diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs
index 55f3eaeab9..12647d5540 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/GpsSatellite.cs
@@ -17,28 +17,29 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 {
 	class GpsSatellite : IEffect
 	{
-		readonly float heightPerTick = 10;
-		float2 offset;
-		Animation anim = new Animation("sputnik");
+		float2 Origin;
+		WPos Pos;
+		Animation Anim = new Animation("sputnik");
 
-		public GpsSatellite(float2 offset)
+		public GpsSatellite(WPos pos, float2 spriteOrigin)
 		{
-			this.offset = offset;
-			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
+			Pos = pos;
+			Origin = spriteOrigin;
+			Anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
 		}
 
 		public void Tick( World world )
 		{
-			anim.Tick();
-			offset.Y -= heightPerTick;
+			Anim.Tick();
+			Pos += new WVec(0, 0, 427);
 
-			if (offset.Y < 0)
+			if (Pos.Z > Pos.Y)
 				world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new SpriteRenderable(anim.Image, offset, wr.Palette("effect"), (int)offset.Y);
+			yield return new SpriteRenderable(Anim.Image, Pos, 0, wr.Palette("effect"), 1f, Origin);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs
index ef097bf258..7c721cc5c6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/SatelliteLaunch.cs
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 	{
 		int frame = 0;
 		Animation doors = new Animation("atek");
-		float2 doorOffset = new float2(-4,0);
-		float2 pos;
+		float2 doorOrigin = new float2(16,24);
+		WPos pos;
 
 		public SatelliteLaunch(Actor a)
 		{
 			doors.PlayThen("active",
 				() => a.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
 
-			pos = a.CenterLocation.ToFloat2() + doorOffset;
+			pos = a.CenterPosition;
 		}
 
 		public void Tick( World world )
@@ -35,14 +35,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			doors.Tick();
 
 			if (++frame == 19)
-			{
-				world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new GpsSatellite(pos)));
-			}
+				world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new GpsSatellite(pos, doorOrigin)));
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			yield return new SpriteRenderable(doors.Image, pos, wr.Palette("effect"), (int)doorOffset.Y);
+			yield return new SpriteRenderable(doors.Image, pos, 0, wr.Palette("effect"), 1f, doorOrigin);
 		}
 	}
 }