MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Write 3 laws of Keplers planetary motion

2. Specific potential energy associated with a planet of mass M is given by
a)

b)

c)

d)

3. Specific kinetic energy of an object is given by
a)

b)

c)

d)

4. G is gravitational constant its value is equal to
a) 6.67384*10
11
m
3
/kg.sec
2

b) 6.67384*10
11
m
2
/kg.sec
3

c) 6.67384*10
-11
m
2
/kg.sec
3

d) 6.67384*10
-11
m
3
/kg.sec
2

5. Orbital period(T) of a body travelling along elliptic orbit is
a)

b)

c)

d)

6. Standard gravitational parameter is



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DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course: SPACE MECHANICS
Academic Year: 2013-14 B.tech VI Sem
a) =GM
b) =Mm
c) =Gm
d) =G+M
Where G is Gravitational Constant
M is Mass of the Planet
m is the mass of the spacecraft
7. orbital speed in an elliptical orbit is given by
a)

)
b)

c)

d)

where: is orbital speed of orbiting body, is distance of orbiting body from central body, is
length of semi-major axis, is standard gravitational parameter.
8. Hyperbolic excess velocity ( ) can be computed as
a)

b)

c)

d)

9. One light year is the distance light can travel in one year. At 300,000 km/s, this is about
a) 9.46 10
9
km
b) 9.46 10
12
m
c) 9.46 10
2
km
d) 9.46 10
12
km
10. The time when the earth is closest to the sun is referred to as ______; when it is farthest away
is called ______
a) Aphelion, Perihelion
b) Perihelion, Aphelion
c) Apogee, Perigee
d) Perigee, Apogee
11. How many v are required for a single elliptical Hohmann transfer
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
12. Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) is the orbit at an altitude of ______ following the direction
of the Earth's rotation.
a) 22,236 mi
b) 35,786 mi
c) 165,000 km
d) 22,236 km
13. A low Earth orbit (LEO) is generally defined as an orbit below an altitude of approximately
a) 2,0000 kilometers
b) 1,20000 kilometers
c) 2,000 kilometers
d) 1,25000 mi
14. Much of the amateur satellite progress has been spearheaded by
a) Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, AMSAT
b) EME
c) Amateur Satellite technology, AMSAT
d) Amateur Satellite Corporation, AMSAT
15. _____ provides the necessary gyroscopic stiffness to the satellite by spinning either a part or
the whole of the spacecraft.
a) Tidal locking
b) spin stabilization
c) body stabilized satellite design
d) Gravity-gradient stabilization
16. ______ is a method of stabilizing artificial satellites or space tethers in a fixed orientation
using only the orbited body's mass distribution and the Earth's gravitational field.
a) Gravity-gradient stabilization
b) spin stabilization
c) body stabilized satellite design
d) Tidal locking