Exam 6: Satellites: Operations and Applications

made it possible to extend satellite communication to ships at sea and remote land sites.

What type of communication system would you build for point-to-multipoint communications (e.g., a corporation must communicate with 500 branch offices scattered across the U.S.-this includes offices in secluded and hard to reach areas)?

______ is a term that describes the use of small, transportable satellite dishes to relay news stories from the field.

was the first international satellite consortium (with over 100 nations).

A ______ is the region of the Earth on which a satellite's transmission falls.

The concept for a worldwide satellite communications system was first formulated during the1980s.

Remote-sensing satellites have also been used for scientific applications.

represented the United States in an international satellite consortium.

A ________ is a satellite communications center. A number of satellite dishes are concentrated at this site, and it is usually linked to urban areas by high-speed land lines.

As a communications manager, you must establish a cross-country satellite communications system. Over 500 stores must be included in this network, and it must be cost-effective. What type of satellite system would you establish.

The C and ______ bands dominate the satellites used for the communications industry.