On January 24, 2023, NOAA released Service Change Notice 22-77, describing the change of relay satellite for all SBN services (NOAAPort and NWWS) from Intelsat’s Galaxy 28 to the newly launched Galaxy 31. For ground station operators, this move is non-trivial in that the location of Galaxy 28 is geostationary over 89°W, and Galaxy 31 is geostationary over 121°W.
The following guide is intended to help operators who are not familiar with repointing a satellite dish to provide the information to a professional satellite technician.
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