If you want to talk to a satellite that (from the point of view of a thing on the ground) is not stationary, you'll need a fully agile antenna, which are MUCH more rare in the US than regular earth stations designed to talk to something in the geostationary arc.
Example of a TT&C facility that specializes in talking to satellites in polar orbits, and things in LEO/MEO: http://www.ksat.no/ On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Sean Heskett via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > It's for down linking imagery and sending telemetry to the SPOT6&7 Boeing > satellites. They are in a sun synchronous orbit. > > We are working on a project for farmers and ranchers. > > Right now the sticking point is finding a facility with a 7.3m antenna > that can talk to the bird. > > Thanks for your help! > > -Sean > > On Sunday, September 21, 2014, Eric Kuhnke via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know plenty of earth stations with 7.3 meter and larger size dishes. >> >> By "tracking", do you want a full azimuth/elevation tracking system >> intended for TT&C / launch operations (fully agile, rapid), or do you want >> an earth station antenna capable of tracking an inclined orbit >> geostationary satellite? The two types of tracking are very different >> things. >> >> You know 8 GHz / X-band is a DoD and NATO frequency range in North >> America? What are you trying to do? >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Sean Heskett via Af <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> By chance does anyone in North America (hopefully in the western US or >>> Canada) know >>> how to gain access to a low cost Direct receiving station with a 7.3meter >>> antenna that can send and receive (and track a satellite) in >>> the 8ghz band??? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Sean >>> >> >>
