[1] What is the primary purpose of experimental satellites?
a) Communication
b) Navigation
c) Earth observation
d) Scientific research
[2] Which type of orbit is most commonly used for experimental satellites?
a) Low Earth orbit
b) Geostationary orbit
c) Polar orbit
d) Sun-synchronous orbit
[3] What is the name of the first experimental satellite launched by India?
a) Aryabhata
b) Rohini
c) INSAT-1A
d) GSAT-1
[4] What is the name of the experimental satellite launched by China in 2016 to test six new technologies?
a) Tiangong-1
b) Shijian-16
c) Shijian-17
d) Shijian-18
[5] What is the name of the experimental satellite launched by NASA in 2018 to test the use of solar sails for propulsion?
a) Parker Solar Probe
b) LightSail-2
c) Kepler
d) TESS
[6] What is the name of the experimental satellite launched by the European Space Agency in 2019 to test intersatellite laser communication?
a) Aeolus
b) LISA Pathfinder
c) Hera
d) Laser Inter-Satellite Link Experiment (LILAC)
[7] Which country launched the first experimental satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957?
a) Soviet Union
b) United States
c) France
d) China
[8] What is the name of the experimental satellite launched by Japan in 2018 to test the use of artificial intelligence for autonomous operation?
a) ASNARO-2
b) AI CubeSat
c) IGS-Radar 7
d) Astro-H
[9] What is the name of the experimental satellite launched by Russia in 2019 to test the use of a nuclear power source for propulsion?
a) Foton-M4
b) Spektr-R
c) AIST-2D
d) Bion-M
[10] What is the name of the experimental satellite launched by the United States in 2020 to test the use of a solar electric propulsion system?
a) Artemis
b) Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Demonstration (SEPTD)
c) James Webb Space Telescope
d) OSIRIS-REx
Answers:
- d) Scientific research
- a) Low Earth orbit
- b) Rohini
- d) Shijian-18
- b) LightSail-2
- d) Laser Inter-Satellite Link Experiment (LILAC)
- a) Soviet Union
- b) AI CubeSat
- a) Foton-M4
- b) Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Demonstration (SEPTD)