UNIT-I 1.

(a) List out the various frequency bands used in satellite communication and Discus the applications of satellites. (b) Mention the merits and demerits of satellite communications. 2. (a) Discuss the historical back ground of satellite communications (b) Write brief notes on US Expandable launch vehicles. 3. (a) Explain the Ground Segment of a satellite communication. (b) Discuss the future trends of satellite communications. 4. (a) Mention the important milestones in the development of satellite communications. (b) List out the advantages and disadvantages of satellite communications.

UNIT-II 1. (a) Define the following i) time of perigee ii) mean anomaly iii) first point of Aries iv) look angles. (b) Discuss the orbital effects in communication system performance. 2. (a)Discuss the following orbital perturbations (i) Effects of earths oblations (ii) Effects of the Sun and Moon (b) Calculate the slant range of a geostationary satellite orbiting at 42,200 km from an earth station making an elevation angle of 250. Also find the viewing angle of the satellite. 3. (a) Define keplers law of orbiting bodies and derive an equation to show that the third law is true for any orbiting satellite. (b) Explain the effect of solar eclipse on the performance of geostationary satellite. 4. (a) Define the following with respect to a satellite (i) Eccentricity (ii) Earth station look angles (iii) Sub satellite point (iv) Mean anomaly (b) A Satellite is orbiting at 28,300 km apogee with an eccentricity of 0.3. What is the perigee distance and average orbiting period. Assume g= 3.98 105Km3 / s2

UNIT-III

1. (a) Explain orbit control techniques with a neat block diagram. (b) Explain about redundancy configuration of power generation. 2. How does the satellite maintain its orbit? With a neat block diagram, explain orbit control techniques. 3. (a) What is Telemetry? Explain the way by which various parameters in and around the satellite are measured using telemetering (b) Explain how the power is generated in satellites. 4. (a) What is tracking? Explain how tracking is implemented in satellite. (b) Draw the block diagram for simplified double conversion Transponder for 14/11 GHz and explain its operation.

UNIT-IV

1. (a) Derive the general link design equation for a satellite. (b) In a satellite link, the propagation loss is 200 dB. Margins and other losses account for another 3dB. The receiver [G/T] is 11dB and the [EIRP] is 45 dBW. Calculate the received [C/N] for a system band width of 36 MHz. 2. (a) Derive an expression for C/N ratio in terms of the figure of merit of an earth station. (b) A satellite carrying an 11.7 GHz continuous wave (CW) beacon transmitter is located in geosynchronous orbit 38,000 km from an earth station. The beacons output power is 200 MW, and it feeds an antenna with an 18.9 dB gain toward the earth station. The earth station receiving antenna is 12 ft in diameter and has an aperture efficiency of 50 percent. (i) Calculate the Satellite EIRP in dBW (ii) Calculate the receiving antenna gain in dB (iii) Calculate the path loss in dB (iv) Calculate the received signal power in watts. 3. (a) Derive the friis transmission equation for the power received by earth station. (b) In a satellite link, the propagation loss is 200 dB and other losses are 3dB. The receiver G/T is 11dB/k and the EIRP is45 dBW. Calculate the received C/N for an FDM backward consisting of 96 voice channels. 4. (a) Explain the following (i) G/T ratio of an Earth Station (ii) Back off in a power amplifier [6] (b) An earth station transmitter at 5-62 GHz from an antenna of 6 m. The transmitter generates an output of 8KW. The satellite is 39,920 km from earth station. Efficiency of transmitting antenna being 0.7, Calculate : (i) path loss (ii) Transmitting gain (iii) Transmitting power (iv) EIRP (v) Received power at the satellite