SatCom Array NW-05a

SatCom NW-05a is a satellite array, part of the SatCom Array in the northwest of the Capital Wasteland. It is located further west of NN-03d, between Fort Constantine and the MDPL-05 Power Station.

NN-05a is populated by members of the Talon Company and a ghoul scientist. On the scientist's body you will find three notes. Two, when used with the computer at the top of the tower, will mark the other two Satcom arrays on your map. The third will activate "Highwater Trousers", a micro-nuclear weapons platform (basically a satellite armed with missiles to shoot down to earth) that will drop several armed Mini Nukes around the tower. The scientist's notes indicate that while the missile payload is still intact, the rotors which change the targeting position of the array need to be replaced. There does not seem to be a replacement component at any other array.

For your amusement, initiate the strike from the terminal and then immediately go up the ladder to the top of the dish. Go to the edge, and then look up. After about one minute's delay, 7 missiles will strike random places around the dish.

As their explosions are mini-nukes they do not appear as falling mini-nukes rather small missiles coming from the sky.

Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual found near a terminal towards the right upon entering at the ground level. Five frag mines are planted around the entrance to the array. The Talon Company mercenaries have some heavy weapons (missile launchers and a flamer).

Nearby Points of interest
To the west and slightly south of SatCom Array NW-05a, there is a wharf populated with raiders and mirelurks. Nikola Tesla and You can be found on top of a blue boat to the west of the camp. Inside of the boat (beneath the water) is a stealth boy.

Just Southwest of the tower is an Enclave camp which can be easily located when heading toward the wharf. Nearby there are a few ghoul corpses and some minor loot.

Also to the Southeast there is a bathtub with a skeleton and a Mini Nuke in it.