A low earth orbit satellite can provide large signal strength at an earth station because
A. Path loss is low
B. These orbits are immune to noise
C. Large solar power can be generated at these orbits
D. Lower microwave frequencies in S-band can be used
Answer: Option A
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Collects very weak signals from a broadcast satellite
A. Helical antenna
B. Satellite dish
C. LNA
D. TWT
Is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to earth’s atmosphere.
A. Atmospheric loss
B. Path loss
C. Radiation loss
D. RFI
As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite ___________.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. None of the above

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