Satellite Technology

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Instructions: Learn about the satellites orbiting Earth and how they shape our modern world

1.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
A
Vostok
B
Luna 1
C
Sputnik 1
D
Mir
2.
What type of orbit allows a satellite to remain over the same point on Earth's surface?
A
Elliptical orbit
B
Geostationary orbit
C
Low Earth orbit
D
Polar orbit
3.
The GPS satellite navigation system was originally developed by which organization?
A
European Space Agency
B
U.S. Department of Defense
C
NASA
D
United Nations
4.
How many satellites are needed at minimum for a GPS receiver to determine its exact position?
A
4
B
6
C
3
D
2
5.
What was the first communications satellite to relay television signals across the Atlantic?
A
Syncom 3
B
Telstar 1
C
Intelsat 1
D
Echo 1
6.
The International Space Station orbits Earth at approximately what altitude?
A
1,000 miles
B
250 miles
C
100 miles
D
500 miles
7.
Which company launched the Starlink satellite constellation for global internet coverage?
A
Boeing
B
Blue Origin
C
SpaceX
D
Virgin Galactic
8.
What is the term for debris from old satellites and rockets orbiting Earth?
A
Asteroid belt
B
Meteor shower
C
Cosmic dust
D
Space junk
9.
Weather satellites in geostationary orbit are positioned approximately how far from Earth?
A
100,000 miles
B
1,000 miles
C
22,236 miles
D
5,000 miles
10.
What does the Hubble Space Telescope orbit?
A
The Moon
B
Mars
C
Earth
D
The Sun
11.
Which country launched the first weather satellite, TIROS-1, in 1960?
A
United States
B
Soviet Union
C
France
D
United Kingdom
12.
What is the European equivalent of the American GPS system called?
A
Galileo
B
IRNSS
C
GLONASS
D
BeiDou
13.
Arthur C. Clarke proposed the concept of geostationary communication satellites in what year?
A
1965
B
1935
C
1945
D
1955
14.
What type of satellite is used to observe and map Earth's surface in detail?
A
Communication satellite
B
Navigation satellite
C
Earth observation satellite
D
Astronomy satellite
15.
What was Explorer 1, launched in 1958, the first to discover?
A
Van Allen radiation belts
B
Lunar craters
C
Cosmic microwave background
D
Solar wind

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