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Signal levels of Sky in Spain
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<blockquote data-quote="PoloMint" data-source="post: 10919" data-attributes="member: 175235"><p>The satellites are not fixed in an exact, stationary, area of space they are placed in a ‘box’ of space 50-75KM in diameter. The satellites are ‘allowed’ to move around within this box without them considered have moved (ie still called stationary). From within the central part of the footprint you would be hard pushed to notice any difference in signal wherever the satellite is within its box. On the edge of the footprint it makes a bigger difference. By not keeping the satellites exactly fixes it saves money, keeping the satellites at exactly the same position would not only be difficult to manage, but require a lot more fuel.</p><p></p><p>The satellites also rotate twice daily (morning and evening) to maximise the amount of the sun’s rays hitting the solar panels, again this movement keeps the satellites within their box, but if you are on the edge when the rotate you could be off the edge, then back on the edge when they rotate back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PoloMint, post: 10919, member: 175235"] The satellites are not fixed in an exact, stationary, area of space they are placed in a ‘box’ of space 50-75KM in diameter. The satellites are ‘allowed’ to move around within this box without them considered have moved (ie still called stationary). From within the central part of the footprint you would be hard pushed to notice any difference in signal wherever the satellite is within its box. On the edge of the footprint it makes a bigger difference. By not keeping the satellites exactly fixes it saves money, keeping the satellites at exactly the same position would not only be difficult to manage, but require a lot more fuel. The satellites also rotate twice daily (morning and evening) to maximise the amount of the sun’s rays hitting the solar panels, again this movement keeps the satellites within their box, but if you are on the edge when the rotate you could be off the edge, then back on the edge when they rotate back. [/QUOTE]
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