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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 6130" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>All satellites are in geostationary orbit at a fixed "height" above the Earth, in a ring around the equator, called the Clarke Belt.</p><p>Seen from the surface this means they lie on an arc that touches the horizon at about 75deg West and 75 deg East (but this depends on your location). The elevation - the height above the horizon of satellites on that arc - depends on your location as well. The further away from the equator you live, the lower in the sky they all appear. If you lived on the equator, the highest point of the arc would be directly overhead. From the UK (you don't say where you are, but let's assume it;s the UK) - the highest point of the arc is about 30degrees or so above the horizon.</p><p></p><p>And since the sats are on an arc, then yes, each sat is at a different elevation.</p><p></p><p>Here's a link to a very useful program which can calculate this for you if you tell it your longitude and lattitude...</p><p></p><p>http://www.smw.se/smwlink.htm</p><p></p><p>2old</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 6130, member: 174998"] All satellites are in geostationary orbit at a fixed "height" above the Earth, in a ring around the equator, called the Clarke Belt. Seen from the surface this means they lie on an arc that touches the horizon at about 75deg West and 75 deg East (but this depends on your location). The elevation - the height above the horizon of satellites on that arc - depends on your location as well. The further away from the equator you live, the lower in the sky they all appear. If you lived on the equator, the highest point of the arc would be directly overhead. From the UK (you don't say where you are, but let's assume it;s the UK) - the highest point of the arc is about 30degrees or so above the horizon. And since the sats are on an arc, then yes, each sat is at a different elevation. Here's a link to a very useful program which can calculate this for you if you tell it your longitude and lattitude... http://www.smw.se/smwlink.htm 2old [/QUOTE]
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