ABS-3A Satellite at 3.0°W

ABS-3A is a geostationary communications satellite operated by ABS at 3.0°W, launched in 2015. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

3.0°W: Orbital slot
ABS: Operator
2015: Launched
Station-kept: Inclination 0.01°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 3.0°W: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open ABS-3A in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

122 countries, by the centre of each country:

AlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBeninBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadColombiaCongoCroatiaCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDR CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominican RepublicEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHungaryIcelandIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJordanKenyaKosovoKuwaitLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMoldovaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNetherlandsNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPalestineParaguayPeruPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSpainSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTanzaniaTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayVenezuelaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Look angles from major cities

City	Azimuth (true)	Elevation	Skew
New York	102.6°	5.7°	-48.0°
Bogotá	91.6°	10.3°	-85.1°
São Paulo	67.3°	34.4°	+57.9°
London	183.7°	31.0°	+2.3°
Madrid	178.9°	43.3°	-0.8°
Lagos	224.7°	79.3°	+44.4°
Nairobi	271.6°	43.9°	-88.0°
Johannesburg	306.2°	44.0°	-46.5°
Dubai	255.3°	20.3°	+61.3°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.