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>>9619012
>Oh what, so satellites only orbit around the equator? Nonsense.
Actually, most geostationary satellites (which would be the ones dishes are pointed at because they don't move in the sky) are on equatorial orbits.

However, I think you are making a mistaken assumption of how the dishes work. That thing on the arm is the receiver and the incoming transmissions are shaped towards it by the dish. Seeing it is usually mounted on an angle pointing towards center of the dish that means what the dish is pointing at is at an upwards angle away from the center of the dish.

You can get more information about dishes from this video
https://youtu.be/aeah3fFYlnA?t=230