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--- satellite:television:directtv [2008/05/12 21:33] – created david
+++ satellite:television:directtv [2008/07/10 00:47] (current) – david
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-Based on your location...
+Based on your location, and using
-Direct TV Satellite Fleet:  [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV#Satellite_fleet]]
+  - Direct TV Satellite Fleet:  [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV#Satellite_fleet]]
+  - This page for calculating satellite position:  [[http://www.csgnetwork.com/antennasatelazposcalc.html]]
+Coordinates for Mom and Dad's place:  38.18 N  75.54
 ^Satellite 	^Orbital slot 	^Launch date 		^Satellite type			^Azimuth		^Elevation  ^
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 |DirecTV-13* 	|110° W		|November 16, 2012 	|Boeing BSS-702			|  227.9		|  33.1  |
 |Galaxy 3C 	|95° W		|15 June 2002 		|Boeing BSS-702			|  209.7		|  41.3  |
+|Hughes Net Data|87° W          |No Idea                |No Idea                        |  198.1                |  44.1  |
+<code>
+loc=[109.8,100.8,72.5,101.2,109.8,109.5,119.0,100.8,101.1,102.8,99.2,102.8,99.2,110.0,95.0]
+az=[227.7,217.3,175.0,217.8,227.7,227.4,236.8,217.3,217.7,219.8,215.3,219.8,215.3,227.9,209.7]
+el=[33.2,38.5,45.6,38.3,33.2,33.4,27.0,38.5,38.3,37.4,39.3,37.4,39.3,33.1,41.3]
+s=sort(az)
+plot,az(s),el(s),psym=-4,xrange=[200,250]
+!p.title='Direct TV Fleet As Seen From The Woods'
+; plot the satellites as diamonds (psym=4)
+plot,az(s),el(s),psym=-4,xrange=[200,250],xtitle='Azimuth (True Degrees)',ytitle='Elevation (Degrees)'
+; print the westing locations on the plot
+for i=0,n_elements(az)-1L do begin xyouts,az(i),el(i)-2-i*2,STRCOMPRESS(STRING(loc(i),FORMAT='(f6.1)'),/REMOVE_ALL)
+; draw a vertical line from the string/location to the satellite
+for i=0,n_elements(az)-1L do begin plots,[az(i),az(i)],[el(i),el(i)-2-i*2],psym=0
+</code>
+Here is what this looks like in the sky:
+{{:satellite:television:directtvfleetinsky.png|}}