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Question 316

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

  1. The signal strength of received signals
  2. Time of day accurate to plus or minus 1/10 second
  3. Health and status of the satelliteCorrect answer
  4. All these choices are correct

Explanation

Telemetry means measurement at a distance, and what a satellite measures about itself is its own condition: battery voltage, temperatures, transponder state and similar housekeeping data. Received signal strength reports and precise time are not what the beacon exists to send.

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