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2024 Apr 19
Friday, Day 110

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Geosynchronous Satellites - Meteorology by Longitude

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: 2024 Apr 19, 02:48 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)		 Satellite Cat
no		 Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch		 Orbit
0.5 westMTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1)547432022-170C2024 Apr 1835782 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
14.6 westElektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3)411052015-074A2024 Apr 1835779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.7
75.2 westGOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)418662016-071A2024 Apr 1835784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
104.7 westGOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)432262018-022A2024 Apr 1835783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
108.6 westGOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)354912009-033A2024 Apr 1835774 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
120.3 westGOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)83661975-100A2024 Apr 1835770 x 35783 km, 1435.6 min, 6°.6
131.7 westGOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)140501983-041A2024 Apr 1835768 x 35792 km, 1435.8 min, 11°.5
137.0 westGOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)518502022-021A2024 Apr 1835784 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
142.0 westGOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)124721981-049A2024 Apr 1835785 x 35787 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.8
165.8 eastElektro-L №4555062023-016A2024 Apr 1735781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
140.8 eastHimawari 9418362016-064A2024 Apr 1835784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
140.6 eastHimawari 8402672014-060A2024 Apr 1835783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
139.2 eastFengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02)263822000-032A2024 Apr 1835830 x 35839 km, 1438.5 min, 12°.5
130.1 eastMeteosat 1104891977-108A2024 Apr 1835731 x 35824 km, 1435.6 min, 7°.1
112.0 eastFengyun 2F (Fengyun 2-05)380492012-002A2024 Apr 1835776 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.4
104.8 eastFengyun 4B (Fengyun 4-02)488082021-047A2024 Apr 1835763 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
99.7 eastFengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05)403672014-090A2024 Apr 1835777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.6
86.8 eastFengyun 4A (Fengyun 4-01)418822016-077A2024 Apr 1835752 x 35824 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.3
83.0 eastInSat 3DS589902024-033A2024 Apr 1835738 x 35834 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
82.1 eastInsat 3D392162013-038B2024 Apr 1835779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
79.2 eastFengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05)434912018-050A2024 Apr 1835782 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.0
78.0 eastElektro (GOMS № 1)233271994-069A2024 Apr 1835756 x 35808 km, 1435.9 min, 14°.7
76.0 eastElektro-L №3449032019-095A2024 Apr 1835782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
74.0 eastInSat 3DR417522016-054A2024 Apr 1735739 x 35834 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
61.3 eastGOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)364112010-008A2024 Apr 1835777 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
45.7 eastMeteosat 9 (MSG 2)289122005-049B2024 Apr 1835778 x 35793 km, 1436.0 min, 7°.6
32.5 eastElektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2)373442011-001A2024 Apr 1835785 x 35837 km, 1437.3 min, 7°.9
9.5 eastMeteosat 11 (MSG 4)407322015-034A2024 Apr 1835781 x 35788 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.2
0.2 eastMeteosat 10 (MSG 3)385522012-035B2024 Apr 1835778 x 35798 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.8

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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