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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: 2025 Feb 18, 04:47 UTC
Longi- tude (°) |
Satellite |
Cat no |
Desig- nation |
Orbit Epoch |
Orbit |
0.0 W | Meteosat 10 (MSG 3) | 38552 | 2012-035B | 2025 Feb 17 | 35780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.5 | 0.3 W | MTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1) | 54743 | 2022-170C | 2025 Feb 17 | 35779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.6 | 10.6 W | Elektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2) | 37344 | 2011-001A | 2025 Feb 14 | 35775 x 35808 km, 1436.3 min, 8°.6 | 14.6 W | Elektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3) | 41105 | 2015-074A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.5 | 62.4 W | Fengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02) | 26382 | 2000-032A | 2025 Feb 14 | 35829 x 35851 km, 1438.8 min, 12°.8 | 75.2 W | GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 41866 | 2016-071A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | 81.3 W | GOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 8366 | 1975-100A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35765 x 35802 km, 1436.0 min, 5°.8 | 81.9 W | GOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 14050 | 1983-041A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35769 x 35785 km, 1435.6 min, 11°.0 | 89.9 W | GOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 12472 | 1981-049A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35755 x 35783 km, 1435.2 min, 10°.2 | 104.4 W | GOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 43226 | 2018-022A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | 107.8 W | GOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 35491 | 2009-033A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35782 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4 | 137.0 W | GOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 51850 | 2022-021A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35785 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | 165.8 E | Elektro-L №4 | 55506 | 2023-016A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | 140.8 E | Himawari 9 | 41836 | 2016-064A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | 140.6 E | Himawari 8 | 40267 | 2014-060A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | 129.5 E | Insat 3D | 39216 | 2013-038B | 2025 Feb 17 | 35777 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.7 | 104.6 E | Fengyun 4B (Fengyun 4-02) | 48808 | 2021-047A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35735 x 35841 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.2 | 99.6 E | Fengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05) | 40367 | 2014-090A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.4 | 84.7 E | Meteosat 1 | 10489 | 1977-108A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35773 x 35863 km, 1437.7 min, 6°.3 | 82.1 E | InSat 3DS | 58990 | 2024-033A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | 79.0 E | Fengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05) | 43491 | 2018-050A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35784 x 35792 km, 1436.2 min, 1°.8 | 76.4 E | Elektro (GOMS № 1) | 23327 | 1994-069A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35757 x 35825 km, 1436.3 min, 14°.6 | 76.0 E | Elektro-L №3 | 44903 | 2019-095A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | 74.0 E | InSat 3DR | 41752 | 2016-054A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35733 x 35840 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | 61.4 E | GOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 36411 | 2010-008A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35768 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | 45.7 E | Meteosat 9 (MSG 2) | 28912 | 2005-049B | 2025 Feb 14 | 35784 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 8°.2 | 9.5 E | Meteosat 11 (MSG 4) | 40732 | 2015-034A | 2025 Feb 17 | 35781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0 |
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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