Thor 6 Satellite at 0.8°W

Thor 6 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Space Norway at 0.8°W, launched in 2009. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

0.8°W
Orbital slot
Space Norway
Operator
2009
Launched
Station-kept
Inclination 0.03°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 0.8°W: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open Thor 6 in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

119 countries, by the centre of each country:

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

Look angles from major cities

CityAzimuth (true)ElevationSkew
Bogotá91.4°8.1°-85.1°
São Paulo68.8°32.4°+58.9°
London180.9°31.1°+0.6°
Madrid175.6°43.2°-3.4°
Lagos213.0°80.9°+32.7°
Nairobi271.7°46.3°-87.9°
Johannesburg308.6°45.7°-44.7°
Dubai254.1°22.3°+60.7°
Mumbai264.6°6.7°+70.4°

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.

Neighbouring satellites

Satellites within 3° of this slot. Close spacing matters for antenna size and adjacent-satellite interference.

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