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This a list of meteorological satellites currently in geosynchronous orbit and shown in order round the equator. Some are multi-purpose satellites (eg India's Insat 3D) where the meteorological sensors are only part of the payload.
Appearance in this list does not imply that the meteorological payload is still operating.
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 |
| 0.1 west | Meteosat 10 (MSG 3) | 38552 | 2012-035B | 2023 Jun 3 | 35783 x 35794 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.1 | | 3.4 west | MTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1) | 54743 | 2022-170C | 2023 Jun 3 | 35771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.7 | | 14.5 west | Elektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3) | 41105 | 2015-074A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.9 | | 75.2 west | GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 41866 | 2016-071A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35785 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 87.4 west | GOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 12472 | 1981-049A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35795 x 35811 km, 1436.9 min, 11°.3 | | 101.8 west | GOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 14050 | 1983-041A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35781 x 35822 km, 1436.9 min, 12°.0 | | 104.7 west | GOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 43226 | 2018-022A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 108.6 west | GOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 35491 | 2009-033A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35761 x 35814 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3 | | 111.8 west | GOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 8366 | 1975-100A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35793 x 35804 km, 1436.7 min, 7°.4 | | 137.0 west | GOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 51850 | 2022-021A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 165.8 east | Elektro-L №4 | 55506 | 2023-016A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3 | | 140.8 east | Himawari 9 | 41836 | 2016-064A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 140.7 east | Himawari 8 | 40267 | 2014-060A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 139.2 east | Elektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2) | 37344 | 2011-001A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35761 x 35832 km, 1436.6 min, 7°.1 | | 133.3 east | Fengyun 4B | 48808 | 2021-047A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 111.8 east | Fengyun 2F | 38049 | 2012-002A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35767 x 35800 km, 1436.0 min, 4°.7 | | 104.8 east | Fengyun 4A | 41882 | 2016-077A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35770 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 99.9 east | Fengyun 2G | 40367 | 2014-090A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35776 x 35800 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.8 | | 86.7 east | Fengyun 2E | 33463 | 2008-066A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35781 x 35795 km, 1436.2 min, 6°.7 | | 82.1 east | Insat 3D | 39216 | 2013-038B | 2023 Jun 3 | 35782 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 79.3 east | Fengyun 2H | 43491 | 2018-050A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35774 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0 | | 76.1 east | Elektro-L №3 | 44903 | 2019-095A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 74.0 east | InSat 3DR | 41752 | 2016-054A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35743 x 35830 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 69.5 east | Elektro (GOMS № 1) | 23327 | 1994-069A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35767 x 35811 km, 1436.2 min, 14°.9 | | 61.2 east | GOES 13 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 29155 | 2006-018A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35778 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.5 | | 45.7 east | Meteosat 9 (MSG 2) | 28912 | 2005-049B | 2023 Jun 3 | 35779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 6°.8 | | 9.3 east | Meteosat 11 (MSG 4) | 40732 | 2015-034A | 2023 Jun 3 | 35785 x 35791 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.6 |
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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