1. What is the primary purpose of a geostationary satellite?
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Weather forecasting
Long-distance communication
Navigation
Earth observation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following orbits is most commonly used for communication satellites?
Low Earth Orbit(LEO)
Medium Earth Orbit(MEO)
Geostationary Orbit(GEO)
Polar Orbit
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which component of a satellite communication system is responsible for converting the received signals from the satellite into usable data?
Transponder
Antenna
Modem
Encoder
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
4. What is the approximate delay in round-trip communication when using a geostationary satellite?
0.5 seconds
1 second
3 seconds
6 seconds
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the phenomenon where a satellite is temporarily obscured by the Earth, causing a loss of signal?
Solar interference
Rain fade
Geomagnetic storm
Satellite eclipse
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which organization operates the Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite-based navigation system?
NASA
European Space Agency(ESA)
United States Department of Defense (DoD)
Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
7. In satellite communication, what does "Uplink" refer to?
Transmission from satellite to ground station
Transmission from ground station to satellite
Transmission from one satellite to another
Transmission from satellite to satellite
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