Satellite Dish is a piece of furniture in Project Zomboid. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Furniture Furniture
There is no recipe for it in the game files, so you find it in the world.
Satellite Dish is a movable object. In furniture mode you can pick it up, carry it and place it somewhere else, as long as your skills and tools allow it for that piece.
More: Base building · Carpentry · Recipe database.
It weighs 20.0 when you carry it. It mounts on a wall. Picking it up needs Electrical 2 and Screwdriver. Taking it apart uses Carpentry, Claw Hammer.
| Weight when carried | 20.0 |
| Size | 1 tile |
| To pick it up | Electrical 2 and Screwdriver |
| To place it | Screwdriver |
| To take it apart | Carpentry, Claw Hammer |
See base building for how furniture mode works.
Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Type | World sprite |
|---|---|---|
Base.Mov_SatelliteDish | Furniture | appliances_com_01_20 |
Satellite Dish is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Storage Electronics | Army storage (shelves, military crate); Office (military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 0.61% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Parcel - Extra Large, Gift - Extra Large.
Town by town: loot locations.
No recipe for it exists in the Build 42 game files. You find it in the world and move it.
Base.Mov_SatelliteDish.
Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid. Furniture and tile details from PZwiki (CC BY-SA).