RGPV Electronics and Communication Engineering (Semester 7)
Satellite Communication
December 2015
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1(a) Name some services provided by satellites.
2 M
1(b) List the frequency band designations in common use for satellite services.
2 M
1(c) Discuss Kepler's Third law.
3 M
Solve any one question from Q.1(d) & Q.1(e)
1(d) What are the effects of a non spherical earth?
7 M
1(e) Discuss briefly about the inclined orbits.
7 M

2(a) What are the three pieces of information that are needed to determine the look angles for the geostationary orbit?
2 M
2(b) What are antenna look angles?
2 M
2(c) Determine the angle of tilt required for a polar mount used with an earth station at altitude 49 degrees north. Assume a spherical earth of mean radius 6371 km and ignore earth station altitude.
3 M
Solve any one question from Q.2(d) & Q.2(e)
2(d) Discuss Antenna polarization.
7 M
2(e) Explain about Ionospheric depolarization.
7 M

3(a) What is meant by disturbance torques of satellite?
2 M
3(b) What is the need of station keeping?
2 M
3(c) Explain briefly about transponder.
3 M
Solve any one question from Q.3(d) & Q.3(e)
3(d) Write short note on advanced Tiros- N space craft.
7 M
3(e) Explain about the receive only home TV systems.
7 M

4(a) What is equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power?
2 M
4(b) The range between a ground station and a satellite is 42,000 km. Calculate the free space loss at a frequency of 6 Ghz.
2 M
4(c) Write the link power budget equation and explain its different terms.
3 M
Solve any one question from Q.4(d) & Q.4(e)
4(d) Calculate the combined uplink and downlink C/N ratio.
7 M
4(e) Explain Interference between satellite circuits.
7 M

5(a) What is meant by DBS Television and Radio?
2 M
5(b) What are the access control protocols of VSAT system?
2 M
5(c) How to error control n digital DBS-TV?
3 M
Solve any one question from Q.5(d) & Q.5(e)
5(d) Calculate the link budget of a DBS TV system.
7 M
5(e) Give an overview and network architecture of VSAT systems.
7 M



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