African Satellite World and Sat Gear

[regiment jey]

uuummmm, boss ..... I think you are adding more darkness than light. I checked google, lungsat and flysat and I didnt find any sat called Eutelsat 16E at 16 degrees West. All references to Eutelsat 16E point to eutelsat 16A at 16 degrees East. Eutelsat 16 A/B/C are all referenced as being co-located at 16 degrees East.

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

 

[ljumuso]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

that good clarification for clearing the air on this issue. thnk

 

[QIMEU]

By ljumuso
eutelsat 16e and amos are located between ur ses4 and nilesat 201 happy hunt........which channel r u recieving on ses4

Hi all. Its my humble request to all forum members not to give misleading information. ses4 is at 22 WEST while nilesat 201 is at 7 WEST. Now, how can 16 EAST be between them? This creates confusion among the new forum members/learners in the house. Let the teachers teach what they have learned and let the learners first learn so that they may become credible teachers. Thanks. God bless you all.

my friend you must understand these birds first eutelsat 16e is actually situated west and not east as ur assumption it is located at 16' west n actually called eutelesat 16A , there is also 16B,C etc you never read page before and pictures that brought that comment.

I salute you all. Mine was a humble request and was not intended to cause ill feelings. We are here to learn and correction is part of learning. without it or with rigidity, we wouldn't be having Gurus in different spheres of life today. Lets not forget that we are brothers and our sole purpose is to take care of each other. I leave this issue to the professors in the house to bring it home. Peace be with you all.

 

[Lunsat2]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

There is a reason why sats are referenced as East or West. Its to have a common language and avoid confusion. Remember the equater is round. East or west of what? Thats what newbees need to be told. To designate 36E as the constant point of reference suggests 36 degrees East is located at Zero degrees. Thats how some people, like the one I quoted earlier, end up thinking Eutelsat 16A is located at 16 degrees West because its located West of 36 degrees.

 

[QIMEU]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

Really? I thought Equator is LATITUDE ZERO DEGREES and divides the earth into North and south. East and west is in regard to prime meridian, i,e LONGITUDE ZERO DEGREES. satellite positions are given in relation to the longitude in which they lie (and not the latitude). Equator is not a variable factor. never the less, depending on your satellite of interest, you could be in its west although you are in east. Example, Here in kenya, we are at west of NSS 12 at 57 east. However, this should not blur the absolute truth that both we and the sat NSS12 are in East of Greenwich meridian. This is the same principle used in coming up with world time. Internationally, time is given in GMT i,e Greenwich Mean Time. Longitude zero degrees is given as reference in both satellite locations and time. Corrections and additions are treasured. see you in ASAS hospital. Thanks.

 

[staddos]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

Guys I think there is a problem here. Let us try to give the correct information. I disagree with the use of 36 degrees as the point to dertermine which satellite is in the East or West. I think it is rather the Greenwich Meridian which is at Longtitude 0 degrees. This is the reference point so all satellites are located on the Equator and therefore all the satellites on the East of Longtitude 0 degrees (Greenwich Meridian) are in the East e.g. SES 5 @ 5 degrees East, Amos 5 @ 17 degrees, Hotbird 13 degrees East etc. In the same manner all satellites on the West of Longtitude 0 are in the West e.g. Eutelsat 5 West A at 5 degrees West, Eutelsat 7 WA, 8WC,Nilesat 102 & 201 at 7 degrees west etc. I hope this clears the air.

 

[casysy]

hi,where can i buy azsky g2 adapter to conct with srt4922 receiver

 

[Mnyash]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

Let me add onto this heated debate; this point holds some water because from what I know about my city Nairobi, 36 degrees east is nearly overhead (here) so I concur with regiment jey here.

 

[katiklo]

Guys I think there is a problem here. Let us try to give the correct information. I disagree with the use of 36 degrees as the point to dertermine which satellite is in the East or West. I think it is rather the Greenwich Meridian which is at Longtitude 0 degrees. This is the reference point so all satellites are located on the Equator and therefore all the satellites on the East of Longtitude 0 degrees (Greenwich Meridian) are in the East e.g. SES 5 @ 5 degrees East, Amos 5 @ 17 degrees, Hotbird 13 degrees East etc. In the same manner all satellites on the West of Longtitude 0 are in the West e.g. Eutelsat 5 West A at 5 degrees West, Eutelsat 7 WA, 8WC,Nilesat 102 & 201 at 7 degrees west etc. I hope this clears the air.

I think ses5,amos 5,hotbird are west and not east. Longitude 0 degrees as stated is the reference point.For as in kenya actually 38 degrees is halfway(centre) thats why paksat faces sky directly.

 

[Njunwa Wamavoko]

I think ses5,amos 5,hotbird are west and not east. Longitude 0 degrees as stated is the reference point.For as in kenya actually 38 degrees is halfway(centre) thats why paksat faces sky directly.

Amos 5 is 17' East watch out

 

[msondaa]

Amos 5 is 17' East watch out

leteni popcorn, this is becoming interesting,

 

[Eliyakim]

follow above procedure, but disable pin before using it. use safaricom line

the pin is already diabled i dont know wats the problem coz its still displaying the message connection timeout failed.....

 

[freddygaz]

Does this ISAT SMART ACE decoder open DSTV channels cause I saw it has AVARTACAM HD account
It seens to be similar to QSAT

Nope it dsnt just Be*n,MBC HD,STAR Movies and Nat geo at 7w...if we can nab 13E or 19E more goodies 😉 nyc evening

 

[katiklo]

Amos 5 is 17' East watch out

When i say West its about azimuth of the said satellite and not 17 degrees East.

 

[Eliyakim]

Watching arsenal vs man u at irib tv 3 channel.....epl match at haif time now....nil nil. Long live fta.

 

[D.lee]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

Hello bro, Amos 5, Ses 5 and Eutelsat 16A are all located at the east. I know what is confusing you. That you are recieving those satellite while your dish is facing west doesn't make them to be located at the west. What of the person who is in Isreal that is recieving the same satellites while facing the north, will the person say that those satellite is located at the north? Or will the person that is in South Africa say that those satellite are located at the south? What of lyngsat, flysat, are they making mistake? We are lucky to be in Nigeria where one have to count from zero either east or west, infact we who are on west africa that are at the center of the equator are experiencing the same thing. Counting of satellite starts from zero degree, either east or west inspite of any side where your dish is facing while recieving the satellite.

 

[staddos]

all satelite on 36 degrees and above are all on eastern side when you are on equator. 36 degrees and below are on western side.

In the spirit of ASAS let us shed more light on this issue so that there will be no confusion. I think we all have pieces of the puzzle but we need to explain things well. The confusion started with 16 degrees west mentioned earlier.There is no Satellite at 16 degrees west but there is Eutelsat 16A at 16 degrees East.I live in a city in West Africa that is located on the Greenwich Meridian i.e. Longtitude 0 degrees where East meets West and vice versa. All the satellites named East by Flysat, Kingofsat,Lyngsat,Satbeams etc are on my East, so also is those named West. In East Africa e.g. Nairobi is located at Longtitude 36 degrees East this means that your dish must face the west if you want to track Multi tv at 28.2E, badr at 26E, Arabsat 5C at 20E, Amos 5 at 17E, Eutelsat 16A at 16E, Eutelsat 7A, SES 5 at 5E and all the satellites West of Greenwich Meridian. The fact that some of the Eastern satellites are on your West does not change for example 16E to 16W even though its on your West. I am sure that the confusion was the context in which East or West was used. Was it location or direction? Sometimes we need to be clear so that we dont get confused. the satellites one can received is dependent of ones latitude. I humbly make this submission in the spirit of FTA. My brothers in the East your comments are welcome we are all learning.

 

[lagat]

The geographical position of my town Eldoret is given as 0° 31' 0" N, 35° 17' 0" E. So any satellite below 35° is on my west because am just 0° 31' 0" North of the Equator.

 

[mankuri]

When i say West its about azimuth of the said satellite and not 17 degrees East.

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Hi .. what of east or west relative to your location..?

 

[mankuri]

The geographical position of my town Eldoret is given as 0° 31' 0" N, 35° 17' 0" E. So any satellite below 35° is on my west because am just 0° 31' 0" North of the Equator.

and anything above 35 degs longtitude is on your ...?