Crazy Request: Satellite Pictures?

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Optical Serenity

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I know this sounds totally nutty (and it is) but I'd be interested in seeing what these birds we love to receive from look like. Any ideas where to look? I've went to the intelsat americas website and didn't have much luck. I found a bunch of pictures of the DirecTV and Echostar sats...
 
Yeah thats neat, I bet its neat living in Equador if you're into FTA. Seems as though while you'd have to almost point the dish straight up, it would be a pretty strong signal.

This isn't what I was looking for, but I had a crazy urge to see some teleports... So here are mostly Panamsat teleports, one is only 30 miles away from me (road trip?).

Also, I took a bird eye view (ala live.com) of a very small local cable affiliate. I like their boomerang looking giant dish they have. I see it all the time as I pass by the local city police dept.
 

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I'm pretty sure This is Dish Network's facility in Gilbert AZ.
 

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Optical Serenity said:
I like those half dish things...wonder why they use those instead of the full dish?

I forgot the real name of them, but I remember a website being posted here with the company that specializes in them. I toured a facility at KPLC and they had one. Lots of LNBS on that dish! Works great if you low on space like this place was.
 
Optical Serenity said:
Yeah thats neat, I bet its neat living in Equador if you're into FTA. Seems as though while you'd have to almost point the dish straight up, it would be a pretty strong signal.

This isn't what I was looking for, but I had a crazy urge to see some teleports... So here are mostly Panamsat teleports, one is only 30 miles away from me (road trip?).

Also, I took a bird eye view (ala live.com) of a very small local cable affiliate. I like their boomerang looking giant dish they have. I see it all the time as I pass by the local city police dept.

Where did you pull these photo's? The one of Napa is a bit old...We have added a 13m just south of the second building for FAA...
 
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digiblur said:
I forgot the real name of them, but I remember a website being posted here with the company that specializes in them. I toured a facility at KPLC and they had one. Lots of LNBS on that dish! Works great if you low on space like this place was.

Those are Simulsats....web link to ATCI:

http://www.atci.com/
 
Optical Serenity said:
I like those half dish things...wonder why they use those instead of the full dish?

Simulsats offer the complete arc vice a parabolic offering just 1 bird....We utilize L-band disrtibution boxes directly fed from the multiple OMT's housed in the feed horn. The 7m works well for C-band, and in my opinion is the only size to be utilized for Ku...The current 5m for Ku does not give enough gain to withstand nominal Rain Fade...ATCI used to have the Torus but I do not see it any more...Direct Tv Latin America has one if anyone is in the LongBeach area to take a look..Those are the best Simulsat's available having their own sub reflector per OMT....
 
Krapola said:
"Not sure I understand why they need two pointed at almost the same spot???"
1 is C the other is Ku....

Seems like I would figured out how to install some KU LNB's in the C Band one to save the cost ;)
 
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