Advanced satellite over navigational satellite?

[EDAY55]

So I have deployed both in two separate sectors and i dont notice a difference at all between the two. Can anyone explain what I may be missing?

[ubiquitous]

advanced satellite has a larger view range and it allows you to view objects in the sector map while you're OOS. (I think the default is "K")

[EDAY55]

Im not sure what you mean by K i mean i highlight and object in the sector of the advanced satellite but nothing happens. Can anyone tell me how to use that feature.

[Kor'ah]

You have to be in the same sector as the ASAT for the video feed to work.

Nav sats are very usefull if you just want to keep an eye on prices in a low risk sector or do remote purchaseing from a SY. Since you don't need it's sensor range you can place it 100+Km away from everything. One per terran sector comes in quite handy for example.

[Catra]

advanced satellite has a larger view range and it allows you to view objects in the sector map while you're OOS. (I think the default is "K")

you have to be insector to use the camera function of the advanced satellite.

[EDAY55]

okay so i just tried to fly in sector and clicked on it to see any more options and it has none, Now it says it allows you to use the camera on it but you have to be in sector so my thoughts are how is that any different then being in sector already and targeting something with your ship and hitting f3 and looking at it that way?

[Catra]

open the sector map and press k

[EDAY55]

haha you guys are going to get tired of me real quick im sure lol but i went to the sector with the advanced satellite and opened the sector map and hit the key k and all it did was make the background of the sector map go grey, is there another purpose to that or did it just do something i am unaware of?

[Kor'ah]

Zoom in the map on the stuff in sensor range of anything you own in the sector you'll see little ship/station models on the sector map. The video feed feature of ASATs will also work on other sensor platforms (ship/station/navsat that's player owned) in the same sector. The ASAT doesn't even need to be remotely close to anything.