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Geosynchronous Satellites - US Government and Military

This a list of satellites mainly in the series of named 'USA xxx' or carrying the predecessor 'OPS' designations. It is in order of geographical location round 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.

Updated: 2023 Sep 24, 05:48 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)		 Satellite Cat
no		 Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch		 Orbit
10.0 westUSA 269 (SDS [-3 F-8?])417242016-047A2023 Sep 2035770 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
12.0 westUSA 275 (Wideband Global SATCOM 9)420752017-016A2023 Sep 2335786 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
15.5 westMUOS 3 (Mobile User Objective System 3)403742015-002A2023 Sep 2335536 x 36036 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
22.5 westUSA 146 (UFO F-10)259671999-063A2023 Sep 2335764 x 35808 km, 1436.1 min, 9°.3
23.5 westOPS 9432 (DSCS II A-2)55881971-095B2023 Sep 2335773 x 35778 km, 1435.5 min, 4°.1
24.0 westUSA 236 (SDS-3 F-6)384662012-033A2023 Sep 2035769 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.4
24.2 westOPS 4258 (Aquacade 3)105081977-114A2020 Sep 2235719 x 35864 km, 1436.3 min, 15°.2
25.9 westOPS 0441 (Vortex 4)146751984-009A2021 May 731563 x 40033 km, 1436.7 min, 6°.3
26.7 westUSA 139 (Mentor 2/Advanced Orion 2)253361998-029A2023 Sep 535660 x 35914 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.7
38.0 westUSA 241 (SBIRS GEO 2)391202013-011A2023 Sep 2335778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
42.4 westUSA 170 (DSCS III F-14)278752003-040A2023 Sep 2335768 x 35808 km, 1436.2 min, 8°.4
42.8 westUSA 211 (Wideband Global SATCOM 3)361082009-068A2023 Sep 2335786 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
49.5 westUSA 159 (DSP F-21)268802001-033A2023 Sep 1435784 x 35794 km, 1436.2 min, 11°.8
52.5 westUSA 243 (Wideband Global SATCOM 5)391682013-024A2023 Sep 2335786 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
59.7 westUSA 138 (UFO F-8)252581998-016A2023 Sep 2335738 x 35784 km, 1434.8 min, 9°.9
67.5 westUSA 288 (AEHF 4)436512018-079A2023 Sep 2335773 x 35804 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.0
74.5 westOPS 7329 (Canyon 3, AFP-827 3)45101970-069A2023 Sep 2331588 x 39930 km, 1434.7 min, 10°.3
89.9 westUSA 99 (Milstar 1 DFS)229881994-009A2023 Sep 2335777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 16°.1
94.2 westUSA 235 (AEHF 2)382542012-019A2023 Sep 2335771 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.4
96.8 westUSA 273 (SBIRS GEO 3)419372017-004A2023 Sep 2335778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.6
98.7 westOPS 9431 (DSCS II A-1)55871971-095A2023 Sep 2335767 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.2
100.0 westMUOS 1 (Mobile User Objective System 1)380932012-009A2023 Sep 2335568 x 36004 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.6
105.0 westMUOS 5 (Mobile User Objective System 5)416222016-041A2023 Sep 2334940 x 36633 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.5
111.6 westSTPSat 6 (Space Test Program Satellite)498172021-118A2023 Sep 2335784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
112.2 westUSA 135 (DSCS III F-10)250191997-065A2023 Sep 2335778 x 35793 km, 1436.0 min, 11°.6
120.0 westUSA 115 (Milstar 2 DFS)237121995-060A2023 Sep 2335774 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 13°.7
124.2 westUSA 157 (Milstar 4)267152001-009A2023 Sep 2335776 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.5
130.2 westUSA 167 (DSCS III F-13)276912003-008A2023 Sep 2335780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 9°.0
135.2 westUSA 244 (Wideband Global SATCOM 6)392222013-041A2023 Sep 2335786 x 35787 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
141.1 westUSA 227 (SDS-3 F-5)373772011-011A2020 Nov 2135771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.6
145.0 westUSA 336 (SBIRS GEO 6)533552022-092A2023 Sep 2335734 x 35839 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.1
155.0 westUSA 246 (AEHF 3)392562013-050A2023 Sep 2335549 x 36025 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.8
156.1 westOPS 6393 (FltSatCom F-3)116691980-004A2023 Sep 2335658 x 35877 km, 1435.1 min, 8°.3
165.8 westUSA 149 (DSP F-20)263562000-024A2023 Sep 2335782 x 35789 km, 1436.0 min, 12°.4
175.1 westUSA 325 (GSSAP 6)512812022-006B2023 Sep 1235762 x 35769 km, 1435.0 min, 0°.1
176.5 westUSA 127 (UFO F-7)239671996-042A2023 Sep 2335749 x 35820 km, 1436.0 min, 10°.2
177.0 westMUOS 2 (Mobile User Objective System 2)392062013-036A2023 Sep 2335542 x 36031 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.2
179.7 westUSA 148 (DSCS III F-11)260522000-001A2023 Sep 2335777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.3
175.0 eastUSA 263 (Wideband Global SATCOM 7)407462015-036A2023 Sep 2335787 x 35787 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
172.3 eastUSA 108 (UFO F-4)234671995-003A2023 Sep 2335763 x 35809 km, 1436.1 min, 9°.8
170.0 eastUSA 252 (SDS [-3 F-7?] )397512014-027A2020 Jun 1735771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.7
169.8 eastOPS 0757 (TacSat)36911969-013A2023 Sep 2335668 x 35835 km, 1434.3 min, 0°.4
164.5 eastUSA 324 (GSSAP 5)512802022-006A2023 Sep 1235748 x 35755 km, 1434.3 min, 1°.1
152.2 eastUSA 169 (Milstar 6)277112003-012A2023 Sep 2335380 x 36194 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.8
149.8 eastUSA 272 (Wideband Global SATCOM 8)418792016-075A2023 Sep 2335786 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
139.0 eastUSA 282 (SBIRS GEO 4)431622018-009A2023 Sep 2335778 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.7
137.7 eastUSA 298 (AEHF 6)454652020-022B2023 Sep 2335600 x 35976 km, 1436.2 min, 4°.9
135.4 eastUSA 104 (UFO F-3)231321994-035A2023 Sep 2335755 x 35794 km, 1435.5 min, 11°.9
134.4 eastUSA 153 (DSCS III F-12)265752000-065A2023 Sep 2335775 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 9°.9
134.1 eastUSA 283 (Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM)433392018-036A2023 Sep 2235787 x 35787 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
128.6 eastUSA 257 (CLIO)402082014-055A2020 Jun 2835721 x 35847 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.1
126.4 eastUSA 110 (Mentor 1/Advanced Orion 1)235671995-022A2021 Jan 1735652 x 35922 km, 1436.1 min, 15°.1
125.8 eastUSA 46 (FltSatCom F-8)202531989-077A2023 Sep 2235770 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 12°.7
119.3 eastUSA 332 (Wide Field of View Testbed)529402022-073A2023 Sep 2335768 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.1
117.8 eastUSA 270 (GSSAP 3)417442016-052A2023 Sep 1535811 x 35821 km, 1437.6 min, 1°.6
110.1 eastUSA 155 (SDS-3 F-1)266352000-080A2021 Jan 1335726 x 35847 km, 1436.1 min, 9°.3
105.5 eastUSA 268 (Mentor 7/Advanced Orion 7)415842016-036A2021 Sep 735580 x 35995 km, 1436.1 min, 6°.3
100.0 eastUSA 162 (SDS-3 F-2)269482001-046A2020 Jun 2435778 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.9
95.5 eastUSA 223 (Mentor 5/Advanced Orion 5)372322010-063A2021 Sep 735643 x 35931 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.1
92.1 eastUSA 279 (SDS-4 F1?)429492017-066A2021 Sep 635771 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.8
88.4 eastUSA 233 (Wideband Global SATCOM 4)380702012-003A2023 Sep 2335785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
87.4 eastUSA 176 (DSP F-22)281582004-004A2023 Sep 2335781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.7
83.7 eastUSA 37 (Chalet 6)199761989-035A2022 Aug 2331806 x 39768 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.8
82.1 eastUSA 250 (SIGINT?)396522014-020A2022 Sep 2135755 x 35819 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.2
75.2 eastUSA 174 (UFO F-11)281172003-057A2023 Sep 2335771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.7
75.0 eastMUOS 4 (Mobile User Objective System 4)408872015-044A2023 Sep 2335571 x 36003 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.8
74.0 eastOPS 6063 (Rhyolite 2)63801973-013A2023 Sep 2335672 x 35900 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
71.8 eastOPS 3165 (DSP F- 5)84821975-118A2023 Sep 2335595 x 35853 km, 1432.9 min, 4°.9
67.7 eastUSA 171 (Mentor 3/Advanced Orion 3)279372003-041A2022 Sep 2035617 x 35958 km, 1436.1 min, 12°.7
65.7 eastUSA 230 (SBIRS GEO 1)374812011-019A2023 Sep 2335779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
64.8 eastOPS 5346 (Rhyolite 1)44181970-046A2021 Jun 135746 x 35832 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.5
60.3 eastUSA 291 (Wideband Global SATCOM 10)440712019-014A2023 Sep 2335785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
57.5 eastUSA 204 (Wideband Global SATCOM 2)347132009-017A2023 Sep 2335785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
55.7 eastUSA 237 (Mentor 6/Advanced Orion 6)385282012-034A2022 Oct 435711 x 35863 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.1
54.6 eastUSA 292 (AEHF 5)444812019-051A2023 Sep 2335599 x 35973 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.3
54.2 eastUSA 271 (GSSAP 4)417452016-052B2023 Sep 1535813 x 35827 km, 1437.8 min, 1°.6
50.8 eastUSA 311 (Mentor 8/Advanced Orion 8)472372019-095A2023 Sep 2035577 x 35998 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.7
50.6 eastUSA 118 (Mercury 2)238551996-026A2023 Sep 434309 x 37265 km, 1436.1 min, 8°.4
44.1 eastUSA 202 (Mentor 4/Advanced Orion 4)334902009-001A2023 Sep 1535772 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.3
40.7 eastUSA 105 (Mercury 1)232231994-054A2023 Sep 635659 x 35915 km, 1436.1 min, 12°.8
38.6 eastUSA 207 (PAN)358152009-047A2023 Sep 2035773 x 35807 km, 1436.3 min, 0°.0
28.7 eastUSA 95 (UFO F-2)227871993-056A2023 Sep 2335769 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 11°.6
20.9 eastUSA 315 (SBIRS GEO 5)486182021-042A2023 Sep 2335777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 6°.6
19.0 eastUSA 164 (Milstar 5)271682002-001A2023 Sep 2235372 x 36203 km, 1436.1 min, 10°.0
10.4 eastOPS 4966 (Canyon 6, AFP-827 6)79631975-055A2020 Jan 1930029 x 41530 km, 1435.7 min, 16°.2
6.0 eastUSA 195 (Wideband Global SATCOM 1)322582007-046A2023 Sep 2335783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
4.0 eastUSA 214 (AEHF 1)368682010-039A2023 Sep 2335761 x 35813 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.7

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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