A METHOD FOR INSTALLING AN ANTENNA OF A SATELLITE RECEIVER ON A CELESTIAL BODY, SATELLITE RECEIVER AND CONTROL UNIT FOR SUCH A SATELLITE RECEIVER

摘要

A method for installing a satellite receiver (1) on a celestial body (10). The satellite receiver (1) has a phased array antenna (4), and a receiver memory (52) in which reference data is stored. The data represents at least properties of at least two satellites (21-23) in orbit around the celestial body (10). The properties include satellite identification information and satellite position with respect to the celestial body (10). The method includes (a) pointing the phased array antenna (4) in a pre-determined direction with respect to the celestial body (10); and (b) searching for satellites from which satellite signals can be received by means of the satellite receiver, said searching including: controlling an antenna beam (40) of the phased array antenna (4) such that the phased array antenna (4) scans a part of the sky of the celestial body (10). If a satellite signal is received by the phased array antenna (4) during the searching: (c) receivable satellites are identified in the scanned part of the sky from at least one aspect of the received satellite signal, and the satellite identification information.