1. Which of the following is the first active satellite? ▪ D. 27.

5 to 31 GHz
▪ A. Echo I 13. A satellite signal transmitted from a satellite
▪ B. Telstar I transponder to earth’s station.
▪ C. Early Bird ▪ A. Uplink
▪ D. Sputnik I ▪ B. Downlink
2. Which of the following is the first commercial satellite? ▪ C. Terrestrial
▪ A. Early Bird ▪ D. Earthbound
▪ B. Telstar 14. Collects very weak signals from a broadcast satellite
▪ C. Explorer ▪ A. Helical antenna
▪ D. Courier ▪ B. Satellite dish
3. What is the first passive satellite transponder? ▪ C. LNA
▪ A. Sun ▪ D. TWT
▪ B. Early Bird 15. What is a device that detects both vertically and
▪ C. Score horizontally polarized signals simultaneously?
▪ D. Moon ▪ A. Orthomode transducer
4. The first satellite to receive and transmit simultaneously ▪ B. Crystal detector
▪ A. Intelsat I ▪ C. Optoisolator
▪ B. Agila I ▪ D. Isomode detector
▪ C. Syncorn I 16. _________ detects the satellite signal relayed from the
▪ D. Telstar I feed and converts it to an electric current, amplifies and
5. A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because lower its frequency.
of ▪ A. Horn antenna
▪ A. circular polarization ▪ B. LNA
▪ B. maneuverability ▪ C. Satellite receiver
▪ C. beamwidth ▪ D. Satellite dish
▪ D. gain 17. Is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to
6. Repeaters inside communications satellites are known earth’s atmosphere.
as ▪ A. Atmospheric loss
▪ A. Trancievers ▪ B. Path loss
▪ B. Transponders ▪ C. Radiation loss
▪ C. Transducers ▪ D. RFI
▪ D. TWT 18. What height must a satellite be placed above the
7. Considered as the unsolved problem in satellite system surface of the earth in order for its rotation to be equal to
▪ A. Coverage earth’s rotation?
▪ B. Cost ▪ A. 26,426.4 miles
▪ C. Access ▪ B. 27,426.4 miles
▪ D. Privacy ▪ C. 23,426.4 miles
8. ___________ is a satellite that rotates around the earth in ▪ D. 22,426.4 miles
a low-altitude elliptical or circular pattern. 19. Point on the satellite obits closest to the earth.
▪ A. Geosynchronous satellite ▪ A. Apogee
▪ B. Nonsynchronous satellite ▪ B. Perigee
▪ C. Prograde satellite ▪ C. Prograde
▪ D. Retrograde satellite ▪ D. Zenith
9. Is the geographical representation of a satellite 20. The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam.
antenna radiation pattern ▪ A. Beamwidth
▪ A. Footprint ▪ B. Bandwidth
▪ B. Spot ▪ C. Footprint
▪ C. Earth ▪ D. Zone
▪ D. Region 21. What is the local oscillator (mixer) frequency of the
10. The smallest beam of a satellite antenna radiation satellite with an uplink frequency in GHz band?
pattern ▪ A. 3500 MHz
▪ A. Zone beam ▪ B. 4500 MHz
▪ B. Hemispheric beam ▪ C. 2225 MHz
▪ C. Spot beam ▪ D. 2555 MHz
▪ D. Global beam 22. What kind of battery panels are used in some
11. A satellite beam that covers almost 42.4% of the advance satellites
earths surface. ▪ A. Germanium based panels
▪ A. Zone beam ▪ B. Silicon based panel
▪ B. Hemispheric beam ▪ C. Galium Phosphate solar panel array
▪ C. Spot beam ▪ D. Galium Arsenide solar panel array
▪ D. Global beam 23. Satellite engine uses
12. What is the frequency range of C-band? ▪ A. jet propulsion
▪ A. 8.5 to 12.5 GHz ▪ B. ion propulsion system
▪ B. 3.4 to 6.425 GHz ▪ C. liquid fuel
▪ C. 12.95 to 14.95 GHz ▪ D. solar jet
24. A satellite batter has more power but lighter. 36. The frequency of Ku band for satellite
▪ A. Lithium communications.
▪ B. Leclanche ▪ A. 6/4 GHz
▪ C. Hydrogen ▪ B. 14/11 GHz
▪ D. Magnesium ▪ C. 12/14 GHz
25. What kind of battery used by older satellites? ▪ D. 4/8 GHz
▪ A. Lithium 37. A satellite cross-link means
▪ B. Leclanche ▪ A. Earth-to-satellite link
▪ C. Hydrogen ▪ B. Satellite-to-earth link
▪ D. Magnesium ▪ C. Satellite-to-satellite link
26. VSAT was made available in ▪ D. None of these
▪ A. 1979 38. Earth station uses what type of antenna
▪ B. 1981 ▪ A. Despun antenna
▪ C. 1983 ▪ B. Helical antenna
▪ D. 1977 ▪ C. Toroidal antenna
27. What band does VSAT first operate? ▪ D. Cassegrain antenna
▪ A. L-band 39. What is the delay time for satellite transmission from
▪ B. X-band earth transmitter to earth receiver?
▪ C. C-band ▪ A. 0.5 s
▪ D. Ku-band ▪ B. 1.0 s
28. The first Philippine Mabuhay satellite has how many ▪ C. 5 ms
channels? ▪ D. 0.25 ms
▪ A. 30 40. The bandwidth of C-band satellite frequency band in
▪ B. 24 U.S.
▪ C. 48 ▪ A. 500 GHz
▪ D. 50 ▪ B. 1000 GHz
29. The first Philippine Agila I will have how many ▪ C. 1000 MHz
transponders. ▪ D. 500 MHz
▪ A. 36 41. The most common device used as an LNA is
▪ B. 48 ▪ A. zener diode
▪ C. 24 ▪ B. tunnel diode
▪ D. 12 ▪ C. IMPATT
30. How may satellite orbital slots are requested by the ▪ D. Shockley diode
Philippine Government from ITU? 42. The radiation patterns of earth coverage antennas
▪ A. 2 have a beamwidth of approximately
▪ B. 4 ▪ A. 21˚
▪ C. 6 ▪ B. 5˚
▪ D. 8 ▪ C. 17˚
31. The location of AsiaSat I. ▪ D. 35˚
▪ A. 105.5˚ East 43. A mobile satellite array has usually how many
▪ B. 151.5˚ East elements?
▪ C. 115.5˚ East ▪ A. 6
▪ D. 170.5˚ East ▪ B. 88
32. AsiaSat I covers how many countries in Asia? ▪ C. 12
▪ A. 38 ▪ D. 14
▪ B. 10 44. In a typical mobile satellite array antenna if three
▪ C. 28 elements are activated, how many elements are
▪ D. 15 deactivated?
33. The owner of AsiaSat 2 is ▪ A. 3
▪ A. Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company ▪ B. 11
(ASTC) ▪ C. 5
▪ B. Japan Satellite System (JSAT) ▪ D. 9
▪ C. China Great Wall Industry Corporation 45. What circuit is responsible in activating and
▪ D. Singapore Satellite Commision deactivating adjacent antenna elements in a mobile
34. What is the approximate path loss from satellite-to- satellite array?
earth station? ▪ A. Radial divider
▪ A. 100 dB ▪ B. Divider/combiner
▪ B. 150 dB ▪ C. Radial combiner
▪ C. 175 dB ▪ D. Radial multiplexer
▪ D. 200 dB 46. Most mobile satellite array uses ___________ in
35. INTELSAT stands for transforming 50 to 150 Ω impedance.
▪ A. Intel Satellite ▪ A. stub
▪ B. International Telephone Satellite ▪ B. balun
▪ C. International Telecommunications Satellite ▪ C. quarter-wavelength transformer
▪ D. International Satellite ▪ D. microstrip tapers.
47. The switching from one element to the other element D. Above 300 GHz
in a typical mobile satellite array. 57. The main power sources for a satellite are
▪ A. Series
▪ B. Radial A. batteries
▪ C. Matrix B. solar cells
▪ D. Shunt C. fuel cells
48. A method of multiple accessing where a given RF D. thermoelectric generators
channel bandwidth is divided inot smaller frequency 58. The maximum height of an elliptical orbit is called the
band.
▪ A. CDMA A. Perigee
▪ B. ANIK-D B. Apex
▪ C. TDMA C. Zenith
▪ D. FDMA D. Apogee
49. What is the delay time for satellite transmissions from 59. Batteries are used to power all satellite subsystems
earth transmitter to earth receiver?
▪ A. 0.5 s A. at all times
▪ B. 1s B. only during emergencies
▪ C. 5 ms C. during eclipse periods
▪ D. 0.25 s D. to give the solar arrays a rest
50. As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed 60. The satellite subsystem that monitors and controls the
of the satellite _________. satellite is the
▪ A. increases
▪ B. decreases A. propulsion subsystem
▪ C. remains the same B. power subsystem
▪ D. None of the above C. communications subsystem
51. The main function of a communications satellite is a/ D. telemetry, tracking, and command subsystem
an 61. What is the basic technique used to stabilize a
satellite?
A. repeater
B. reflector A. Gravity-forward motion balance
C. beacon B. Spin
D. observation platform C. Thruster control
52. The key electronic component in a communications D. Solar panel orientation
satellite is the 62. The jet thrusters are usually fired to

A. telemetry equipment A. maintain altitude

B. on-board computer B. put the satellite into the transfer orbit
C. command and control system C. inject the satellite in the geosynchronous orbit
D. transponder D. bring the satellite back to earth.
53. A circular orbit around the equator with a 24-h period 63. Most commercial satellite activity occurs in which
is called a/an band(s)?

A. elliptical orbit A. L
B. geostationary orbit B. C and Ku
C. polar orbit C. X
D. transfer orbit D. S and P
54. A satellite stay in orbit because the following two 64. How can multiple earth stations share a satellite on
factors are balanced the same frequencies?

A. Satellite weight and speed A. Frequency reuse

B. Gravitational force and centrifugal force B. Multiplexing
C. Centripetal force and speed C. Mixing
D. Satellite weight and the pull of the moon and sun D. Frequency hopping
55. What is the height of a satellite in a synchronous 65. What is the typical bandwidth of a satellite band?
equatorial orbit?
A. 36 MHz
A. 42000 mi B. 40 MHz
B. 6800 mi C. 70 MHz
C. 22,300 mi D. 500 MHz
D. 35,860 mi 66. Which of the following is not usually a part of a
56. Most satellites operate in which frequency band? transponder are defined by the

A. 30 to 300 MHz A. LNA

B. 300 MHz to 3 GHz B. Mixer
C. 3 GHz to 30 GHz C. Modulator
D. HPA downlink of 6 GHz with angle of elevations of 3˚ and 7˚ A
67. The satellite communications channels in a respectively is
transponder are defined by the
A. 403 dB
A. LNA B. 100 dB
B. bandpass filter C. 20 dB
C. mixer D. 215 dB
D. input signals 77. The maximum propagation delay of a geostationary
68. The HPAs in most satellite are satellite is

A. TWTs A. 278 ms
B. Klystrons B. 239 ms
C. Vacuum tubes C. 300 ms
D. Magnetrons D. 250 ms
69. The physical location of a satellite is determined by its 78. The total propagation delay time from transmission to
reception of signals from a ground transmitter to ground
A. distance from the earth receiver with angle of elevation at 10 degrees
B. latitude and longitude respectively is
C. reference to the stars
D. position relative to the sun A. 273 ms
70. The receive GCE system in an earth station performs B. 239 ms
what function(s)? C. 275 ms
D. 260 ms
A. Modulation and multiplexing 79. A satellite which simply reflects the signal without
B. Up conversion further amplification
C. Demodulation and demultiplexing
D. Down conversion A. Passive satellite
71. Which of the following types of HPA is not used in B. Active satellite
earth stations? C. Geostationary satellite
D. Domestic satellite
A. TWT 80. Essentially a satellite ___________ is a radio repeater in
B. Transistor the sky
C. Klystron
D. Magnetron A. transponder
72. What is the common up-converter and down- B. comparator
converter IF? C. duplexer
D. billboard
A. 36 MHz 81. Satellite the orbits in a circular pattern with an angular
B. 40 MHz velocity equal to that of the earth
C. 70 MHz
D. 500 MHz A. Geostationary
73. What type of modulation is used on voice and video B. Early Bird I
signals? C. Syncorn I
D. Stationary satellite
A. AM 82. Satellite that provide services within a single country
B. FM
C. SSB A. Domsat
D. QPSK B. Comsat
74. What modulation is normally used with digital data? C. Regional
D. Global
83. The round-trip propagation delay between two earth
stations through a geosynchronous satellite is
A. AM
B. FM A. 500 to 600 ms
C. SSB B. 300 to 400 ms
D. QPSK C. 600 to 700 ms
75. Which of the following is not a typical output from a D. 400 to 500 ms
GPS receiver? 84. The signal path from earth station satellite

A. Latitude A. Uplink signal

B. Speed B. Reflected signal
C. Altitude C. Incident signal
D. Longitude D. Downlink signal
76. The total space loss of transmission and reception for
two ground stations with uplink frequency 8GHz and a
85. Designed to receive a signal from a transmitting 94. The first satellite launched for a geosynchronous orbit
station on the ground and retransmit it to a receiving but unfortunately lost during orbit injection
station located elsewhere
A. Syncom I
A. Communication satellite B. Telstar I
B. Repeater C. Sputnik I
C. Relay station D. Early Bird I
D. Transponder 95. When the elevation angle of a geostationary satellite
86. The signal path from satellite to earth-based receiver. is 23˚ and the transmitting frequency is 3840 MHz, what is
the free space loss in dB?
A. Downlink signal
B. Uplink signal A. 196 dB
C. Incident signal B. 200 dB
D. Reflected signal C. 150 dB
87. A satellite position is measured by its __________ angle D. 100 dB
with respect to the horizon. 96. What is the propagation delay when a signal is
transmitter by an earth station to a geosynchronous
A. elevation satellite about 38,500 km above earth’s equator and then
B. depression received by the same earth station?
C. azimuth
D. critical A. 256 msec
88. The ________ angle measures the satellite position B. 128 msec
clockwise from the direction of true north. C. 300 msec
D. 400 msec
A. azimuth 97. What is the free space attenuation of a satellite
B. elevation communications system operating at 36,000 km above
C. depression the earth at 5.0 GHz?
D. critical
89. incidentally propose the geostationary scheme or A. 198 dB
orbit of the satellite in 1940s B. 202 dB
C. 142 dB
A. Arthur Clarke D. 138 dB
B. Carl Friedrich Gauss 98. Which of the following is the most common
C. Samuel Morse application of satellite?
D. Stephen Gray
90. When the satellite are spaced 4˚ of the 360˚ complete A. Surveillance
circle, how many parking spaces or orbit slots are B. Military application
available? C. Communications
D. Newscasting
A. 90 99. Descending pass for a satellite means a pass from
B. 85
C. 95 A. North to South
D. 80 B. South to North
91. The control routine necessary to keep the satellite in C. East to West
position is referred to as D. West to East
100. Geostationary stationary satellites are located
A. station keeping ___________ with respect to the equator.
B. station tracking
C. station monitoring A. 0˚ longitude
D. station maintaining B. 0˚ latitude
92. Refers to the satellite orientation with respect to the C. 90˚ latitude
earth D. 45˚ latitude
101. It is a celestial body that orbits around a planet.
A. Satellite altitude
B. Satellite position A. Primary body
C. Satellite location B. Satellite
D. Satellite orbit C. Heavenly bodies
93. The first intelsat satellite that was launched in 1965 was D. Quasars
named 102. It is a position and timing service that is available to
all GPS users on a continuous, worldwide basis with no
A. Early Bird I direct charge.
B. Echo
C. Telstar I A. PPI
D. Courier B. PPS
C. SPS
D. SSP 112. In satellites, it includes control mechanism that
103. The geometric shape of a non-circular orbit of a support the payload operation.
satellite is ____.
A. Bus
A. Ellipse B. Payload
B. Parabolic C. Ground segment
C. Hyperbolic D. Space segment
D. Paraboloid 113. A satellite transmitter operates at a 4 GHz with a
104. The circuit that provides channelization in a transmitter power of 7W and an antenna gain of 40 dBi.
transponder is the The receiver has antenna gain of 30 dBi, and the path
length is 40,000 km. calculate the signal strength at the
A. Mixer receiver.
B. Local oscillator
C. Bandpass filter A. -88 dBm
D. HPA B. -98 dBm
105. The three axes referred to the three-axis attitude C. -77 dBm
stabilization are; except D. -79.8 dBm
114. The satellite subsystem that monitors and controls the
A. Pitch satellite is the
B. Yaw
C. Roll A. Propulsion system
D. Speed B. Power subsystem
106. A ground station is operating to a geostationary C. Communications subsystem
satellite at a 5 degrees angle of elevation. Calculate the D. Telemetry, tracking, and command subsystems
round-trip time between ground station to satellites in a 115. Standard positioning service has time transfer
geostationary orbit. accuracy to Universal Transfer Mercator Grid within ____.

A. 456.45 ms A. 140 nanoseconds

B. 275.58 ms B. 340 nanoseconds
C. 137.79 ms C. 230 nanoseconds
D. 126.89 ms D. 530 nanoseconds
107. The escape velocity of the earth is approximately 116. A satellite remains in orbit because the centrifugal
force caused by its rotation around the Earth is
A. 30,000 km/hr counterbalanced by Earth’s ____.
B. 25,000 mi/hr
C. 35,000 m/s A. Centripetal force
D. 25,000 km/hr B. Inertia
108. A satellite radio repeater is called ____. C. Gravitational pull
D. Speed
A. Repeater 117. A TVRO installation for use with C-band satellite
B. Transponder (download frequency at 4 GHz), has a diameter of about
C. Satellite 3.5 meters and an efficiency of 60%. Calculate the gain.
D. Mixer
109. Calculate the angle of declination for an antenna A. 41 dB
using a polar mount at a latitude of 45 degrees. B. 19 dB
C. 29 dB
A. 3.2 degrees D. 9 dB
B. 1.3 degrees 118. Which of the following is not a typical output from
C. 4.2 degrees the GPS receiver?
D. 6.81 degrees
110. The time transfer accuracy used with reference to A. Latitude
the Universal Transmitter Mercator Grid is ____. B. Speed
C. Altitude
A. UTC D. Longitude
B. UTMG 119. The law that states that a satellite will orbit a primary
C. GMT body following an elliptical path.
D. UTM
111. It is caused by the inertia of the satellite balanced by A. 1st law of Kepler
the earth’s gravitational pull. B. 2nd law of Kepler
C. 3rd law of Kepler
A. Centrifugal force D. 4th law of Kepler
B. Centripetal force 120. Telephone communication takes place between
C. Speed two earth stations via a satellite that is 40,000 km from
D. Earth’s rotation each station. Suppose Bill, at station 1, asks a question
and Sharon, at station 2, answers immediately, as soon as
she hears the question. How much time elapses between B. 13 x 10^3 km
the end of Bill’s question and the beginning of Sharon’s C. 23 x 10^3 km
reply, as heard by Bill? D. 39 x 10^3 km
129. Navstar GPS is a ____.
A. 0.26 sec
B. 3.2 sec A. LEO
C. 0.52 sec B. MEO
D. 1.6 sec C. HEO
121. In GPS, it is accomplished by manipulating D. GEO
navigation message orbit data (epsilon) and/or the 130. The satellite is orbiting in the same direction as the
satellite clock frequency (dither). Earth’s rotation and at angular velocity greater than that
of the Earth.
A. Selective availability
B. Reverse error notification A. Retrograde
C. Forward error notification B. Synchronous
D. Two dimensional reporting C. Posigrade
122. The modulation normally used with digital data is D. Asynchronous
131. Find the orbital period of the satellite in a circular
A. AM orbit 500 km above the Earth’s surface
B. FM
C. SSB A. 1.6 hrs
D. QPSK B. 3.2 hrs
123. Kepler’s 2nd law is known as C. 2.4 hrs
D. 6.4 hrs
A. Law of gravity 132. Satellite orbiting in the opposite direction as the
B. Law of areas Earth’s rotation and at angular velocity less than that of
C. Newton’s law of motion the Earth
D. Harmonic law
124. A receiving antenna with a gain of 40 dB looks at a A. Asynchronous
sky with a noise temperature of 15 K. the loss between the B. Synchronous
antenna and the LNA input, due to the feedhorn is 0.4 dB, C. Posigrade
and the LNA has a noise temperature of 40K. Calculate D. Retrograde
the G/T? 133. A transponder that demodulates the baseband
signals and then demodulates a carrier is known as ____
A. 13.4 dB transponder.
B. 39 dB
C. 20.6 dB A. Single-conversion
D. 11.2 dB B. Double-conversion
125. The operational satellites of Navstar GPS are C. Regenerative
revolving around Earth in ____ orbital planes. D. Degenerative
134. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite orbits around the earth
at a height of approximately ____.

A. 4 A. 3000 miles
B. 3 B. 1000 miles
C. 5 C. 575 miles
D. 6 D. 370 miles
135. Power amplification in a transponder is usually
126. Kepler’s 3rd law is also known as provided by

A. Law of gravity A. klystron

B. Law of areas B. TWT
C. Newton’s law of motion C. Transistor
D. Harmonic law D. Magnetron
127. The basic technique used to stabilize a satellite is 136. Which of the following clocks is developed for
Galileo satellite?
A. Gravity-forward motion balance
B. Spin A. Cesium Atomic Frequency Standard
C. Thruster control B. Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard
D. Solar panel orientation C. Ruby Atomic Frequency Standard
128. Calculate the length of the path to a geostationary D. Hydrogen Frequency Standard
satellite from an earth station where the angle of 137. Master control station of GPS is located in ____.
elevation is 30 degrees.
A. Colorado
A. 55 x 10^3 km B. California
C. Alaska A. C
D. New York B. L
138. Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite orbits around the C. Ka
earth at a height approximately ____. D. Ku
148. All satellites rotate around the earth in an orbit that
A. 3,000 miles to 6,000 miles forms a plane that passes through the center of gravity of
B. 4,000 miles to 8,000 miles earth called ____.
C. 6,000 miles to 12,000 miles
D. 8,000 miles to 10,000 miles A. Focus
139. A satellite stays in orbit because the following two B. Geocenter
factors are balanced C. Orbit
D. Center
A. Satellite weight and speed 149. In satellite communications, the type of modulation
B. Gravitational pull and inertia used in voice and video signals is
C. Centripetal force and speed
D. Satellite weight and the pull of the moon and sun A. AM
140. A ____ circuit in the transponder performs the B. FM
frequency conversion. C. SSB
D. QPSK
A. HPA 150. In satellite communications, type of orbit which is
B. Mixer virtually all orbits except those travel directly above the
C. Local oscillator equator or directly over the North or the South poles.
D. LPA
141. Geosynchronous satellites are high-altitude earth- A. Equatorial orbit
orbit satellites with heights about ____. B. Polar orbit
C. Geosynchronous orbit
A. 22,300 miles D. Inclined orbit
B. 21,000 miles 151. A common up-converter and down-converter IF in
C. 8,000 miles satellite communications is
D. 10,400 miles
142. The input circuit to a transponder is the ____. A. 36 MHz
B. 40 MHz
A. BPF C. 70 MHz
B. HPA D. 500 MHz
C. LPA 152. It is the angle between the earth’s equatorial plane
D. Any of these and the orbital plane of the satellite measured
143. The access scheme used by GPS counterclockwise.

A. FDMA A. Angle of elevation

B. OFDMA B. Angle of azimuth
C. TDMA C. Angle of inclination
D. CDMA D. Angle of tetrahedron
144. The point in an orbit which is located farthest from 153. Which of the following types of HPA is not used in
earth earth stations?

A. Perigee A. TWT
B. Apogee B. Klystron
C. Line of apsides C. Transistors
D. Point of shoot D. Magnetron
145. Using very narrow beamwidth antennas to isolate 154. Galileo satellite’s mass is ____.
signals on the same frequency is known as ____.
A. 880 kg
A. Spatial isolation B. 675 kg
B. Footprint C. 900 kg
C. Frequency reuse D. 540 kg
D. Boresight 155. The point where a polar or inclined orbit crosses the
146. The point in an orbit which is located closest to Earth equatorial plane traveling from north to south

A. Point of shoot A. Ascending node

B. Apogee B. Line of nodes
C. Line of apsides C. Descending node
D. Perigee D. Diagonal nodes
147. The most popular satellite frequency range is 4 to 6 156. The receive GCE system in an earth station performs
GHz and is called the ____ band. what function/s
A. Modulation and multiplexing A. Antennas look angles
B. Up conversion B. Antennas see angles
C. Demodulation and demultiplexing C. Antennas keep angles
D. Down conversion D. Antennas satellite angles
157. The term generally associated with the table showing 166. The point on the surface of the Earth directly below
the position of a heavenly body on the number of dates the satellite.
in a regular sequence.
A. Satellite point
A. Astronomical almanac B. Latitude
B. Smith C. Longitude
C. Ephemeris D. Subsatellite point
D. Space reporting 167. It is the vertical angle formed between the direction
158. The point where a polar or inclined orbit crosses the of travel of an electromagnetic wave radiated from an
equatorial plane traveling from south to north. earth station antenna pointing directly toward a satellite
and the horizontal plane.
A. Ascending node
B. Descending node A. Angle of depression
C. Diagonal node B. Angle of inclination
D. Inclined node C. Angle of elevation
159. The line joining the ascending and descending node D. Angle of azimuth
is called ____. 168. The unique number used to encrypt the signal from
that of the GPS satellite.
A. Line of apsides
B. Line of nodes A. SV
C. Line of shoot B. UV
D. Any of these C. PRN
160. When the satellite rotates in an orbit directly above D. ESN
the equator, usually in circular pattern. This type of orbit is 169. The minimum acceptable angle of elevation
called ____.
A. 6 degrees
A. Polar orbit B. 4 degrees
B. Synchronous orbit C. 5 degrees
C. Geosynchronous satellite D. 7 degrees
D. Equatorial orbit 170. It is the horizontal angular distance from a reference
161. The Navstar GPS satellite system was declared fully direction either the southern or northern most point of the
operational as of ____. horizon.

A. April 17, 1995 A. Angle of elevation

B. April 24, 1995 B. Latitude
C. April 27, 1995 C. Longitude
D. April 10, 1995 D. Azimuth
162. The HPAs in most satellites are
171. It is defined as the horizontal pointing angle of an
A. TWTs earth station antenna.
B. Vacuum tubes
C. Klystrons A. Angle of inclination
D. Magnetrons B. Azimuth angle
163. The physical location of a satellite is determined by C. Latitude
its D. Longitude
172. Determines the farthest satellite away that can be
A. Distance from the earth seen looking east or west of the earth station’s longitude
B. Latitude and longitude
C. Reference to the stars A. Radio horizon
D. Position relative to the sun B. Optical horizon
164. When the satellite rotates in a path that takes it over C. Terrestrial limits
the north and south poles in an orbit perpendicular to the D. Limits of visibility
equatorial plane. This type of orbit is called ____. 173. The spatial separation of a satellite is between ____.

A. Inclined orbit A. 3 to 6 degrees

B. Polar orbit B. 1 to 2 degrees
C. Geosynchronous orbit C. 5 to 8 degrees
D. Diagonal orbit D. 8 to 16 degrees
165. The azimuth angles and the angle of elevation is 174. The geographical representation of a satellite
collectively known as ____. antenna’s radiation pattern is called a ____.
 D. 2 months
184. Navstar GPS satellite grouping that can operate
A. Field intensity continuously for 180 days between uploads from the
B. Footprint ground.
C. Radiation propagation
D. Polarization A. Block III
175. The GPS satellite identification which is assigned B. Block IIa
according to the order of the vehicle’s launch. C. Block II
D. Block IIR
A. SV 185. It was the first artificial satellite used for relaying
B. EV terrestrial communications
C. PRN
D. ESN A. Score
176. The smallest beam of a satellite that concentrates B. Explorer I
their power to very small geographical areas. C. Sputnik I
D. Syncom I
A. Hemispherical beam 186. Which of the following satellite rebroadcast President
B. Global beam Eisenhower’s 1958 Christmas message?
C. Spot beam
D. Any of these A. Telstar I
177. Satellite’s radiation pattern that typically target up to B. Telstar II
20% of the Earth’s surface. C. Echo
D. Score
A. Hemispherical beam 187. The satellite or space segment of Navstar GPS is
B. Global beam consist of ____ operational satellites.
C. Spot beam
D. Any of these A. 30
178. The key electronic component in a communications B. 24
satellite is the C. 14
D. 20
A. Telemetry 188. It was the first satellite to accomplish transatlantic
B. Command and Control system transmission.
C. On-board computer
D. Transponder A. Courier
179. The radiation pattern that has a satellite’s antenna B. Echo
beamwidth of 17 degrees and are capable of covering C. Telstar
approximately 42% of the earth’s surface. D. Syncom
189. It is the first transponder-type satellite
A. Hemispherical beam
B. Earth beam A. Telstar I
C. Spot beam B. Sputnik I
D. Any of these C. Syncom
180. The first active satellite D. Courier
190. The first active satellite to simultaneously receive and
A. Moon transmit radio signals.
B. Sputnik I
C. Score A. Telstar I
D. Echo B. Telstar II
181. Sputnik I transmitted telemetry information for C. Intelsat
D. Syncom
A. 1 week 191. The satellite communications channel in a
B. 21 days transponder are defined by the
C. 15 days
D. 30 days A. LNA
182. The US counterpart of Sputnik I B. Bandpass filter
C. Mixer
A. Syncom D. Input signals
B. Telstar 192. The satellite that was damaged by radiation from a
C. Echo newly discovered Van Allen Belts and consequently
D. Explorer I lasted for two weeks.
183. Explorer I lasted for ____.
A. Telstar I
A. 5 months B. Telstar II
B. 6 months C. Intelsat
C. 12 months D. Syncom
193. As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed 202. Galileo Satellites has a lifespan of ____.
of the satellite
A. greater than 12 years
A. Increases B. greater than 15 years
B. Decreases C. greater than 20 years
C. Remains the same D. greater than 25 years
D. None of the above 203. The height of a satellite in a synchronous equatorial
194. The satellite that was lost in space in its first attempt orbit is
to place it in a geosynchronous orbit.
A. 100 mi
A. Syncom I B. 6800 mi
B. Telstar I C. 22,300 mi
C. Telstar II D. 35,860 mi
D. Courier 204. An orbit that is 36,000 km away from the geocenter
195. Intelsat I which was the first commercial of the earth is called
telecommunications satellite is called ____.
A. Geosynchronous orbit
A. Domsat B. Clarke orbit
B. Molniya C. Clarke belt
C. Early bird D. Any of these
D. Courier 205. The main function of a communications satellite is as
196. Block II Navstar GPS satellites can operate for
approximately ____ between the receiving updates and A. Repeater
corrections from the control segment of the system. B. Reflector
C. Beacon
A. 5.5 days D. Observation platform
B. 3.5 days 206. Navstar GPS grouping intended to be used only for
C. 6 days self testing.
D. 7 days
197. The angle of inclination of a satellite in polar orbit is A. Block I
nearly ____. B. Block III
C. Block II
A. 45 degrees D. Block IIR
B. 90 degrees 207. It is the direction of maximum gain of the earth
C. 30 degrees station antenna
D. 60 degrees
198. It is the time it takes earth to rotate back to the same A. Footprint
constellation B. Boresight
C. Angle of elevation
A. Revolution D. Angle of azimuth
B. Rotation 208. A circular orbit around the equator with 24-h period
C. Sidereal period is called
D. Year
199. Satellites with orbital pattern like Molniya are A. Elliptical orbit
sometimes classified as B. Geostationary orbit
C. Polar orbit
A. LEO D. Transfer orbit
B. MEO 209. A classification of satellite that uses the angular
C. GEO momentum of its spinning body to provide roll and yaw
D. HEO stabilization.
200. The process of maneuvering a satellite within a
preassigned window is called A. Roll stabilizer satellite
B. Yaw stabilizer satellite
A. Satellite keeping C. Spinner stabilizer satellite
B. Station controlling D. Three-axis stabilizer satellite
C. Station keeping 210. Most satellites operate in which frequency band?
D. Satellite controlling
201. Navstar GPS satellite grouping capable of detecting A. 30 to 300 MHz
certain error conditions, then automatically transmitting a B. 300 MHz to 3 GHz
coded message indicating that it is out of service. C. 3 to 30 GHz
D. Above 300 GHz
A. Block I 11. The method of assigning adjacent channels different
B. Block IIa electromagnetic polarization is called
C. Block II
D. Block IIR A. Frequency reuse
B. Polarization
C. Multi-accessing A. Main attitude
D. Interference B. Put the satellite into transfer orbit
212. It implies that more than one user has an access to C. Inject the satellite into the geosynchronous orbit
one or more radio channels D. Bring the satellite back to earth
222. A method of navigation where direction and
A. Co-channel interference distance are determined from precisely timed sightings of
B. Satellite multi-accessing celestial bodies, including the stars and the moon.
C. Frequency reuse
D. Diversity A. Electronic navigation
213. The main power sources for a satellite are B. Heavenly navigation
C. Radio navigation
A. Batteries D. Celestial navigation
B. Solar cells 223. Navstar satellite takes approximately ____ hours to
C. Fuel cells orbit Earth.
D. Thermoelectric generators
214. A type of satellite’s multiple-accessing method that A. 20
allows all users continuous and equal access of the entire B. 6
transponder bandwidth by assigning carrier frequencies C. 12
on a temporary basis using statistical assignment process. D. 18
224. A method of navigation where it fixes a position or
A. TDMA direction with respect to familiar, significant landmarks
B. FDMA such as railroad tracks, water towers, barns, mountain
C. DAMA peaks and bodies or water.
D. CDMA
215. Batteries are used to power all satellite subsystems A. Dead reckoning
B. Radio navigation
A. All the time C. Wandering
B. Only during emergencies D. Piloting
C. During eclipse periods
D. To give the solar arrays a rest
216. The highly accurate timing clocks onboard the GPS
satellite. 225. How can multiple earth stations share a satellite on
the same frequencies?
A. Plutonium clocks
B. Cesium atomic clocks A. Frequency reuse
C. Hydrogen clocks B. Multiplexing
D. Fossil clocks C. Mixing
217. It is defined as the art or science of plotting, D. They can’t
ascertaining, or directing the course of movement. 226. A navigation technique that determines position by
extrapolating a series of measured velocity increments.
A. Ranging
B. Detection A. Piloting
C. Navigation B. Wandering
D. Driving C. Radio navigation
218. Galileo satellite system is positioned in ____. D. Dead reckoning
227. A geostationary satellite
A. 5 circular orbits
B. 3 circular orbits A. Is motionless in space (except for its gain)
C. 2 circular orbits B. Is not really stationary at all, but orbits the Earth within a
D. 6 circular orbits 24-hr period
219. The maximum height of an elliptical orbit is called the C. Appears stationary over the Earth’s magnetic pole
D. Is located at a height of 35,800 km to ensure global
A. Perigee coverage
B. Apex 228. The average elevation of Navstar GPS satellite is ____
C. Zenith statue miles above the Earth.
D. Apogee
220. The most ancient and rudimentary method of A. 6724
navigation is ____. B. 7689
C. 5978
A. Wandering D. 9476
B. Celestial navigation 229. Most commercial satellite activity occurs in which
C. Piloting band(s)
D. Radio navigation
221. The jet thrusters are usually fired to A. L
B. C and Ku 238. Indicate which of the following is an American
C. X domsat system
D. S and P
230. Indicate the correct statement regarding satellite A. INTELSAT
communications B. TELSTAR
C. COMSAT
A. If two earth stations do not face a common satellite, D. INMARSAT
they should communicate via a double-satellite hop. 239. Which of the following is not usually a part of a
B. Satellites are allocated so that it is impossible for two transponder?
earth stations not to face the same satellite.
C. Collocated earth stations are used for frequency A. LNA
diversity. B. Mixer
D. Satellite earth station must have as many receive C. Modulator
chains as there are carriers transmitted to it. D. HPA
231. Satellite used for intercontinental communications 240. Who is the oldest man in space?
are known as
A. John Glenn
A. Comsat B. Neil Armstrong
B. Domsat C. Yuri Gagarin
C. Marisat D. Edwin Aldrin
D. Intelsat 241. It refers to the satellite orientation with respect to the
232. Identical telephone numbers in different parts of the earth.
country are distinguished by their
A. Satellite’s attitude
A. Language digits B. Satellite position
B. Access digits C. Satellite location
C. Area codes D. Satellite orbit
D. Central office codes 242. Precise positioning service has time transfer
233. The GPS satellites has an angle of elevation at the accuracy to UTC within
ascending node of ____ with respect to the equatorial
plane. A. 100 nanoseconds
B. 300 nanoseconds
A. 30 degrees C. 200 nanoseconds
B. 55 degrees D. 400 nanoseconds
C. 50 degrees 243. The fully deployed Galileo satellite system consists of
D. 45 degrees ____ satellites.
234. Telephone traffic is measured
A. 27 operational + 3 active spares
A. With echo cancellers B. 26 operational + 4 active spares
B. By the relative congestion C. 28 operational + 2 active spares
C. In terms of the grade of service D. 25 operational + 5 active spares
D. In erlangs 244. Galileo satellite is ____.
235. Indicate which of the following is not a submarine
cable A. Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
B. Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
A. TAT-7 C. Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)
B. INTELSAT V D. Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
C. ATLANTIS 245. Galileo satellites are at circular planes at ____
D. CANTAT 2 altitude above Earth.
236. The typical bandwidth of a satellite band is
A. 23,500 mi
A. 36 MHz B. 36,500 km
B. 40 MHz C. 35,800 mi
C. 70 MHz D. 23,222 km
D. 500 MHz 246. Galileo satellites are inclined at the orbital planes of
237. The operational satellites of Navstar GPS are ____ with reference to the equatorial plane.
revolving around Earth in orbital planes are
approximately ____ degrees apart with ____ satellites in A. 64 degrees
each plane. B. 17 degrees
C. 56 degrees
A. 60, 4 D. 34 degrees
B. 30, 5 247. Which of the following refers to a delayed repeater
C. 50, 5 satellite?
D. 40, 3
a. A satellite capable of receiving, amplifying, and at Pinugay Earth Station is 6175 MHz, what is the downlink
retransmitting information to and from earth stations. frequency at Mt. Fucino Earth Station, in MHz?
b. A bent-pipe or a reflector which bounces a signal from
one place to another. a. 4545
c. A satellite which receives transmissions from earth b. 3950
stations, stored them on magnetic tape, and rebroadcast c. 3789
them to ground stations farther along in its orbit. d. 4200
d. All of these 256. A satellite equipped with electronic devices to
248. Satellite orbiting in the same direction as earth’s receive, amplify, convert and retransmit signals.
rotation and at an angular velocity greater than the
earth is called prograde orbit; and a satellite orbiting a. Passive
which is in the opposite direction as Earth’s rotation or in b. Active
the same direction but at an angular velocity less than c. Uplink
that of Earth is known as d. Downlink
257. “The orbit of any planet is an ellipse with the sun at
a. Haley’s orbit one focus”. This is
b. Elliptical orbit
c. Equatorial orbit a. Kepler’s First Law
d. Retrograde orbit b. Kepler’s Second Law
249. Are satellites that orbit in a circular pattern with an c. Kepler’s Third Law
angular velocity equal to that of earth. d. Law of Universal Gravitation
258. The point in an satellite orbit which is farthest away
a. Geostationary or geosynchronous satellite from the earth
b. Nonsynchronous satellite
c. Orbital satellites a. Perigee
d. B or C is correct b. Apogee
250. What do you call of a satellite used to provide c. Azimuth
satellite services within a single country? d. Ascending node
259. The first active satellite which transmitted telemetry
a. Orbital satellite information
b. Geostationary satellite
c. Nonsynchronous satellite a. Telstar 1
d. Domestic satellite or domsat b. Aguila II
251. The first duplex satellite is c. Palapa A 1
d. Sputnik
a. Moon 260. The portion of the satellite communication link
b. Sputnik 1 involving the transmission of traffic from ground station to
c. Telstar satellite.
d. Early Bird
252. The FDMA technique wherein voice band channels a. Uplink
are assigned on “as needed” basis. b. Lowlink
c. Paylink
a. PAMA d. Bus transmission
b. DAMA 261. It is spacecraft places in orbit around the earth
c. SSMA carrying on-board microwave receiving and transmitting
d. CDMA equipment.
253. A form of CDMA where a digital code is used to
continually change the frequency of the carrier. a. Communication satellite
b. Terrestrial link
a. Spread Spectrum c. Transponder
b. Frequency Hopping d. Microwave repeater
c. Store and Forward 262. Satellite position has an/a ___________ angle with
d. SPADE respect to the horizon.
254. The satellite frequency reuse method which sends
different information signals using vertical or horizontal a. Azimuth
electromagnetic polarization. b. Depression
c. Elevation
a. Multiple coverage areas d. Critical
b. Dual polarization 263. A satellite that revolves from North to South.
c. Spatial separation
d. Spread spectrum a. Equatorial
255. A satellite communication link between Pinugay b. Polar
Earth Station, Philippines and Mt. Fucino Earth Station, c. Orbital
Italy is to be established. If the assigneduplink frequency d. Inclined
264. The Kepler’s Law which is also known as the Law of c. Satellite receiver
Areas. d. LNB
273. What kind of battery panels are used in some
a. First Law advance satellites?
b. Second Law
c. Third Law a. Gallium Arsenide solar panel
d. None of the above b. Silicon based panels
265. The satellite multiple access technique which uses c. Germanium based panels
the spread spectrum technology is d. Gallium Phosphate solar panel
274. Footprint refers to coverage area in the globe
a. FDMA
b. TDMA
c. CDMA
d. DAMA a. Satellite radiation polarization
266. The point where the orbit crosses the equatorial b. Satellite navigation
plane going from South to North. c. Satellite radiation pattern
d. Satellite coverage
a. Ascending Node 275. Satellite system or part of a satellite system, consisting
b. Descending Node of only one satellite and the operating earth station.
c. Apogee
d. Perigee a. Satellite system
267. The footprint which covers approximately one-third b. Satellite network
of the earth’s surface using a 17 degree beamwidth. c. Space system
d. Multi-satellite link
a. Spot coverage 276. Known to be the first satellite capable to receive and
b. Zonal coverage transmit simultaneously.
c. Earth coverage
d. Regional coverage a. Syscom I
268. An earth station transmits signal to a satellite 38,500 b. Echo I
km., directly overhead it. What is the propagation delay c. Telstar I
when the signal is received back at the same earth d. Score
station, in milliseconds. 277. A satellite receives an uplink frequency of
____________ MHz from a ground station of 3700 MHz.
a. 257
b. 200 a. 8150 MHz
c. 285 b. 1475 MHz
d. 185 c. 2225 MHz
269. When a satellite orbits in the opposite direction as d. 5925 MHz
the earth’s rotation with an angular velocity less than that 278. What band does VSAT first operate?
of the earth.
a. X-band
a. Bus transmission b. C-band
b. Payload c. Ku-band
c. Prograde d. L-band
d. Retrograde 279. Satellite engine use
270. The actual user information conveyed through the
satellite system. a. Liquid fuel
b. Jet propulsion
a. Bus transmission c. Ion propulsion system
b. Payload d. Solar jet
c. Prograde 280. The first passive satellite transponder
d. Retrograde
271. The spatial separation between geosynchronous a. Early bird
satellites b. Score
c. Moon
a. 1 – 3 degrees d. Sputnik
b. 3 – 6 degrees 281. Satellite used for intercontinental communications
c. 6 – 8 degrees are known as
d. 8 – 10 degrees
272. _______________ detects the satellite signal relayed a. Comsat
from the feed and converts it to an electric current, b. Domsat
amplifies and lower its frequency. c. Marisat
d. Intelsat
a. Feedhorn 282. AsiaSat 1 covers how many countries in Asia?
b. Satellite dish
a. 38 291. Which of the following cause(s) the satellite’s orbital
b. 40 distortions?
c. 44
d. 42 a. Sun
283. An area on the surface of the earth within which the b. Earth
boresight of the steerable satellite beam intended to be c. Moon
pointed. d. All of the above
292. What is the approximate service life of
a. Equivalent boresight area communications satellites?
b. Contour boresight area
c. Coordination boresight area a. 3 years only
d. Effective boresight area b. 5 to 20 years
284. Refers to the man-made body sent into continuous c. 20 to 60 years
orbit around the earth, which provides propagation paths d. 100 years
for radio waves between terrestrial transmitters and 293. Representing application of the extraordinary
receivers. advances technology of satellites to solve the problem of
accurate, reliable, 26 hr/day navigation.
a. Rocket
b. Allotter relay a. Global Positioning System (GPS)
c. Space shuttle b. Navigation System using Timing and Ranging
d. Communication satellite (NAVSTAR)
285. What is the basic function of a communications c. LORAN
satellite? d. A and B are correct
294. A system based on the accurate knowledge by the
a. To act as a receiving antenna for broadcast FM vessel of the position of each of four satellites, as
b. To compensate for the antenna limitations calculated by the time with respect to the user.
c. To eliminate aerodynamic drag
d. To acts as receiving antenna for broadcast AM a. GPS
286. Typical round-trip distance and transmission time for b. A or D
a satellite relay c. LORAN
d. NAVSTAR
a. About 300 ms and 90,000 km, respectively 295. Segment(s) of a complete GPS system is(are)
b. 90,000 km and about 300 ms, respectively
c. 90,000 mi and about 100 ms, respectively a. Control segment
d. 90,000 mi and 300 ms, respectively b. Space segment
287. The figure of a satellite defines in orbit c. User segment
d. All of these
a. Circle 296. Its function assures the overall system performance
b. Elliptical and accuracy
c. Parabolic
d. Hyperbolic a. Control segment
288. Considered as the corrupting influence(s) in the b. Space segment
satellite movement. c. User segment
d. All of these
a. Gravitational pill between the earth and the orbiting 297. The user segment is used to received signals for the
satellite GPS system from the four satellites, compute the time
b. Atmospheric drag on the satellite differences, and determine position, while space
c. Orbital ellipse segment’s function is(are)
d. All of these
289. The orbit of communications satellites id defined by a. To received signals for the GPS system from the four
the angle with respect to the earth equator, which is the satellites, compute the distance differences, and
0o plane. What is (are) the basic orbital angle(s)? determine position
b. To transmit time codes and orbital position information
a. Polar to the users
b. Inclined c. To assure the overall performance and accuracy
c. Equatorial d. All of the above
d. All of the above 298. How do you describe the complete signal path of
290. How do we measure the position of a satellite? the satellite communications operation?

a. By its elevation angle with respect to the horizon a. Begins at a ground station, proceeds to an uplink, then
b. By its azimuth angle measured clockwise from the to a downlink, and ends at a receiving ground station.
direction of true north b. From the satellite, to a downlink, tehn to a ground
c. Through the line of apsides station.
d. A and B are correct
c. Begins at a ground station, proceeds to an uplink, to d. All of these
the satellite itself, to a downlink, and ends at a receiving 305. A ____________ satellite with an orbital period of one
ground station sidereal day or nominally, 24 h
d. All of these
299. What is a passive satellite? a. Bent-pipe satellite
b. Processing satellite
a. A satellite capable of receiving, amplifying, and c. Geostationary satellite
retransmitting information to and from earth stations. d. ANIK-D communications satellite
b. A bent-pipe or a reflector which bounces a signal from 306. 19,000 – 25,000 mi height; 6, 879 mi/hr travel time; 24-
one place to another. hr rotation; and 24-hr availability time belong to what
c. A satellite which receives transmissions from earth satellite?
stations, stored them on magnetic tape, and rebroadcast
them to ground stations farther along in its orbit. a. Low-altitude satellites (circular orbit)
d. A or C b. Medium-altitude satellites (elliptical orbit)
300. How does communication between satellite be c. High-altitude satellites (geosynchronous orbit)
achieved d. GLONASS
307. An orbit when the satellite rotates in a path above
a. Using satellite cross-links the equator.
b. Intersatellite links (ISLs)
c. Through is ground stations a. Polar orbit
d. A or B is correct b. Inclines orbit
301. Which of the following is not an advantage of c. Equatorial orbit
geosynchronous orbit? d. Geosynchronous orbit
308. Orbiting satellite system in Russia which means
a. No need to switch from one satellite to another as “lightning” or “news flash”, used for television
satellites orbit overhead, therefore, no breaks of broadcasting. It uses a highly inclined elliptical orbit with
transmission due to switching times. apogee at about 40,000 km and perigee at about 1,000
b. High-altitude geosynchronous satellites can cover a km.
much larger area
a. Molniya system
b. Molnya system
c. Geosynchronous satellites require higher transmit c. Molnia system
powers and more sensitive receivers because of the d. All are correct
longer distances and greater path loss. 309. Polar and inclined orbits refer to what?
d. Satellite remains almost stationary in respect to a given
earth station, therefore, expensive tracking equipment is a. Any other orbital path, and rotation above the
not required at the earth stations. equator, respectively
302. Which of the following parameters (height of the b. Any other orbital path, and rotation that takes over the
satellite from earth, travel time, rotation period, and the north and south poles, respectively
satellite’s line of sight) refer to low-altitude satellite?

a. 19,000 – 25,000 mi; 6,879 mi/hr; 24 hr; and 24-h c. Rotation that takes over the north and south poles, and
availability time, respectively any other orbital path, respectively
b. 6,000 – 12,000 mi; 12,189 mi/hr; 5 – 12 hr; and 2- 4 hr per d. Rotation above the equator, and rotation that takes
orbit, respectively over the north and south poles, respectively
c. 100 – 300 mi; 17,500 mi/hr; 1 ½ hr, and ¼ or less per 310. ____________ means the farthest distance from earth
orbit, respective a satellite orbit reaches while ____________ is the minimum
d. 50 – 95 mi; 25,600 mi/hr, ½ hr; and 1/8 or less per orbit, distance.
respectively
303. There are two primary classifications of a. Apogee and perigee, respectively
communications satellite; one uses the angular b. Perigee and apogee, respectively
momentum of its spinning body to provide roll and yaw c. A and B are the same
relative to earth’s surface while an internal subsystem d. None of these
provides roll and yaw stabilization. What are they? 311. Refers to the line joining the perigee and apogee
through the center of the earth
a. gyroscopic satellites
b. delayed repeater satellites a. Line of sight
c. passive and active satellites b. Line of nodes
d. spinners and three-axis stabilizer satellites c. Equatorial nelt
304. How do radiation patterns or beams from a satellite d. Line of apsides
antenna categorized? 312. The point where the orbit crosses the equatorial
plane going from north to south; and the point where the
a. Spot orbit crosses the equatorial plane going from south to
b. Earth north refer to
c. Zonal
a. Ascending node a. Because the uplink suffers greater spreading or free-
b. Descending node space loss of frequency than its lower counterpart
c. Ascending node and descending node, respectively b. Since an earth station aims upward with well-controlled
d. Descending node and ascending node, respectively antenna sidelobes
313. What is the line joining the ascending and c. A and B are correct
descending nodes through the center of the earth? d. None of these
322. What is frequency hopping?
a. Line of apsides
b. Line of nodes
c. Line of shoot
d. Line of sight a. A form of CDMA where a digital code is used to
314. Refers to the horizontal pointing of an antenna. continually change the frequency of the carrier
b. Available bandwidth is partitioned into smaller
a. Look angle frequency bands and the total transmission time is
b. Elevation subdivided into smaller time slots
c. Azimuth c. Each earth stations within a CDMA network is assigned
d. Spot a different frequency hopping pattern in which each
315. What is meant by the angle of elevation? transmitter hops or switched from one frequency band to
the next according to their assigned pattern
a. The angle formed between the direction of travel of a d. All of these
wave radiated from an earth station antenna and the 323. What is meant by satellite footprint?
horizontal.
b. The horizontal pointing of an antenna a. Is the earth area that the satellite can receive from or
c. The angle subtended at the earth station antenna transmit to
between the satellite and the horizontal b. Is the function of both the satellite orbit and height,
d. A or C is right and the type of antenna the satellite uses.
316. The range of frequencies used by communications c. The geographical representation of the satellite
satellites? antenna’s radiation pattern.
d. All of the above
a. From 1 GHz up to 3 GHz 324. What (is)are the advantage(s) using 1-GHz and
b. From 1 GHz up to 30 GHz higher frequencies?
c. From 30 GHz up to 300 GHz
d. From 300 GHz up to 350 GHz a. Large amount of information can be sent due to large
317. Otherwise considered as radio repeater in the sky. available bandwidth
b. Propagation characteristics are very consistent
a. Transponder c. Signal wavelengths are shorter
b. Satellite d. All of these are correct
c. Sputnik 325. What is meant by link budget?
d. Courier
318. How does interference between uplink and downlink a. The sum of all the signal gains and losses along the
signals be prevented? way.
b. The difference of the signal gains and losses along the
a. By using different ground stations way
b. By using different satellites c. Identifies the system parameters and is used to
c. By using different carrier frequencies determine the projected C/N and Eb/No ratios at both
d. All of these the satellite and earth stations receivers for a given
319. An electronic system called transponder of the modulation scheme and desired Pq.
communications satellite is used d. A or C is right
326. How can satellite maintains its desired orbit
a. For frequency translations consistently?
b. To retransmit signals
c. To receive signals a. Using small on-board rocket trusters
d. All of the above b. Through using guidance system
320. What do you call of the signal path from the c. By telemetry channel
transmitter to satellite and from the satellite to earth- d. All of these
based receiver? 327. A satellite consists of any subsystem functions
incorporated into a single system. What is the subsystem
a. Downlink and uplink, respectively responsible for providing the primary dc power and the
b. Downlink regulated, secondary supply voltages for the satellite
c. Uplink and downlink, respectively circuits?
d. Uplink
321. Why is it that the uplink is always higher in frequency a. Communication channel subsystem
than the downlink? b. Telemetry subsystem
c. Power subsystem
d. Antennas
328. How do communications satellites powered? b. Solar cells
c. Fuel cells
a. By a bank of batteries whose charge is maintained by d. Thermoelectric generators
an array of solar cells 338. The maximum height of an elliptical orbit is called the
b. Liquid fuel
c. Nuclear a. Perigee
d. AC power b. Apex
329. _____________ is the total power consumption for the c. Zenith
satellite operation? d. Apogee
339. Batteries are used to power all satellite subsystems
a. About 10 W
b. About 150 W a. At all times
c. About 2000 W b. Only during emergencies
d. About 25000 W c. During eclipse periods
330. As the height of a satellite orbits gets lower, the d. To give the solar arrays a rest
speed of the satellite 340. The satellite subsystems that monitors and controls
the satellite is the
a. Increases
b. Decreases a. Propulsion subsystem
c. Remains the same b. Power subsystem
d. None of the above c. Communications subsystem
331. The main function of a communications satellite is d. Telemetry, tracking, and command subsystem
the 341. The basic technique used to stabilized a satellite is

a. Repeater a. Gravity-forward motion balance

b. Reflector b. Spin
c. Beacon c. Thrusters control
d. Observation platform d. Solar panel orientation
332. The key electronic component in a communications 342. The jet thrusters are usually fired to
satellite is the
a. Maintain altitude
a. Telemetry b. Put the satellite into the transfer orbit
b. On-board computer c. Inject the satellite into the geosynchronous orbit
c. Command and control system d. Bring the satellite back to the earth
d. Transponder 343. Most commercial satellite activity occurs in which
333. A circular orbit around the equator with a 24-h band(s)?
period is called a(n)
a. L
a. Elliptical orbit b. C and Ku
b. Geostationary orbit c. X
c. Polar orbit d. S and P
d. Transfer obit 344. How can multiple earth stations share a satellite on
334. A satellite stays in orbit because the following two the same frequencies?
factors are balanced.
a. Frequency reuse
a. Satellite weight and speed b. Multiplexing
b. Gravitational pull and inertia c. Mixing
c. Centripetal force and speed d. They can’t
d. Satellite weight and the pull of the moon and sun 345. The typical bandwidth of a satellite band is
335. The height of a satellite in a synchronous equatorial
orbit is a. 36 MHz
b. 40 MHz
a. 100 mi c. 70 MHz
b. 6800 mi d. 500 MHz
c. 22,300 mi 346. Which of the following is not usually a part of a
d. 35, 860 mi transponder?
336. Most satellites operate in which frequency band?
a. LNA
a. 30 to 300 MHz b. Mixer
b. 300 MHz to 3 GHz c. Modulator
c. 3 GHz to 30 GHz d. HPA
d. Above 300 GHz
337. The main power sources for a satellite are

a. Batteries
1. Sputnik I
34. 200 dB
2. Telstar
35. International Telecommunications Satellite
3. Early Bird
36. 14/11 GHz
4. Telstar I
37. Satellite-to-satellite link
5. circular polarization
38. Cassegrain antenna
6. Transponders
39. 0.5 s
7. Privacy
40. 500 MHz
8. Nonsynchronous satellite
41. tunnel diode
9. Footprint
42. 17˚
10. Spot beam
43. 14
11. Global beam
44. 11
12. 3.4 to 6.425 GHz
45. Radial divider
13. Downlink
46. quarter-wavelength transformer
14. Satellite dish
47. Shunt
15. Orthomode transducer
48. FDMA
16. LNA
49. 0.5 s
17. Path loss
50. increases
18. 22,426.4 miles
51. repeater
19. Perigee
52. transponder
20. Footprint
53. geostationary orbit
21. 2225 MHz
54. Gravitational force and centrifugal force
22. Galium Arsenide solar panel array
55. 22,300 mi
23. ion propulsion system
56. 3 GHz to 30 GHz
24. Lithium
57. solar cells
25. Hydrogen
58. Apogee
26. 1979
59. during eclipse periods
27. C-band
60. telemetry, tracking, and command subsystem
28. 30
61. Spin
29. 36
62. maintain altitude
30. 6
63. C and Ku
31. 105.5˚ East
64. Frequency reuse
32. 38
65. 500 MHz
33. China Great Wall Industry Corporation
66. Modulator
99. North to South
67. bandpass filter
100. 0˚ latitude
68. TWTs
101. Satellite
69. latitude and longitude
102. SPS
70. Demodulation and demultiplexing
103. Ellipse
71. Magnetron
104. Bandpass filter
72. 70 MHz
105. Speed
73. FM
106. 275.58 ms
74. QPSK
107. 25,000 mi/hr
75. Speed
108. Transponder
76. 403 dB
109. 6.81 degrees
77. 278 ms
110. UTC
78. 273 ms
111. Centripetal force
79. Passive satellite
112. Bus
80. transponder
113. -88 dBm
81. Geostationary
114. Telemetry, tracking, and command subsystems
82. Domsat
115. 340 nanoseconds
83. 500 to 600 ms
116. Gravitational pull
84. Uplink signal
117. 41 dB
85. Communication satellite
118. Speed
86. Downlink signal
119. 1st law of Kepler
87. elevation
120. 0.52 sec
88. azimuth
121. Selective availability
89. Arthur Clarke
122. QPSK
90. 90
123. Law of areas
91. station keeping
124. 20.6 dB
92. Satellite altitude
125. 6
93. Early Bird I
126. Harmonic law
94. Syncom I
127. Spin
95. 196 dB
128. 39 x 10^3 km
96. 256 msec
129. MEO
97. 198 dB
130. Posigrade
98. Communications
131. 1.6 hrs
164. Polar orbit
132. Retrograde
165. Antennas look angles
133. Regenerative
166. Subsatellite point
134. 370 miles
167. Angle of elevation
135. TWT
168. PRN
136. Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard
169. 5 degrees
137. Colorado
170. Azimuth
138. 6,000 miles to 12,000 miles
171. Azimuth angle
139. Gravitational pull and inertia
172. Limits of visibility
140. Mixer
173. 3 to 6 degrees
141. 22,300 miles
174.Footprint
142. LPA
175. SV
143. CDMA
176. Spot beam
144. Apogee
177. Hemispherical beam
145. Spatial isolation
178. Transponder
146. Perigee
179. Earth beam
147. C
180. Sputnik I
148. Geocenter
181. 21 days
149. FM
182. Explorer I
150. Inclined orbit
183. 5 months
151. 70 MHz
184. Block IIa
152. Angle of inclination
185. Score
153. Magnetron
186. Score
154. 675 kg
187. 24
155. Descending node
188. Echo
156. Demodulation and demultiplexing
189. Courier
157. Ephemeris
190. Telstar I
158. Ascending node
191. Bandpass filter
159. Line of nodes
192. Telstar I
160. Equatorial orbit
193. Increases
161. April 27, 1995
194. Syncom I
162. TWTs
195. Early bird
163. Latitude and longitude
196. 3.5 days 228. 9476

197. 90 degrees 229. C and Ku

198. Sidereal period 230. Satellite earth station must have as many receive
chains as there are carriers transmitted to it.
199. HEO
231. Intelsat
200. Station keeping
232. Area codes
201. Block II
233. 55 degrees
202. greater than 12 years
234. In erlangs
203. 22,300 mi
235. INTELSAT V
204. Any of these
236. 500 MHz
205. Repeater
237. 60, 4
206. Block I
238. TELSTAR
207. Boresight
239. Modulator
208. Geostationary orbit
240. John Glenn
209. Spinner stabilizer satellite
241. Satellite’s attitude
210. 3 to 30 GHz
242. 200 nanoseconds
211. Frequency reuse
243. 27 operational + 3 active spares
212. Satellite multi-accessing
244. Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
213. Solar cells
245. 23,222 km
214. DAMA
246. 56 degrees
215. During eclipse periods
247. A satellite which receives transmissions from earth
216. Cesium atomic clocks stations, stored them on magnetic tape, and rebroadcast
them to ground stations farther along in its orbit.
217. Navigation
248. Retrograde orbit
218. 3 circular orbits
249. Geostationary or geosynchronous satellite
219. Apogee
250. Domestic satellite or domsat
220. Wandering
251. Telstar
221. Main attitude
252. DAMA
222. Celestial navigation
253. Frequency Hopping
223. 12
254. Dual polarization
224. Piloting
255. 3950
225. Frequency reuse
256. Active
226. Dead reckoning
257. Kepler’s First Law
227. Is not really stationary at all, but orbits the Earth within
a 24-hr period 258. Apogee
259. Sputnik
292. 5 to 20 years
260. Uplink
293. A and B are correct
261. Communication satellite
294. GPS
262. Elevation
295. All of these
263. Polar
296. Control segment
264. Second Law
297. To transmit time codes and orbital position
265. CDMA information to the users

266. Ascending Node 298. Begins at a ground station, proceeds to an uplink, to

the satellite itself, to a downlink, and ends at a receiving
267. Earth coverage ground station

268. 257 299. A bent-pipe or a reflector which bounces a signal

from one place to another.
269. Payload
300. A or B is correct
270. Payload
301. Geosynchronous satellites require higher transmit
271. 3 – 6 degrees powers and more sensitive receivers because of the
longer distances and greater path loss.
272. LNB
302. 100 – 300 mi; 17,500 mi/hr; 1 ½ hr, and ¼ or less per
273. Gallium Arsenide solar panel orbit, respective

274. Satellite radiation pattern 303. spinners and three-axis stabilizer satellites

275. Satellite network 304. All of these

276. Telstar I 305. Geostationary satellite

277. 5925 MHz 306. High-altitude satellites (geosynchronous orbit)

278. C-band 307. Equatorial orbit

279. Ion propulsion system 308. All are correct

280. Moon 309. Rotation that takes over the north and south poles,
and any other orbital path, respectively
281. Intelsat
310. Apogee and perigee, respectively
282. 38
311. Line of apsides
283. Effective boresight area
312. Descending node and ascending node, respectively
284. Communication satellite
313. Line of nodes
285. To compensate for the antenna limitations
314. Azimuth
286. 90,000 km and about 300 ms, respectively
315. A or C is right
287. Elliptical
316. From 1 GHz up to 30 GHz
288. All of these
317. Transponder
289. All of the above
318. By using different carrier frequencies
290. A and B are correct
319. All of the above
291. All of the above
320. Uplink and downlink, respectively

321. A and B are correct

322. All of these

323. All of the above

324. All of these are correct

325. A or C is right

326. Using small on-board rocket trusters

327. Power subsystem

328. By a bank of batteries whose charge is maintained

by an array of solar cells

329. About 150 W

330. Increases

331. Repeater

332. Transponder

333. Geostationary orbit

334. Gravitational pull and inertia

335. 22,300 mi

336. 3 GHz to 30 GHz

337. Solar cells

338. Apogee

339. During eclipse periods

340. Telemetry, tracking, and command subsystem

341. Spin

342. Maintain altitude

343. C and Ku

344. Frequency reuse

345. 500 MHz

346. Modulator