What satellite?

[brother]

Hi,
I am new to satellites, i just got one. How can i tell what kind of satellite i have (C-Band) or other?

They installed it facing south east i think at 45 degrees. But i need to be able to see Hotbird 2, how do i do this?

thanks,
Brother

 

[Mr Tony]

you can't due to the earth being round
unless you are in Europe you cant see hotbird

 

[brother]

Is there a web site that shows the satellites and the map of the world with satellite coverage so i can better understand what you mean?

 

[jayelem]

Is there a web site that shows the satellites and the map of the world with satellite coverage so i can better understand what you mean?

Where are you located ?

Hot Bird 2 is no longer in this position; it was re-located to 9°E and renamed Eurobird 9.

Here is the coverage map for that satellite, ok if you live in Europe.
Eurobird 9 at 9.0°E - LyngSat Maps

 

[brother]

what does 89 degrees W mean? Do i need to point the satellite 89 degrees from West of south, north or what? or is the reference 0 degrees where 0 is east? And then what is the angle from the horizon? aren't there two angles one from the horizon (up/down) and one from the north/south/east something like that?

 

[sergei]

Its been asked but not answered .....To really understand what type help you need we need to know where you are located.....

 

[Lak7]

89 west is Longitude. 89 deg west from Greenwich, England which is Zero

This page may help....
Satellite Look Angles Satellite Heading Calculator Azimuth Elevation Skew Tilt LNBF Latitude and Longitude values
Enter your loaction, select Sat, and click GO

 

[TNGTony]

Just for yucks, I made up the following pictures to help explain to brother what we mean here. He is obviously a complete newbie and need some basics.

First of all brother, you have a satellite DISH, not a satellite. The satellite is about22,300 miles above the Earth's equator. The degrees mentioned here mean "degrees longitude".

Attached are what the satellite can see from 9° east, 9° west, 89° east and 89° west.

I hope these can help you better understand what is being discussed here

See ya
Tony

 

[voomvoom]

Hey Tony, I see Ike, maybe you've heard of hur (ricane), she's not going to be very friendly, in that last picture.

 

[TNGTony]

Cuba is going to get BATTERED! One end of the island to the other. Then on to Louisiana, again!

There is a thread on this topic in the Chit-Chat forum.

See ya
Tony