Satellite identification and antenna alignment.

摘要

A satellite identification system includes a memory (18) storing a look-up table correlating satellite identification data for a plurality of satellites with the programmer identification data and/or the uplink location data for the plurality of satellites; means (27) for detecting the programmer identification data and/or the uplink location data from a communication signal received by the antenna from one of the plurality of satellites; and means (22) for accessing the look-up table in response to the detected programmer identification data and/or the uplink location data to retrieve the satellite identification data for the satellite from which the communication signal is received. The satellite identification system is included in a satellite antenna alignment system for automatically identifying reference satellites. The satellite antenna alignment system also automatically aligns the antenna to a position at which optimum quality is achieved for a communication signal received from a reference satellite; and the alignment positions of the antenna are measured and stored for at least two reference satellites to which the antenna is automatically aligned. <IMAGE>