v
2
/r (b) v/r
2
(c) v
3
/r
2
(d) v
2
/r
2
19- Velocity of the satellite is slowest at
(a) Perigee (b) Aphelion (c) Apogee (d) Perihelion
20- Anomaly was measured by a planets angular distance fromits
(a) Perigee (b) Aphelion (c) Apogee (d) Perihelion
21- Geo-centric systemhave orbital center at
(a) Sun (b) Earth (c) Stars (d) Moon
22- Space operations are in which time
(a) GMT (b) Zulu (c) J ulian (d) UT
23- In equatorial plane towards first point of Aries is
(a) X
i
(b) Y
i
(c) Z
i
(d) none of these
24- The extra time in minutes it takes to cross Sun-Earth axis averaged over 4 years period is
(a) 3.90 (b) 3.91 (c) 3.92 (d) 3.93
25- Solar day is exactly
(a) 23 hr 56 min 4.091 sec (b) 23 hr 56 min 4.91 sec (c) 24 hr (d) none of these
26- is
(a) Average length (b) Average angular velocity (c) Mean velocity (d) Anolmaly
27- Mean Anomaly is
(a) (t-t
p
) (b) (t+t
p
) (c) (t
2
-t
p
2
) (d) none of these
28- is
(a) Argument (b) Perigee west (c) Both (d) none of these
29- Nadir is the direction pointing directly _________ a particular direction
(a) above (b) below (c) both (d) none of these
30- Horizon is apparent line that separates
(a) Satellite fromEarth (b) Earth fromsky (c) Satellite fromsky (d) none of these
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31- Which angular distance is measured in degrees froma reference line passing Greenwich Meridian
(a) Longitude (b) Latitude (c) Equator (d) none of these
32- Elevation Angle is measured upwards fromlocal___________plane at the earth station to satellite path
(a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) eastward (d) none of these
33- El is
(a) -90 (b) +90 (c) -45 (d) +45
34- is
(a) radius (b) node (c) sub satellite point (d) central angle
35- Which angle must be found for Azimuth calculation
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36- Operational limit for Geo-stationary satellite is less than equal to
(a) 81.1
o
(b) 81.2
o
(c) 81.3
o
(d) 81.4
o

37- In two body systemno influence of __________were considered
(a) Heavenly bodies (b) Keplerian orbits (c) Satellites (d) none of these
38- There is a __________ kmdifference between Polar and Equatorial radius
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 23
39- Irregular gravitational force around the Earth is due to non-uniform
(a) orbit (b) mass distribution (c) atmosphere drag (d) none of these
40- Moons gravitational force tends to pull satellite ___________ equatorial plane
(a) out off (b) into (c) out off (d) none of these
41- Atmosphere drag effects Satellite more in
(a) upper orbit (b) lower orbit (c) circular (d) elliptical
42- Which perturbation does not affect Satellite
(a) Solar radiation pressure (b) Meteorites (c) Self generate torque (d) Wind
43- Major source of power in a satellite is
(a) Nuclear (b) Batteries (c) Fuel (d) Solar
44- For achieving correct orbit which are required
(a) velocity (b) altitude (c) both (d) none of these
45-How many launch approaches are there
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
46- Typical Launch campaign starts with launch processing time which is counted at _________days
(a) 1 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 90
47- On day zero a Satellite is announced ready for launch at T minus __________ hour
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
48- Ignition starts at T minus _______ second
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
49- AKM is
(a) Apogee Kick Medium (b) Apogee Kick Motor (c) Apogee Kind Motor (d) none of these
50- Earth is spinning at
(a) 0.47 km/s (b) 4.7 km/s (c) 7.4 km/s (d) none of these
51- Equatorial launch has a boost of
(a) 2 % (b) 4% (c) 6% (d) 8%
52- Axis which moves perpendicular to the orbital plane (E/W on earth) is
(a) Yaw (b) Roll (c) Pitch (d) Smooth
53- Telemetry monitors and performs
(a) sensors (b) records data at TTC&M (c) transmits data on Earth (d) all
54- Which one is not a spacecraft Sub-System
(a) AOCS (b) TT&C (c) Antennas (d) Fine pointing
55- Tracking measures
(a) range (b) beacon Doppler (c) orbital elements (d) all
56- Solar cells have _______ kW/m
2
available fromSun
(a) 1.29 (b) 1.39 (c) 1.49 (d) 1.59
57- Solar cell output falls when temperature rises _______ mV/
o
C
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
58- A typical NiH
2
battery can with stand how many cycles
(a) 30,000 (b) 40,000 (c) 50,000 (d) 60,000
59- Regional Spacecraft Antennas have ________ beamfromreflectors
(a) Wide (b) Narrow (c) low capacity (d) low gain
60- Advanced Spacecraft Antennas are
(a) Stationary (b) Scanned (c) Hopped (d) all







The I slamia University of Bahawalpur
University College of Engineering & Technology
B.Sc. Telecommunication Engineering (SAMPLE PAPER)
Good Luck
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8th Semester (Session-2009), Mid Examination, Spring-2013

Subject: TE-422: Satellite Communication April 11
th
, 2013
Total Marks: 30 (Subjective) Max Time: 30 Minutes



Question No 1: (15)


(a) The Earth Station Latitude is 51 degree and Longitude of Earth Station is zero degrees. The
Satellite INTELSAT IOR has a Latitude of zero degree and a Longitude of 67 degrees. The
Satellite is South-East to the Earth Station. Find Look angles for the Satellite?

(b) Perform the visibility Test on INTELSAT IOR and describe result.




Question No 2: (15)


A Satellite TELSTAR is in an elliptical orbit with closest approach to Earth at 2000 km and
farthest approach to Earth at 5000 km. Assuming Eccentric Anomaly to be zero. Find

(a) Period of the orbit in hours, minutes and seconds.
(b) Eccentricity of the Orbit
(c) Draw a curve for probability of failure and explain reliability of satellite.