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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: 2023 Dec 1, 03:48 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
3.2 westMTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1)547432022-170C2023 Nov 3035779 x 35797 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.4
14.5 westElektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3)411052015-074A2023 Nov 3035771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.3
75.2 westGOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)418662016-071A2023 Nov 3035781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
104.6 westGOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)432262018-022A2023 Nov 3035778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
108.6 westGOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)354912009-033A2023 Nov 3035780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
128.4 westGOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)124721981-049A2023 Nov 3035790 x 35812 km, 1436.8 min, 11°.0
128.9 westGOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)83661975-100A2023 Nov 2935772 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.0
131.1 westGOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)140501983-041A2023 Nov 2935778 x 35809 km, 1436.5 min, 11°.7
133.0 westFengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02)263822000-032A2023 Nov 3035839 x 35844 km, 1438.9 min, 12°.4
137.0 westGOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)518502022-021A2023 Nov 3035784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
165.8 eastElektro-L №4555062023-016A2023 Nov 3035777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
140.8 eastHimawari 9418362016-064A2023 Nov 3035782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
140.7 eastHimawari 8402672014-060A2023 Nov 3035783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
132.8 eastFengyun 4-02 (Fengyun 4B)488082021-047A2023 Nov 2935773 x 35806 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
112.2 eastFengyun 2F (Fengyun 2-05)380492012-002A2023 Nov 2935785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.1
104.6 eastFengyun 4A (Fengyun 4-01)418822016-077A2023 Nov 3035764 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
99.6 eastFengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05)403672014-090A2023 Nov 3035785 x 35791 km, 1436.2 min, 3°.3
95.7 eastMeteosat 1104891977-108A2023 Nov 3035722 x 35793 km, 1434.6 min, 7°.4
89.7 eastElektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2)373442011-001A2023 Nov 2935799 x 35840 km, 1437.8 min, 7°.5
86.8 eastFengyun 2E (Fengyun 2-05)334632008-066A2023 Nov 2935779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.1
82.1 eastInsat 3D392162013-038B2023 Nov 3035775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
79.0 eastFengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05)434912018-050A2023 Nov 3035782 x 35789 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.6
76.0 eastElektro-L №3449032019-095A2023 Nov 3035781 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
74.0 eastInSat 3DR417522016-054A2023 Nov 3035726 x 35850 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
70.3 eastElektro (GOMS № 1)233271994-069A2023 Nov 3035749 x 35817 km, 1435.9 min, 14°.8
61.3 eastGOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)364112010-008A2023 Nov 3035762 x 35814 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.2
45.8 eastMeteosat 9 (MSG 2)289122005-049B2023 Nov 2935776 x 35795 km, 1436.0 min, 7°.2
9.2 eastMeteosat 11 (MSG 4)407322015-034A2023 Nov 3035779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.9
0.1 eastMeteosat 10 (MSG 3)385522012-035B2023 Nov 3035779 x 35790 km, 1436.0 min, 2°.5

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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