Satellite footprints

All satellites have what is called a "footprint" and the further you get away from the center of the footprint or beam, the weaker the signals are going to be, and the larger the dish you will need in order to receive a clear picture. Once you get past the line of sight view to a satellite the signal is completely lost and no size of dish will be large enough to capture enough signal in order to get a usable picture and/or sound from that satellite. This works much like the beam of light coming from a flashlight in a dark area.

The maps below show which regions are covered by a specific satellite beam and it will also indicate which type of satellite antenna you will need which is large enough to receive the signal. For a larger view click on the image.

Hotbird 13°EHOTBIRD 6 13E EUROPE6 TVHOTBIRD 8 13E EUROPE TVHOTBIRD 9 13E EUROPE TV
Astra 19.2°EASTRA 19.2E 1KR SPOT 1 TVASTRA 19.2E 1KR TVASTRA 19.2E 1L TVASTRA 19.2E 1M Europe TVASTRA 19.2E 1M Wide TV
Astra 23.5°EASTRA 23.5E 3A HOR TVASTRA 23.5E 3A VER TVASTRA 23.5E 3B EUR TVASTRA 23.5E 3B ME TV
Astra 28.2°EASTRA 28.2E 2A NORTH TVASTRA 28.2E 2A SOUTH TVASTRA 28.2E 2B NORTH TVASTRA 28.2E 2B SOUTH TVASTRA 28.2E 2D UK-EI TVASTRA 28.2E 2B NIGERIA TV
Eutelsat W4 26°EEUTELSAT W4 36E AFRICA TV
Eurobird 1 28.5°EEUROBRID 1 28.5E FIXED TVEUROBRID 1 28.5E S1 TVEUROBRID 1 28.5E S2 TV
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