SATELLITE COMMUNICATION QUIZ

Point on the satellite obits closest to the earth.

Prograde

Apogee

Zenith

Perigee

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What is a device that detects both vertically and horizontally polarized signals simultaneously?

Crystal detector

Optoisolator

Orthomode transducer

Isomode detector

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Which of the following is the first commercial satellite?

Explorer

Early Bird

Courier

Telstar

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What is the delay time for satellite transmission from earth transmitter to earth receiver?

5 ms

0.5 s

0.25 ms

1.0 s

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What kind of battery panels are used in some advance satellites

Germanium based panels

Galium Arsenide solar panel array

Silicon based panel

Galium Phosphate solar panel array

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How may satellite orbital slots are requested by the Philippine Government from ITU?

4

2

8

6

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What height must a satellite be placed above the surface of the earth in order for its rotation to be equal to earth’s rotation?

22,426.4 miles

23,426.4 miles

27,426.4 miles

26,426.4 miles

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A mobile satellite array has usually how many elements?

12

14

6

88

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What kind of battery used by older satellites?

Leclanche

Hydrogen

Lithium

Magnesium

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As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite ___________.

None of these

Increases

Decreases

Remains the same

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