KLS GOGTE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BELGAUM
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
                          I Internal Assessment Test
 Faculty: Prashant P. Patavardhan
 Semester: VI                                             Year: 2009-2010
 Subject: Satellite Communication                         Subject Code: 06EC662
 Test Date:                                               Test Time:
 Duration: 1 Hour                                         Max. Marks: 25
Syllabus
      Unit 1: Overview of Satellite Systems
      Unit 2: Orbits & Launching Methods and Geostationary Orbit
      Unit 3: Radio Wave Propagation
Question Bank
      1. Explain the benefits of artificial satellites.
      2. Explain LEO, MEO, and GEO. Give their advantages and disadvantages
         for satellite communication.
      3. State Kepler’s three laws for planetary motion and explain with neat
         diagram.
      4. Describe Topocentric-horizon coordinate system with necessary diagram
         and expressions.
      5. Write an explanatory note on Sun synchronous orbit.
Reference
   1. Text Book: D. Roddy, Satellite Communications, 4th Edn., McGraw-Hill
      International Edition, 2006.
   2. Class work
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