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.

Highwater Trousers missile launch
For your amusement, upload `Highwater Trousers` activation code  X948KJ/L41ERU/ER32J7 into ROBCO Operating computer termial taken from the dead scientist. Notice that there is no targeting data. Then at your own pace and to get the best view go up the ladder leading to the top of the dish.Nothing will happen from your re-spawn point in the dish until you move. To get the best view, run EAST up to the top of the dish. Look for 7 red lazer targeting strikes followed in sucession by seven missiles.The red lazer strikes always strike the same spots as the missiles. Since it seems you are unable to set a targeting co-ordinate the missiles will stike at random from NE to S at 200 to 300 yards in front of the dish from left to right.

The explosions are ten times bigger than a mini-nuke, but no further away than you can launch a mini - nuke from the dish.They do not appear as falling mini-nukes rather missiles coming from the sky. They leave no craters and no radiation although they can kill your followers if you station your followers at a location near where a missile will fall. The followers can usually be found dead a few yards away from the strike. Although for some reason on my 360 finding Charon dead always results in a screen lock up and an Xbox reboot. Perhaps the script can`t cope with a follower being killed by a nuke strike ? . The location I picked for a follower to be nuked was the area of the 4th missile strike that can be easily seen and accessed about 30 yards to the north of the only large branched tree standing. I left Dog Meat and Charon at that spot and both were killed : After this viewing and just for amusement jump off the dish ,get killed which then resets the scenario for more viewing.

Notable loot
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.