Freq (MHz) |
Satellite |
Transmission |
Notes |
149.910 |
Cosmos 2341 1997-017A 24772 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.920 MHz |
149.910 |
Cosmos 2398 2003-023A 27818 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.760 MHz |
149.940 |
Cosmos 2378 2001-023A 26818 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.840 MHz |
149.940 |
Cosmos 2454 2009-039A 35635 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.840 MHz |
149.940 |
Cosmos 2463 2010-017A 36519 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.840 plus duplicated transmissions at other frequencies around 150 and 400 MHz . The transmitter is faulty. |
149.970 |
Cosmos 2336 1996-071A 24677 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.840 MHz |
149.970 |
Cosmos 2389 2002-026A 27436 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Transmission contains an almanac for all active satellites in the constellation - coherent transmission at 399.920 MHz |
149.979 |
Oscar 29 1987-080B 18362 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Maintenance frequency - Coherent transmission at 399.944 MHz (has been heard to transmit tones similar to the other OSCAR satellite but 2003 December 28 - this frequency was occupied by a modulated 'buzzing' signal - No longer transmitting as of 2008 Feb 1 |
149.979 |
Oscar 31 1988-074B 19420 |
FM telemetry (tones) +/- 2.4 kHz from carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Maintenance frequency - Coherent transmission at 399.944 MHz - Occasionally changes between this frequency and the operational one - Sometime between 2007 Dec 21 and 2008 Feb 7, the normal transmissions at both frequencies were replaced with a highly unstable CW carrier (wandering frequency + variations in strength) |
149.988 |
Oscar 27 1987-080A 18361 |
FM telemetry (tones) +/- 2.4 kHz from carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 399.968 MHz - Occasionally changes between this frequency and the maintenance one) - No longer transmitting as of 2008 Jan 1 |
149.988 |
Oscar 23 1988-033A 19070 |
FM telemetry (tones) +/- 2.4 kHz from carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 399.968 MHz - Occasionally changes between this frequency and the maintenance one) |
149.988 |
Oscar 32 1988-033B 19071 |
FM telemetry (tones) +/- 2.4 kHz from carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 399.968 MHz - Occasionally changes between this frequency and the maintenance one) |
149.988 |
Oscar 25 1988-074A 19419 |
FM telemetry (tones) +/- 2.4 kHz from carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 399.968 MHz - Occasionally changes between this frequency and the maintenance one) |
150.000 |
Nadezhda
|
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Navigation - plus Search and Rescue monitoring: Several satellites - the system is no longer operational, has been silent since 2003 November 26 - Coherent transmission at 400.000 MHz |
150.000 |
Tsikada
|
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Navigation - plus Search and Rescue monitoring: Several satellites - the system is no longer operational, has been silent since 2003 November 26 - Coherent transmission at 400.000 MHz |
150.012 |
Unknown
|
'Wandering' CW |
Unidentified satellite: Satellite in GEO, possibly graveyard orbit, also transmits 400.032 MHz |
150.012 |
Geosat 1985-021A 15595 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Oceanography - wave height measurement: Detected being switched on and off over Europe, not continuously active. Sometime around 2007, transmissions ceased to be detected but Geosat was subsequently determined to be transmitting continuously while in sunlight. Coherent transmission at 400.032 MHz |
150.012 |
RADCAL 1993-041A 22698 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Radar calibration: Radar Calibration satellite - Coherent transmission at 400.032 MHz, operation is intermittent |
150.012 |
GFO 1998-007A 25157 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Oceanography - wave height measurement: Geosat Follow On satellite - Coherent transmission at 400.032 MHz and also transmitted at 2207.5 MHz. Ceased to transmit 2008 November. |
150.012 |
ARGOS 1999-008A 25634 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
USAF space experiments: Coherent transmission at 400.032 MHz - Ceased to transmit 2003 |
150.012 |
USA 147 1999-067A 25991 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Military meteorological satellite: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - Also transmits at 2207.535 MHz, 2237.5 MHz and 2252.5 MHz, and 400.032 MHz - Post-launch testing revealed interference with other equipment from the 150/400 MHz transmitters so they remained inactive (apart from further testing) until 2006 Aug 14 |
150.012 |
Picosat 9 2001-043B 26930 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
USAF Space Test Program (STEP): Coherent transmission at 400.032 MHz - Ceased to transmit late-2004 |
150.012 |
Formosat 3A 2006-011A 29047 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 400.032 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
150.012 |
Formosat 3B 2006-011B 29048 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 400.032 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
150.012 |
Formosat 3C 2006-011C 29049 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 400.032MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
150.012 |
Formosat 3D 2006-011D 29050 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 400.032 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
150.012 |
Formosat 3E 2006-011E 29051 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 400.032 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
150.012 |
Formosat 3F 2006 29052 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 400.032 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
150.030 |
Cosmos 2361 1998-076A 25590 |
FM time and position information - sidebands at 3 kHz, 5 kHz and 7 kHz |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 400.080 MHz |
150.300 |
Cosmos 2373 2000-058A 26552 |
AM telemetry - wide bandwidth |
Photographic mapping: Coherent transmission at 400.800 MHz - Cameras and film recovered after mission running between 2000 September 29 and 2000 November 14 - no longer in orbit |
150.300 |
Cosmos 2415 2005-034A 28841 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Photographic reconnaissance: Coherent transmission at 400.800 MHz - Cameras and film recovered after mission mission running between 2005 September 2 and 2005 October 14 - transmissions heard over the USA - no longer in orbit |
179.951 |
Ziyuan 2-01 2000-050A 26481 |
CW carrier on centre frequency plus telemetry sidebands at +/- 20 kHz- and further carriers at +/- 40 kHz |
Remote Sensing: Coherent transmission at 479.865 MHz. No longer transmitting. |
180.006 |
Fengyun 1C 1999-025A 25730 |
CW carrier on centre frequency plus telemetry sidebands at +/- 5 kHz- and further carriers at +/- 10 kHz |
Meteorological imaging: Active transmitter until 2007 February when attacked in ground-based interceptor test - Coherent transmission at 480.017 MHz |
180.007 |
Fengyun 1D 2002-024B 27431 |
CW carrier on centre frequency plus telemetry sidebands at +/- 5 kHz- and further carriers at +/- 10 kHz |
Meteorological imaging: Coherent transmission at 480.017 MHz, also transmits 2201.050 MHz |
180.011 |
CBERS 1 1999-057A 25940 |
CW carrier on centre frequency plus telemetry sidebands at +/- 20 kHz - and further carriers at +/- 40 kHz |
Remote sensing: China Brasil Earth Resources Satellite - Coherent transmission at 480.025 MHz - Silent since mid 2003, the last public report being 2003 Jun 6 by Maik Hermenau of www.satellitenwelt.de |
180.013 |
CBERS 2B 2007-042A 32062 |
CW carrier on centre frequency plus telemetry sidebands at +/- 20 kHz- and further carriers at +/- 40 kHz |
Remote sensing: China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - Coherent transmission at 480.033 MHz, also transmits 2204.400 MHz and 2267.500 MHz. No longer transmitting - switched off 2010 May 10 after an operating anomaly was detected 2010 March. |
180.014 |
CBERS 2 2003-049A 28057 |
CW carrier on centre frequency plus telemetry sidebands at +/- 20 kHz- and further carriers at +/- 40 kHz |
Remote sensing: China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - Coherent transmission at 480.037 MHz, also transmits 2204.400 MHz and 2267.500 MHz, ceased to transmit 2007 |
399.760 |
Cosmos 2341 1997-017A 24772 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.910 MHz |
399.760 |
Cosmos 2398 2003-023A 27818 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.910 MHz |
399.840 |
Cosmos 2378 2001-023A 26818 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.940 MHz |
399.840 |
Cosmos 2389 2002-026A 27436 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.940 MHz |
399.840 |
Cosmos 2454 2009-039A 35635 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.940 MHz |
399.840 |
Cosmos 2463 2010-017A 36519 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.940 MHz plus plus duplicated transmissions at other frequencies around 150 and 400 MHz due. The transmitter is faulty. |
399.920 |
Cosmos 2336 1996-071A 24677 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Coherent transmission at 149.970 MHz |
399.944 |
Oscar 29 1987-080B 18362 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Maintenance frequency - Coherent transmission at 149.979 MHz (known to change between this frequency and the operational one) - No longer transmitting as of 2008 Jan 1 |
399.944 |
Oscar 31 1988-074B 19420 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Maintenance frequency - Coherent transmission at 149.979 MHz (known to change between this frequency and the operational one) - Sometime between 2007 Dec 21 and 2008 Feb 7, the normal transmissions at both frequencies were replaced with a highly unstable CW carrier (wandering frequency + variations in strength) |
399.968 |
Oscar 27 1987-080A 18361 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 149.988 MHz (known to change between this frequency and the maintenance one) - No longer transmitting as of 2008 Feb 1 |
399.968 |
Oscar 23 1988-033A 19070 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 149.988 MHz (known to change between this frequency and the maintenance one) |
399.968 |
Oscar 32 1988-033B 19071 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 149.988 MHz (known to change between this frequency and the maintenance one) |
399.968 |
Oscar 25 1988-074A 19419 |
Modulated CW carrier |
Ionospheric modelling for US military (NIMS): Operational frequency - Coherent transmission at 149.988 MHz (known to change between this frequency and the maintenance one) |
400.000 |
Nadezhda
|
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Navigation - plus Search and Rescue monitoring: Coherent transmission at 150.000 MHz - no longer active (see 150 MHz note) |
400.000 |
Tsikada
|
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Navigation - plus Search and Rescue monitoring: Coherent transmission at 150.000 MHz - no longer active (see 150 MHz note) |
400.032 |
Unknown
|
'Wandering' CW |
Unidentified satellite: Satellite in GEO, possibly graveyard orbit, also transmits 150.012 MHz |
400.032 |
Geosat 1985-021A 15595 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Oceanography - wave height measurement: Detected being switched on and off over Europe, not continuously active. Sometime around 2007, transmissions ceased to be detected but Geosat was subsequently determined to be transmitting continuously while in sunlight. Coherent transmission at 150.012 MHz |
400.032 |
RADCAL 1993-041A 22698 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Radar calibration: Radar Calibration satellite - Coherent transmission at 150.012 MHz, operation is intermittent |
400.032 |
GFO 1998-007A 25157 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Oceanography - wave height measurement: Geosat Follow On - Coherent transmission at 150.012 MHz and also transmittedat 2207.5 MHz. Ceased to transmit 2008 November. |
400.032 |
ARGOS 1999-008A 25634 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
USAF space experiments: Coherent transmission at 150.012 MHz - Ceased to transmit 2003 |
400.032 |
USA 147 1999-067A 25991 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Military meteorological satellite: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - also transmits at 2207.535 MHz, 2237.5 MHz, and 150.012 MHz - Post-launch testing revealed interference with other equipment from the 150/400 MHz transmitters so they remained inactive (apart from further testing) until 2006 Aug 14 . |
400.032 |
Picosat 9 2001-043B 26930 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
USAF Space Test Program (STEP): Detected being switched on and off over Europe, not continuously active - Coherent transmission at 150.012 MHz - Ceased to transmit late-2004 |
400.032 |
Formosat 3A 2006-011A 29047 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
400.032 |
Formosat 3B 2006-011B 29048 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
400.032 |
Formosat 3C 2006-011C 29049 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 1066.752 MHz, during 2007 December, Formosat 3C appeared to be about 5 kHz lower than the nominal frequency - the other frequencies may be shifted pro-rata
|
400.032 |
Formosat 3D 2006-011D 29050 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
400.032 |
Formosat 3E 2006-011E 29051 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
400.032 |
Formosat 3F 2006 29052 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 1066.752 MHz |
400.080 |
Cosmos 2361 1998-076A 25590 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Positional signal transmissions and store/forward comms: Non operational but still transmitting 2000 December 13 - Coherent transmission at 150.030 MHz |
400.800 |
Cosmos 2373 2000-058A 26552 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Photographic mapping: Coherent transmission at 150.300 MHz - Cameras and film recovered after mission running between 2000 September 29 and 2000 November 14 - no longer active |
400.800 |
Cosmos 2415 2005-034A 28841 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Photographic reconnaissance: Coherent transmission at 150.300 MHz - Cameras and film recovered after mission running between 2005 September 2 and 2005 October 14? - no longer active |
479.865 |
Ziyuan 2-01 2000-050A 26481 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Remote Sensing: Coherent transmission at at 179.951 MHz. No longer transmitting. |
480.017 |
Fengyun 1D 2002-024B 27431 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Meteorological imaging: Coherent transmission at 180.007 MHz, also transmits 2201.050 MHz |
480.019 |
Fengyun 1C 1999-025A 25730 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Meteorological imaging: Active transmitter until 2007 February when attacked in ground-based interceptor test - Coherent transmission at 180.007 MHz |
480.025 |
CBERS 1 1999-057A 25940 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Remote sensing: China Brasil Earth Resources Satellite - Coherent transmission at 180.011 MHz - silent since mid-2003 |
480.033 |
CBERS 2B 2007-042A 32062 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Remote sensing: China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - Coherent transmission at 180.013 MHz, also transmits at 2204.400 MHz and 2267.500 MHz. No longer transmitting - switched off 2010 May 10 after an operating anomaly was detected 2010 March |
480.037 |
CBERS 2 2003-049A 28057 |
CW - Doppler tracking beacon |
Remote sensing: China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - Coherent transmission at 180.014 MHz, also transmits 2204.400 MHz and 2267.500 MHz, ceased to transmit 2007 |
1066.752 |
Formosat 3A 2006-011A 29047 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 400.032 MHz |
1066.752 |
Formosat 3B 2006-011B 29048 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 400.032 MHz |
1066.752 |
Formosat 3C 2006-011C 29049 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 400.032 MHz |
1066.752 |
Formosat 3D 2006-011D 29050 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 400.032 MHz |
1066.752 |
Formosat 3E 2006-011E 29051 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 400.032 MHz |
1066.752 |
Formosat 3F 2006 29052 |
CW |
Atmospheric studies: Switched on when observation required, European observations usually 08:00-17:00 UTC Mon-Fri, also transmits 150.012 MHz and 400.032 MHz |