Satellite Dish
Satellite Dish runs a keycard puzzle needing Green card — how Rust keycards work. It has a recycler on site — one of the recycler locations across the map. Radiation is low — bring protection or a Hazmat Suit.
Puzzle & How to Enter
Green card
Swipe the required cards in order, and grab the loot before the door times out.
Loot & Utilities
Satellite Dish is a roam monument with a recycler on-site — bring components to break down for scrap. Expect low radiation — bring rad-resistant gear or a hazmat suit.
Other roam monuments
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you need for Satellite Dish in Rust?expand_more
You need a green keycard. That's the full requirement to run the Satellite Dish puzzle: swipe the cards in order. A card isn't used up by one swipe: each successful swipe wears it by one use, and a wrong card costs nothing (swipes per card here — Green Keycard: 4).
What cards do you need for Satellite Dish?expand_more
Green card. Keycards can't be crafted: you loot them, and the red one can also be bought at Bandit Camp. Our keycards guide covers where each colour comes from.
Is there a recycler at Satellite Dish?expand_more
Yes, Satellite Dish has a recycler on site. That matters more than it sounds — you can break components down into scrap before you leave instead of hauling them home, which cuts what you're carrying if you die on the way back.
Do you need a hazmat suit for Satellite Dish?expand_more
Satellite Dish has low radiation, so bring rad-resistant gear — a hazmat suit covers it comfortably. Radiation protection stacks from individual clothing pieces too, so a full set of decent gear can be enough without a dedicated suit.
How much rad protection do you need for Satellite Dish?expand_more
Satellite Dish has low radiation, so you need some coverage rather than a dedicated suit. A full rad-resistant clothing stack holds low-rad zones, and a hazmat suit's 50% radiation protection trivializes them — you'll only take slow ticks if you stand still in a hot pocket wearing rags.
Related guides
How to get Green, Blue and Red Keycards in Rust, which monuments need which color, and the fastest route from your first Green card to a Red one.
A Rust monument tier list ranked from beginner-safe to end-game: radiation levels, keycard puzzles, recyclers, and the gear you need for each.
A wipe-day-to-endgame Rust progression roadmap: scrap first, WB1 to WB3, first gun to AK, then C4 raids. Do it in this order.