QUESTION:

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

Choices:
a. 0
0
longitude b. 0
0
latitude c. 45
0
longitude d. 90
0
latitude
ANSWER:
B. 0
0
latitude
QUESTION:
The quality of a space-lin is !easured in ter!s of the ______ ratio.
Choices:
a. "#$ b. G#T c. %#$ d. &'()
ANSWER:
B. G#T
QUESTION:
*hy does the downlin frequency appear to +ary by se+eral ,- during a
low earth orbit satellite pass.
Choices:
a. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing/
causing the 0epler 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 Boyle1s 2aw effect
d. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing/
causing the 3oppler effect
ANSWER:
3. The distance between the satellite and ground station is changing/
causing the 3oppler effect
QUESTION:
The !ost a!bitious 2&4 constellation to date is ______.
Choices:
a. 'ridiu!
b. $56"T5(
c. Teledesic
d. Globalstar
ANSWER:
%. Teledesic
QUESTION:
5 satellite-dish owner has a 7 !eter dish designed for %-band 84 G,-9
operation. The owner wants to use the sa!e dish with a new feedhorn/ for
0u-band 8:; G,-9 satellites. *hat effect will the change in frequency ha+e
on the gain and bea!width of the antenna.

Choices:
a. Gain increases by 9.54 dB/ bea!width decreases to :#7 of its for!er
+alue.
b. Gain decreases by 9.54 dB/ bea!width decreases to :#7 of its for!er
+alue.
c. Gain increases by 9.54 dB/ bea!width increases to thrice of its for!er
+alue.
d. Gain decreases by 9.54 dB/ bea!width increases to thrice of its
for!er +alue.
ANSWER:
5. Gain increases by 9.54 dB/ bea!width decreases to :#7 of its for!er
+alue.
QUESTION:
The !oon orbits the earth with a period of appro<i!ately ;= days. ,ow far
away is it. 5ssu!e circular orbit.
Choices:
a. 7=0 >! b. 7=; >! c. 7=4 >! d. 7=? >!
ANSWER:
c. 7=4 >!
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
QUESTION:
*hat is the length of the path to a geostationary satellite fro! an &arth
station if the angle of ele+ation is 70
0
.
Choices:
a. ?400 ! b. 79000 ! c. 4;400 ! d. 4?000 !
ANSWER:
B. 79000 !
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
QUESTION:
*hat is the no!inal uplin frequency for the 0u band.
Choices:
a. ? G,-
b. 4 G,-
c. :4 G,-
d. :; G,-
ANSWER:
%. :4 G,-
QUESTION:
To co+er all inhabited regions of the earth/ the nu!ber of polar-orbit
satellites required is

Choices:
a. : b. ; c. 7 d. 5
ANSWER:
5. :