M.TECH/ECE/EVE GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY An Autonomous Institute under MAKAUT 2022 SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATION MCE203B TIME ALLOTTED: 3 Hrs The figures in the margin indicate full marks. GROUP-A (Multiple Choice Type Questions) FULL MARK: M-I/MCE203B/R18/2022 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable Answer any ‘ea from the following, choosing the correct alternative of each question: 10*1=10 0) (to) i) (i) w) GPS stands for a) Global Positionin, b) Geo Position System ©) Guide Posting S: 4) Global pointing Sy Which of the following are the examples of natural satellites? a) Sun b) Moon ©) Planet d) all ofthe above After the up-linking process, a satellite __and_the signal a) Receives, amplifies b) Amplifies, receives ¢) Receives, adds noise 4d) Adds noise and transmits Which of the following are the components in satellite communication? a) Mixer b). Transponder ©) Filter d) All the above Which of the following are the advantages of FDMA? a) Itis easy to implement ») It is a continuous transmission scheme ©) Less complex scheme 6) All the above Marks CO No C03 co2 C03 Coa co3 Page 1 of 3M.TECH/ECE/EVEN/SEM-II/MCE203B/R18/2022 (vi) What is the maximum distance covered by satellite communication? cor a) 1300 km b) 1800 km ©) 1800 km 1100 km (vii) 1s. a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to earth's atmosphere? cos a) Atmospheric loss b) Path loss ©) Radiation loss @) RFI (viii) As the height ofa satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satel a) Increases b) Decreases €) Remains the same 4) None of the above co2 (ix) A satellite signal transmitted from a satellite transponder to earth’s station, C03 a) Uplink b) Downlink ) Terrestrial 4) Earthbound ‘ (x) What is the delay time for satellite transmission from earth transmitter to coz arth receiver? a) 05s b) 10s ©) Sms 4d) 0.25 ms (xi) The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam, cos a) Beamwidth bb) Bandwidth ©) Footprint 4) Zone (sii) Point on the satellite obits closest to the earth. col a) Apogee b) Perigee ©) Prograde 4) Zenith Page 2 of 32a) b) b) °) b) 9.a) b) 10.a) b) Ha) 6) M.TECH/ECE/EVEN/SEM-I/MCE203B/R18/2022 GROUP -B (Short Answer Type Questions) (Answer any three of the following) Explain the characteristics of LEO, MEO, GEO. ‘What are the different types of antenna mounts? Explain telemetry tracking and command system What is the difference between geosynehronous satellite and a geostationary satellite orbit? What is uplink and downlink? Derive the equation for the power received by an earth station from a satellite transmitter. Write short note on single conversion transponder. GROUP-C (Long Answer Type Questions) (Answer any three of the following) What ate Kepler's three laws of planetary motion? Give the mathematical formulation of Kepler’s third law of planetary motion Derive C/N ratio using noise temperature. at the demodulator, Also calculate G/T ratio for earth station. A Satellite downlink at |2GHz operates with a transmit power of 6W and an antenna gain of 48.2dB. Calculate the EIRP in dBW, Explain the AOCS with the help of neat labelled diagram Deseribe and write the equations of link-power budget What is basic transmission theory of a Satellite? Discuss about the A satellite at a distance of 40000km from a point on the earth's surface radiates a power of 10W from an antenna with a gain of 17dB in the direction of the observer. Find the flux density atthe receiving point and the power received by an antenna at this point with an effective area of LOm2, Explain the frequency division multiple access of satellite system with one example Explain the principle and architecture of satellite communication. Explain clearly about GEO satellite systems Write about future trends of satellite communications. Draw and explain the double conversion transponder for 14/11GHz band. 3xS=15 Marks CO No 3 :COl 2 col 5 cos 5 ca 5 COB 5 Cod 3x 1S=45 Marks CO No. 7 col 4 icOs 9 xco8 8 cos 7 CO3 8 col 7 col BE COR) 7 col Sicicos 10 © Coa Page 3 of 3