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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: 2025 Feb 18, 04:47 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
62.4 WFengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02)263822000-032A2025 Feb 1435829 x 35851 km, 1438.8 min, 12°.8
77.2 WHulianwang Gao Gui 3 (Internet High Orbit Satellite 3)615032024-181A2025 Feb 1735782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
99.5 WTJS 7 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 7)491152021-077A2025 Feb 1735782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
173.9 WZhongxing 1A (Chinasat 1A)378042011-047A2025 Feb 1735832 x 35867 km, 1439.3 min, 2°.5
178.0 WShijian 17 (Practice 17)418382016-065A2025 Feb 1735763 x 35811 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.5
178.5 ETJS 6 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 6)476132021-010A2025 Feb 1735781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
176.8 ETianlian 1-04418692016-072A2025 Feb 1735660 x 35912 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
173.7 ETJS 10 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 10)582042023-169A2025 Feb 1735763 x 35807 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.3
171.0 ETianlian 2-02500052021-124A2025 Feb 1735770 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
168.5 EShijian 23 (Practice 23)551312023-002A2025 Feb 1735733 x 35750 km, 1433.8 min, 2°.5
163.4 EZhongxing 19 (Chinasat 19)542302022-148A2025 Feb 1735754 x 35819 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
160.0 EBeidou 6 (Beidou-2 G-4)372102010-057A2025 Feb 1735752 x 35820 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.4
160.0 EBeidou 56 (Beidou-3 G-4)565642023-066A2025 Feb 1735779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.5
155.6 ETJS 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 1)408922015-046A2025 Feb 1435744 x 35793 km, 1435.2 min, 0°.2
153.1 EInternet High Orbit Satellite 2 (Hulianwang Gao Gui 2)603272024-135A2025 Feb 1735778 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
148.4 ETJS 3 payload 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 3)438742018-110A2025 Feb 1735779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.3
148.1 EGaofen 13-02559122023-036A2025 Feb 1735767 x 35804 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.5
146.9 EShijian 21 payload 1 (Practice 21)493302021-094A2025 Feb 1735466 x 36118 km, 1436.4 min, 10°.3
146.7 EShiyan 9 (Test 9, Tu Haichao)478512021-019A2025 Feb 1735723 x 35852 km, 1436.2 min, 17°.6
146.5 ETJS 12 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 12)623742024-246A2025 Feb 1635784 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.9
144.5 EBeidou 45 (Beidou-2 G-8)442312019-027A2025 Feb 1735761 x 35811 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.4
142.0 EAPStar 9409822015-059A2025 Feb 1735779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
141.6 EZhongxing 22A (Chinasat 22A)293982006-038A2025 Feb 1735833 x 35835 km, 1438.5 min, 10°.6
140.4 EBeidou 3 (Beidou-2 G-1)362872010-001A2025 Feb 1735764 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.2
140.0 EBeidou 41 (Beidou-3 G-1)436832018-085A2025 Feb 1735780 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.8
137.2 ETJS 9 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 9)505742021-135A2025 Feb 1735774 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
134.0 EAPStar 6C434502018-041A2025 Feb 1535773 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
134.0 EAPStar 6D458632020-045A2025 Feb 1735775 x 35801 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.0
134.0 EAPStar 6E (Asia Pacific Satellite 6E)552392023-005A2025 Feb 1435777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
130.5 EZhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C)440672019-012A2025 Feb 1735768 x 35802 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.0
130.1 EZhongxing 1D (Chinasat 1D)495052021-114A2025 Feb 1735777 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
130.0 EZhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)439202019-001A2025 Feb 1735780 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
125.1 EZhongxing 26 (Chinasat 26)556862023-023A2025 Feb 1735772 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
125.0 EZhongxing 6D (Chinasat 6D)522552022-038A2025 Feb 1735777 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
124.9 ETiantong 1-02469162020-082A2025 Feb 1735772 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.8
123.1 EYaogan 41585822023-197A2025 Feb 1735733 x 35838 km, 1436.0 min, 4°.1
120.2 ETJS 11 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 11)590202024-037A2025 Feb 1735767 x 35803 km, 1436.0 min, 4°.9
120.1 EShijian 25 (Practice 25)624852025-002A2025 Feb 1735538 x 36031 km, 1436.0 min, 10°.3
120.0 EBeidou 49 (Beidou-3 IGEO-3)447092019-073A2025 Feb 1735609 x 35958 km, 1435.9 min, 55°.6
119.5 EBeidou 44 (Beidou-3 IGEO-1)442042019-023A2025 Feb 1735687 x 35881 km, 1436.0 min, 58°.0
118.2 EZhongxing 4A606062024-151A2025 Feb 1735775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.6
118.0 EGaofen 13-01466102020-071A2025 Feb 1735714 x 35861 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3
117.6 EBeidou 46 (Beidou-3 IGEO-2)443372019-035A2025 Feb 1735637 x 35941 km, 1436.2 min, 55°.2
115.5 EZhongxing 6E (Chinasat 6E)582532023-172A2025 Feb 1735775 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
115.3 EZhongxing 6B (Chinasat 6B)318002007-031A2025 Feb 1735768 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.1
111.1 EBeidou 32 (Beidou-2 IGEO-7)435392018-057A2025 Feb 1735425 x 36136 km, 1435.8 min, 55°.2
110.5 EZhongxing 10 (Chinasat 10)376772011-026A2025 Feb 1735783 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
110.5 EBeidou 23 (Beidou-2 G-7)415862016-037A2025 Feb 1735749 x 35824 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0
110.5 EShijian 13 (Practice 13)426622017-018A2025 Feb 1735762 x 35811 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
110.5 EBeidou 55 (Beidou-3 G-3)458072020-040A2025 Feb 1735771 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.3
108.4 EBeidou 7 (Beidou-2 IGEO-2)372562010-068A2025 Feb 1735623 x 35949 km, 1436.1 min, 48°.4
107.5 ETJS 5 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 5)449782020-002A2025 Feb 1735770 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
106.3 EBeidou 5 (Beidou-2 IGEO-1)368282010-036A2025 Feb 1735601 x 35979 km, 1436.3 min, 54°.3
105.8 EBeidou 8 (Beidou-2 IGEO-3)373842011-013A2025 Feb 1735647 x 35913 km, 1435.7 min, 61°.7
105.7 EGaofen 4411942015-083A2025 Feb 1735780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3
104.6 EFengyun 4B (Fengyun 4-02)488082021-047A2025 Feb 1735735 x 35841 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.2
103.4 EZhongxing 2C (Chinasat 2C)410212015-063A2025 Feb 1735781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
101.5 EZhongxing 3A601792024-122A2025 Feb 1735781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
101.4 ETiantong 1-01417252016-048A2025 Feb 1735757 x 35814 km, 1436.0 min, 3°.0
101.4 EZhongxing 9B (Chinasat 9B)491252021-080A2025 Feb 1735778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
99.6 EFengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05)403672014-090A2025 Feb 1735783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.4
98.2 EZhongxing 2A (Chinasat 2A)383522012-028A2025 Feb 1735780 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
98.1 EZhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)490622021-071A2025 Feb 1735786 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
97.9 EZhongxing 11 (Chinasat 11)391572013-020A2025 Feb 1735762 x 35811 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
96.4 EBeidou 10 (Beidou-2 IGEO-5)379482011-073A2025 Feb 1735361 x 36210 km, 1436.0 min, 48°.6
96.2 EBeidou 22 (Beidou-2 IGEO-6)414342016-021A2025 Feb 1735558 x 36018 km, 1436.2 min, 59°.5
93.7 EBeidou 9 (Beidou-2 IGEO-4)377632011-038A2025 Feb 1735224 x 36358 km, 1436.3 min, 54°.6
92.5 EBeidou 20 (Beidou-3S IGEO-2S)409382015-053A2025 Feb 1235572 x 36012 km, 1436.4 min, 50°.0
92.2 EZhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9)330512008-028A2025 Feb 1735765 x 35807 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
91.7 EBeidou 17 (Beidou-3S IGEO-1S)405492015-019A2025 Feb 1735651 x 35934 km, 1436.4 min, 50°.1
91.5 EZhongxing 2 (Chinasat 2)197101988-111A2025 Feb 1635745 x 35788 km, 1435.1 min, 14°.3
89.4 ELudi Tance 04-01 (L-SAR 04-01, Land Exploration 04-01)576242023-120A2025 Feb 1735768 x 35809 km, 1436.2 min, 15°.5
87.5 EZhongxing 12 (Chinasat 12)390172012-067A2025 Feb 1735774 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
84.0 EBeidou 16 (Beidou-2 G-6)389532012-059A2025 Feb 1735744 x 35829 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.2
83.6 ETJS 4 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 4)446372019-070A2025 Feb 1735763 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
82.2 EShiyan 12-02 (Test 12-02)503222021-129B2025 Feb 1735707 x 35724 km, 1432.5 min, 2°.4
81.5 ETiantong 1-03473212021-003B2025 Feb 1735765 x 35809 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.4
81.4 EZhongxing 1E (Chinasat 1E)538132022-112A2025 Feb 1735771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
80.9 EZhongxing 1 (Chinasat 1)189221988-014A2025 Feb 1735773 x 35816 km, 1436.5 min, 13°.7
80.0 EBeidou 54 (Beidou-3 G-2)453442020-017A2025 Feb 1735773 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.7
79.5 EBeidou 4 (Beidou-2 G-3)365902010-024A2025 Feb 1735752 x 35822 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.4
79.0 EFengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05)434912018-050A2025 Feb 1735784 x 35792 km, 1436.2 min, 1°.8
77.0 ETianlian 2-01440762019-017A2025 Feb 1735770 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3
76.5 EAPStar 7381072012-013A2025 Feb 1735777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
73.9 EShiyan 12-01 (Test 12-01)503212021-129A2025 Feb 1735826 x 35861 km, 1439.0 min, 2°.4
73.0 EShijian 20 (Practice 20)449102019-097A2025 Feb 1735765 x 35808 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.7
66.5 ETJS 2 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 2)419112017-001A2025 Feb 1735778 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
60.9 EZhongxing 3 (Chinasat 3)204731990-011A2025 Feb 1735783 x 35813 km, 1436.7 min, 14°.4
58.7 EBeidou 11 (Beidou-2 G-5)380912012-008A2025 Feb 1735729 x 35842 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.4
51.5 ESTTW 1 (DFH-2)165261986-010A2025 Feb 1435765 x 35789 km, 1435.6 min, 11°.3
36.0 ESTTW T2 (DFH 2-1)148991984-035A2025 Feb 1735733 x 35795 km, 1434.9 min, 10°.3
33.7 EInternet High Orbit Satellite 1 (Hulianwang Gao Gui 1)590692024-040A2025 Feb 1735749 x 35823 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
30.1 EDFH 3-2247981997-021A2025 Feb 1735752 x 35792 km, 1435.4 min, 13°.1
18.4 ETJS 14 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 14)628042025-017A2025 Feb 1735778 x 35792 km, 1436.0 min, 2°.0
16.8 ETianlian 1-05490112021-063A2025 Feb 1735769 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3
10.5 ETianlian 2-03531002022-078A2025 Feb 1735773 x 35799 km, 1436.1 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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