OT: Aiming A Satellite Dish w/o a Satellite In Place

Although not related to GPS, I was wondering if anyone knew the answer
to this..

If you are putting up a satellite dish for a satellite that is not yet
in orbit. How does one aim it? Telescope? Reference to celestial
bodies? Total Station and coordinates?

Anyone know?

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