Satellite Antenna and Earth Station Maintenance Services
Weather, wear and time take a toll on every satellite antenna and ground station. We catch problems early and fix them fast. Our field engineers and technicians maintain earth station antennas, VSAT terminals, RF equipment and site infrastructure on a monthly, quarterly, annual or one-time basis, extending service life and protecting quality of service.
- All antenna types
- Tracking, LEO, fixed, limited-motion and Simulsat
- Rapid response
- Emergency repairs when systems go down
- Extra hands
- Complements your team without adding headcount
- Quality first
- Strict processes, on schedule and on budget
Maintenance crews who understand live systems
Our technicians know what is at stake when the antenna they are servicing is carrying traffic. They plan their work around your operations to maximize uptime, and they bring the experience to handle the toughest maintenance tasks quickly and cost-effectively.
A worn jack boot, a dry bull gear, a cracked feed window or a failed deice heater is a small repair on a scheduled visit. Left alone, the same problem can take an antenna off the air. Regular preventive maintenance finds these issues while they are still cheap to fix.
What we maintain
Antennas and structures
- Earth station antennas, VSAT to 32M
- VSAT terminals: mobile, flyaway and SNG
- Load frames, mounts and kingposts
- Radomes and deice systems
- Radar antennas and pedestals
RF and electronics
- HPAs and waveguide subsystems
- LNAs, LNBs and frequency converters
- Satellite modems
- Antenna control systems
- IFL and fiber optic cabling
Site systems
- Grounding and lightning protection
- Equipment shelters
- Lighting systems
- Cable pull boxes and conduit
Antenna maintenance services
Power washing
- Reflector, sub-reflector and hub
- Back structure, kingpost and mount
- Radomes and equipment shelters
- Antenna foundations
Corrosion removal
- Media blasting
- Water jetting
- Manual removal
Coating application
- Bonding and corrosion-inhibiting primers
- Epoxy, direct-to-metal and heat-diffusive coatings
- Cold galvanizing
- Airless spray, HVLP and brush or roll
Grease and lube
- Azimuth and elevation jacks
- Gear boxes, bull gears and pinions
- Polarization drive systems
- Pivot points
General maintenance
- Jack boot and feed window replacement
- Motor and gear box repair
- Cad welding and weatherproofing
- Custom steel and aluminum fabrication
- Deice systems and seam tape replacement
Site infrastructure
- Facilities maintenance
- UPS systems and generators
- Hilti firestop systems
- Lighting and lightning protection
Antennas and systems we support
Maintenance plans built around your budget
Every program is tailored to your equipment and your budget. We complement your existing staff without adding headcount, so your people stay focused on running the network while we keep the hardware in top shape. Work can be turnkey or extra hands for your own team.
- Monthly
- Frequent visits for critical sites
- Quarterly
- Visits each season of the year
- Annual
- A yearly preventive maintenance program
- One-time
- Clean-up, refurbishment or a single repair
- Emergency
- Rapid-response repair when systems go down
From the field
The 44-point preventive maintenance checklist
A printable field guide for earth station maintenance, organized by subsystem the way a technician works through a site visit.
- Reflector, feed, mount, drives, controls and deice
- Grounding, shelter, power and site checks
- Suggested intervals and space for notes on every item
Why Digisat for antenna maintenance
- Experienced crews
- Field engineers and technicians who service live systems
- Worldwide
- Maintenance at sites in the US and overseas
- Government and military
- Fixed and tactical terminals for agencies and the armed forces
- Critical repairs
- Fast response when an antenna is down
- Turnkey
- One team for antennas, RF, controls and site systems
- Cost effective
- Problems fixed early, before they become outages
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Questions
What does preventive antenna maintenance include?
It covers the whole ground station: antennas and structures, RF electronics and site systems. Typical work includes power washing, corrosion removal and protective coatings, greasing jacks, gear boxes and bull gears, replacing jack boots and feed windows, and servicing deice systems, grounding and lightning protection.
How often should a satellite antenna be maintained?
It depends on your antennas, your environment and how critical the traffic is. We offer monthly, quarterly, annual and one-time maintenance, and tailor every program to your equipment and budget.
Can you maintain an antenna that is carrying live traffic?
Yes. Our technicians are used to servicing equipment that is carrying traffic, and they plan their work around your operations to maximize uptime.
Do you handle emergency antenna repairs?
Yes. Along with scheduled maintenance, we provide rapid-response emergency repairs when systems go down.
Which antennas do you maintain?
Earth station antennas from VSAT to 32M, including tracking, LEO, fixed, limited-motion and Simulsat antennas, plus mobile, flyaway and SNG terminals and radar antennas and pedestals.
Do you maintain government and military terminals?
Yes. We maintain earth stations and terminals for government agencies and the armed forces, including SWAN, SNAP, UHST, STT and DKET systems.
Do you work outside the United States?
Yes. Our crews maintain ground stations worldwide.
Can you support our in-house team?
Yes. We complement your existing staff without adding headcount, so your people can stay focused on running the network while we keep the hardware in top shape.
Don't wait for the next outage
An engineer will reply, typically within 4 hours during business hours. Call +1 (321) 676-5250 or email sales@digisatintl.com. Read the full service details on digisatintl.com.