This is the P-441 communication complex that the Russian military uses for MERIDIAN, RADUGA and maybe transponders on other assets. It uses C and X-band. On these bands a clear view of the satellite is needed. Many variants of this system exist. (1/n)
Tactically, you'd likely want to hid this thing as it's a critical asset and part of your command and control which limits your options to deploy it. MERIDIAN could give you the ability to hid it and use those satellites high elevation to advantage. From the operating manual...
So if your a commander in a tactically active environment not having a MERIDIAN for 8 hours could be a reason you need to take higher risk and expose the system for a view of a GEO satellite.
Therefore resistance commanders look for covered areas with southern views of the GEO belt when hunting command and control complexes.
They are also known to use transponders on 'Express' and 'Yamal' spacecraft in GEO.
Little known fact is that the P-441 complexes presence in the rebel territories of Ukraine proved Russian army was there long ago...
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