Skybrokers de-installs a teleport with 5 antennas in New York City USA

Over the course of three weeks Skybrokers technicians de-installed five large Earth Station antennas (VertexRSI 6.1m, VertexRSI 7.2m, Andrew 7.3m, VertexRSI 9.0m and a RSI 9.2m) in New York City, USA.
In April 2016 the team was tasked to dismantle, loading into ocean going containers and clean up the site. This project was subject to detailed planning and logistics. We could not have done this without the help of our logistic partners and local help. Special thanks to John Knight of CTS Media who made this project happen.
Antennas were transported to our antenna facility in Europe for detailed refurbishment. The majority of the antennas found a new home in Greenland, Italy, UK and Cyprus.
- A Teleport with 5 antennas had to be removed.
- Located on Long Island New York USA.
- The team started with preparing the antenna for lifting.
- With cherry pickers all de-icing was removed.
- Andrew 7.3m antenna being de-installed.
- The de-icing enclosures were disposed of due to its bad condition.
- VertexRSI 7.2m de-icing enclosure removed.
- VertexRSI 6.1m de-icing enclosure removed.
- VertexRSI 7.2m made ready for lifting.
- VertexRSI 6.1m and 7.2m ready for lifting.
- RSI 9.2m being de-installed.
- All antennas are prepared for lifting in one sequence.
- All reflectors and mounts de-installed from foundations.
- Disassembly of the main reflector starts.
- Sub-reflecor assemblies de-installed.
- Vertex antenna being disassembled.
- Andrew 7.3m C-band being dismantled.
- Work in progress, we spend 2,5 weeks to finish.
- Containers are delivered for loading.
- RSI 9.2m dismantled.
- The majority of the parts are loaded.
- Loading at the parking lot.
- Containers loaded and shipped to Europe.
- Site cleaned after 2.5 weeks.