3-68. All aspects of data utilization, process- 

 ing, and the spacecraft are classified 

 SECRET for which of the following 

 satellite systems? 



1. ITOS/NOAA 



2. SMS /GOES 



3. VHRR 



4 . DMSP 



3-73. The purpose of the facsimile recorder 

 RO-402/UMH is to reproduce the meteor- 

 ological information received from 



1. land-line circuits 



2. data processes 



3. a recorder 



4. satellite weather stations 



3-69. The AN/SMQ6(V) ground station equipment 

 consists basically of an antenna system, 

 a receiver, a taperecorder, and a 



1. power control 



2. facsimile recorder 



3. power source 



4. circuit breaker 



3-70. Which of the following is NOT one of the 

 . three modes of operation of the receiver 

 recorder set of the AN/SMQ-6(V)? 



1. MAP 



2. ART 



3 . DRIR 



4 . FPRT 



3-71. With the AN/SMQ-6 receiver recorder set 

 in either the APT or the DRIR mode of 

 operation, what type of orbital infor- 

 mation must be furnished in order to 

 track the satellite? 



1. Zenith time 



2. Predicted 



3. Bearing angle 



4. Line of sight 



3-72. The AN/SMQ-10 shipboard readout equipment 

 takes a maximum of how many minutes to 

 develop satellite pictures after receiving 

 data from one of the DMSP satellites? 



1. 5 min 



2. 7 min 



3. 9 min 



4. 10 min 



Learning Objective: Recognize 

 mechanical satellite tracking 

 equipment and identify their 

 purpose and uses. 



3-74. To keep the antenna pointed at the 



satellite requires a procedure called 



1. orbiting 



2. following 



3. tracking 



4. observing 



3-75. What type of satellite orbit does NOT 



require the use of conversion tables to 

 determine arc distances? 



1. Elliptical 



2. Circular 



3. Polar 



4. Equatoral 



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