Required Dish Size Guide

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Please read this guide if you have a reception query this will give you a good idea of what it is possible to receive.

.... Updated list... 9 years newer than the initial post so updated

Intelsat-20-----------------------68.5?east-----100cm
Intelsat 17-----------------------66?east-------80cm (European beam - mainly data services)
Intelsat-902 ---------------------62?east-------100cm
NSS-12----------------------------57?east-------80cm
Yamal-----------------------------54.9?east-----80-90cm (European beam)
Yamal-----------------------------54.9?east-----1.2m (Northern beam in central UK)
Express AM-22 --------------------53?east-------80cm to 120cm
Yahsat----------------------------52.5?east-----80cm European beam.
Lybid-----------------------------48?east-------80cm (Due to launch 4th Qtr 2017)
Intelsat 10 (incl. 1.3?)----------47.5?east-----100 to 120cm
AzerSat-1 ------------------------46?east-------80cm (West beam)
AzerSat-1 ------------------------46?east ( No reception on East beam with 100cm)
Intelsat-12 ----------------------45?east-------70 cm
Intelsat-904----------------------45?east-------60cm
Turksat 2A/3A/4A east ------------42?east ------80cm for West Beam reception
Turksat 2A/3A/4A east ------------42?east ------180 to 300cm East Beam
Hellas-Sat-2 ---------------------39?east--------60cm to 80cm,
Eutelsat-36B----------------------36?east--------100cm reception only for European beam---
Eutelsat 31A----------------------30.9?east ----100cm
Eutelsat 33A ---------------------33.2?east ----100cm
Astra-5B--------------------------31.5?east ----120cm to 240cm
Arabsat 5A -----------------------30.5?east ----reception possible with 150 to 240cm in the UK
Astra 2E -------------------------28.5?east-----45cm to 60cm.
Astra 2F/2G-----------------------28.2?east-----45cm to 60cm.
Badr- 4 --------------------------26?east-------100cm to 120cm = South UK ----- 120 to 180cm = North UK
Badr-5 & 6------------------------26?east ------No reception with 100cm dish in the UK
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail-1 ---------25.5?east---- No reception with 100cm dish in the UK
Astra--3B-------------------------23.5?east ----80 to 90cm
Eutelsat-21B----------------------21.5?east ----90 to 120 cm
Astra-1-KR/1L/1M/1N---------------19.2?east-----45cm South UK----60cm North UK.
Eutelsat 16A----------------------16?east ------80cm
Eutelsat Hotbird13B/13C/13D-------13?east-------60cm
Eutelsat-10A ---------------------10?east-------90 to 120cm
Eutelsat -9A ----------------------9?east-------70cm
Eutelsat-7A/7B --------------------7?east-------80cm
SES-5 -----------------------------5?east-------120 to 240cm for this Nordic beam
Astra 4A---------------------------4.8?east-----100 to 120cm Nordic beam
Astra 4A --------------------------4.8?east-----80cm European beam,
Eutelsat 3B -----------------------3.1?east-----100cm
BulgariaSat 1----------------------1.9?east-----80cm (launches in May 2017)


Thor-5/6/7--------------------------0.8?west----80 cm European beam
Thor-5/6/7--------------------------0.8?west----100 cm for Nordic beam in South East England
Intelsat-10-02 ---------------------1?west------90cm
Amos-3 & 7--------------------------4?west------100cm to 180cm no reliable service in UK
Eutelsat 5 West A ------------------5?west -----80cm.
Nilesat 201 ------------------------7?west ----------------(No reception in UK with 100cm dish)
Eutelsat 7 West A-------------------7.3?west-----------100cm South East England
Eutelsat 8 West C ------------------7.8?west------------ (No reception in UK with 100cm dish)
Eutelsat 8 West A-------------------8? west------------100cm.
Express AM44------------------------11?west------------90cm
Eutelsat 12 West A -----------------12.5?west ---------90cm
Express-AM8-------------------------14.0?--------------80cm
Telstar-12 -------------------------15?west -----------90cm
Intelsat-901 -----------------------18?west -----------90cm
NSS-7 ------------------------------20?west -----------90cm
SES-4 ------------------------------22?west -----------90cm
Intelsat-905 -----------------------24.5?west----------90cm
Intelsat-907 -----------------------27.5?west ---------90cm
Hispasat 30W-4/30W-5---------30?west------------80cm
Intelsat 25-------------------------31.5?west----------100cm
Hylas 1-----------------------------33.5?west----------100cm
Intelsat-903 -----------------------34.5?west ---------90cm -----(Occasional feeds)
Intelsat 35e------------------------34.5?west ---------90cm--(Launch 30 April 2017)
Telstar 11N ------------------------37.5?west ---------90cm -----(Occasional feeds)
SES-6 ------------------------------40.5?west----------90cm mainly data
Intelsat-14-------------------------45.1?west----------90cm
Intelsat 34-------------------------55.5?west----------90cm mainly data


A few extra details added - A/S
Updated by William-1 (thanks to all members who have contributed to this list)
All credit to. - "william-1"