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2023 Jun 4
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Geosynchronous Satellites - Chinese satellites

This a list of satellites in geosynchronous orbit owned by the Peoples Republic of China. They are listed in order around the equator.

This page is a snapshot and is updated frequently. The more inclined or eccentric the orbit, the larger the error margin of the geosynchronous location. Even the worst case should, however, be within ±3 degrees of reality. Only satellites exhibiting less than 0.25° per day of drift are included.

Appearance in this list does not mean that the satellite is operational or under control at its location. Some older, non-working, satellites have drifted to 'wells' in the Earth's gravitational field and oscillate around that location giving the appearance of an intentionally geosynchronous orbit.

Updated: 2023 Jun 4, 05:48 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
99.4 westTJS 7 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 7)491152021-077A2023 Jun 335765 x 35808 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
178.5 eastTJS 6 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 6)476132021-010A2023 Jun 335777 x 35794 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.2
176.8 eastTianlian 1-04418692016-072A2023 Jun 335669 x 35904 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
173.0 eastTJS 3 payload 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 3)438742018-110A2023 Jun 335780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
171.0 eastTianlian 2-02500052021-124A2023 Jun 335773 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.7
167.1 eastTianlian 1-02377372011-032A2023 Jun 335419 x 36153 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
163.3 eastZhongxing 19 (Chinasat 19)542302022-148A2023 Jun 335772 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
160.0 eastBeidou 6 (Beidou-2 G-4)372102010-057A2023 Jun 335779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.0
160.0 eastBeidou 56 (Beidou-3 G-4)565642023-066A2023 Jun 335757 x 35816 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.1
155.1 eastTJS 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 1)408922015-046A2023 Jun 335771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
146.8 eastShiyan 9 (Tu Haichao)478512021-019A2023 Jun 335738 x 35832 km, 1436.0 min, 18°.9
146.7 eastGaofen 13-02559122023-036A2023 Jun 335779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
144.5 eastBeidou 45 (Beidou-2 G-8)442312019-027A2023 Jun 335768 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.7
142.0 eastAPStar 9409822015-059A2023 Jun 335782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
140.4 eastBeidou 3 (Beidou-2 G-1)362872010-001A2023 Jun 335762 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.8
140.0 eastBeidou 41 (Beidou-3 G-1)436832018-085A2023 Jun 335768 x 35808 km, 1436.2 min, 1°.3
137.2 eastTJS 9 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 9)505742021-135A2023 Jun 335769 x 35806 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.0
134.0 eastAPStar 6C434502018-041A2023 Jun 335781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
134.0 eastAPStar 6D458632020-045A2023 Jun 335774 x 35803 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
133.3 eastFengyun 4B488082021-047A2023 Jun 335775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
130.5 eastZhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C)440672019-012A2023 Jun 335769 x 35807 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
130.2 eastZhongxing 1D (Chinasat 1D)495052021-114A2023 Jun 335780 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.6
130.0 eastZhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)439202019-001A2023 Jun 335782 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
126.8 eastDFH 3-2247981997-021A2023 Jun 335730 x 35841 km, 1436.0 min, 12°.6
125.1 eastZhongxing 26 (Chinasat 26)556862023-023A2023 Jun 335769 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
125.0 eastTiantong 1-02469162020-082A2023 Jun 335777 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.3
125.0 eastZhongxing 6D (Chinasat 6D)522552022-038A2023 Jun 235783 x 35788 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.0
117.9 eastGaofen 13-01466102020-071A2023 Jun 335774 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
117.5 eastBeidou 44 (Beidou-3 IGEO-1)442042019-023A2023 Jun 335712 x 35869 km, 1436.3 min, 57°.1
117.3 eastBeidou 49 (Beidou-3 IGEO-3)447092019-073A2023 Jun 135656 x 35926 km, 1436.3 min, 56°.7
116.4 eastBeidou 46 (Beidou-3 IGEO-2)443372019-035A2023 Jun 235663 x 35922 km, 1436.4 min, 55°.1
115.5 eastZhongxing 6B (Chinasat 6B)318002007-031A2023 Jun 335772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
115.3 eastShijian 17 (Practice 17)418382016-065A2023 Jun 335781 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
111.8 eastFengyun 2F380492012-002A2023 Jun 335767 x 35800 km, 1436.0 min, 4°.7
111.4 eastBeidou 32 (Beidou-2 IGEO-7)435392018-057A2023 Jun 235531 x 36049 km, 1436.3 min, 55°.1
110.6 eastBeidou 55 (Beidou-3 G-3)458072020-040A2023 Jun 335762 x 35812 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.7
110.5 eastZhongxing 10 (Chinasat 10)376772011-026A2023 Jun 335777 x 35798 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.0
110.5 eastBeidou 23 (Beidou-2 G-7)415862016-037A2023 Jun 335749 x 35826 km, 1436.2 min, 1°.7
110.5 eastShijian 13 (Practice 13)426622017-018A2023 Jun 335773 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
107.5 eastTJS 5 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 5)449782020-002A2023 Jun 335782 x 35789 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.4
106.9 eastBeidou 5 (Beidou-2 IGEO-1)368282010-036A2023 Jun 235620 x 35940 km, 1435.7 min, 54°.2
106.8 eastBeidou 7 (Beidou-2 IGEO-2)372562010-068A2023 Jun 335677 x 35905 km, 1436.3 min, 49°.6
106.0 eastBeidou 8 (Beidou-2 IGEO-3)373842011-013A2023 Jun 335693 x 35885 km, 1436.2 min, 60°.8
105.8 eastGaofen 4411942015-083A2023 Jun 335752 x 35820 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.1
104.8 eastZhongxing 2 (Chinasat 2)197101988-111A2023 Jun 335761 x 35836 km, 1436.7 min, 14°.6
104.8 eastFengyun 4A418822016-077A2023 Jun 335770 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
103.4 eastZhongxing 2C (Chinasat 2C)410212015-063A2023 Jun 335780 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
101.4 eastTiantong 1-01417252016-048A2023 Jun 335767 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.3
101.4 eastZhongxing 9B (Chinasat 9B)491252021-080A2023 Jun 335777 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
99.9 eastFengyun 2G403672014-090A2023 Jun 335776 x 35800 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.8
98.2 eastZhongxing 2A (Chinasat 2A)383522012-028A2023 Jun 335781 x 35795 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.0
98.1 eastZhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)490622021-071A2023 Jun 335784 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
97.9 eastZhongxing 11 (Chinasat 11)391572013-020A2023 Jun 335781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
96.8 eastBeidou 17 (Beidou-3S IGEO-1S)405492015-019A2023 Jun 335623 x 35947 km, 1436.0 min, 51°.3
94.5 eastBeidou 20 (Beidou-3S IGEO-2S)409382015-053A2023 Jun 335590 x 35991 km, 1436.3 min, 51°.0
93.1 eastBeidou 22 (Beidou-2 IGEO-6)414342016-021A2023 Jun 335598 x 35983 km, 1436.3 min, 58°.6
93.0 eastBeidou 10 (Beidou-2 IGEO-5)379482011-073A2023 Jun 235417 x 36166 km, 1436.3 min, 49°.7
92.3 eastBeidou 9 (Beidou-2 IGEO-4)377632011-038A2023 Jun 335312 x 36249 km, 1435.8 min, 54°.5
92.2 eastZhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9)330512008-028A2023 Jun 335768 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
88.3 eastSTTW 1 (DFH-2)165261986-010A2023 Jun 335758 x 35784 km, 1435.3 min, 12°.3
87.5 eastZhongxing 12 (Chinasat 12)390172012-067A2023 Jun 335775 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
86.7 eastFengyun 2E334632008-066A2023 Jun 335781 x 35795 km, 1436.2 min, 6°.7
84.0 eastBeidou 16 (Beidou-2 G-6)389532012-059A2023 Jun 335740 x 35832 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.8
83.6 eastTJS 4 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 4)446372019-070A2023 Jun 335767 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
81.5 eastTiantong 1-03473212021-003B2023 Jun 335771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.7
81.4 eastZhongxing 1E (Chinasat 1E)538132022-112A2023 Jun 335773 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.8
80.0 eastTianlian 2-01440762019-017A2023 Jun 335649 x 35925 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
80.0 eastBeidou 54 (Beidou-3 G-2)453442020-017A2023 Jun 335773 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0
79.6 eastBeidou 4 (Beidou-2 G-3)365902010-024A2023 Jun 335743 x 35831 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0
79.3 eastFengyun 2H434912018-050A2023 Jun 335774 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0
76.5 eastAPStar 7381072012-013A2023 Jun 335774 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
66.5 eastTJS 2 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 2)419112017-001A2023 Jun 335769 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
65.7 eastZhongxing 1 (Chinasat 1)189221988-014A2023 Jun 335754 x 35833 km, 1436.4 min, 14°.2
58.7 eastBeidou 11 (Beidou-2 G-5)380912012-008A2023 Jun 335770 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.5
53.2 eastZhongxing 3 (Chinasat 3)204731990-011A2023 Jun 335748 x 35815 km, 1435.8 min, 14°.7
20.4 eastTianlian 1-03387302012-040A2023 Jun 335749 x 35824 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
16.8 eastTianlian 1-05490112021-063A2023 Jun 335770 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.3
10.5 eastTianlian 2-03531002022-078A2023 Jun 335776 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.2

For the satellites that do not have formal published elements, thanks go to the radio and visual amateur satellite trackers for their observing, and particularly to Mike McCants for archiving the derived orbits.

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