Look Angle & GEO Visibility

Compute azimuth, elevation, and slant range pointing parameters for earth stations, and define Geostationary (GEO) orbital visibility windows.

Parameters

Earth Station Location

GS Lat (deg)

GS Lon (deg)

Positive is North/East, Negative is South/West.

Satellite Orbit Type

GEO Satellite Longitude (°)-75.0°W

Elevation Mask Angle (°)5°Minimum look angle required to clear topography.

Look Angles & GEO VisibilityVisible

Azimuth Angle

176.8°

South

Elevation Angle

44.9°

Mask: 5°

Slant Range

37419

kilometers

Central Angle (γ)	38.9°
Visible GEO Arc Longitudes (at el > 5°)	149.3°W to 4.7°W
Max visible offset longitude	±72.3°

Sky pointing Polar Plot (Azimuth / Elevation)

Polar plot showing pointing direction relative to the ground station. The blue dashed line represents the visible Geostationary orbital arc.