Reading Satellite Sky Plot

PC21381
PC21381-UN-20JUL15

Sky Plot

A - Satellite System Drop-Down Menu


  • Select satellite system from drop-down menu (A).
    • GPS–Global positioning system
    • GLONASS–Global navigation satellite system
    • StarFire™
  • Sky Plot is fixed so that North is always at top.
  • Satellites are displayed as their satellite identification (ID) number that correspond to Satellite Tracking chart.
    • Red–Indicates satellite is in search mode.
    • Blue–Indicates satellite is being tracked.
    • Green–Indicates satellite is being used for corrections.
  • Sky Plot consists of three concentric rings depicting 0, 30, and 60 degrees of elevation with directional crossbar intersection representing 90 degrees of elevation.
  • Radial lines extending from center of Sky Plot represent azimuth, and are spaced 30 degrees apart.
  • Directional crossbar representing North, South, East, and West also represent azimuth at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees.


StarFire is a trademark of Deere & Company

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