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- The orbit is geosynchronous.
- The orbit is circular.
- The orbit lies in the plane of the earth’s equator.
- The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236.
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
A geostationary orbit (or Geostationary Earth Orbit - GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth’s equator (0° latitude), with a period equal to the Earth’s rotational period and an orbital eccentricity of approximately zero. It is the part of space about 35,786 km (22,236 miles) above sea level, in the plane of the equator, where neargeostationary orbits may be implemented.
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Question : 1
Consider the following Statements:
- China has launched Yaogan-26 a remote sensing satellite.
- It will mainly be used for scientific experiments, land surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster prevention.
- China launched Yaogan-1, first satellite in the Yaogan series in 2006.
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (d)
The satellite was carried by a Long March-4B rocket, marking the 202th mission for the rocket family.
Question : 2
The fuel tanks of the spacecraft ‘Discovery’ that was launched into space on 4 July, 2006 was filled with
a) Liquid hydrogen only
b) Liquid oxygen only
c) Mixture of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and liquid helium
d) Mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 3
Match the following pairs.
List I | List II |
(Launch Vehicle) | (Satellite) |
A. Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) | 1. Chandrayaan-1 |
B. Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) | 2. Rohini |
C. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) | 3. SROSS-C |
D. UranGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) us | 4. EDUSAT |
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 3 1 2 4
d) 2 3 1 4
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 4
Asia’s biggest “Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST)” was recently inaugurated in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer »Answer: (c)
Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST), Asia’s biggest telescope was inaugurated at the Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan.
Question : 5
NASA-U.S. space agency, has launched a telescope named Kepler to find
a) Distant stars
b) Distant planets
c) Earth like Planets
d) Distant satellites
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 6
Which project uses big ballons floating at a height of 20 kilometres above earth surface for transmission of internet services?
a) Project Loon
b) GEANT
c) Internet 2
d) Project Connect
Answer »Answer: (a)
Google has recently approached Indian government to seek permission to set up the ‘Project Loon’ and Drone-based Internet transmission.
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