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2025 Feb 19
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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: 2025 Feb 18, 04:47 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
0.0 WMeteosat 10 (MSG 3)385522012-035B2025 Feb 1735780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.5
0.3 WMTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1)547432022-170C2025 Feb 1735779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.6
10.6 WElektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2)373442011-001A2025 Feb 1435775 x 35808 km, 1436.3 min, 8°.6
14.6 WElektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3)411052015-074A2025 Feb 1735772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.5
62.4 WFengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02)263822000-032A2025 Feb 1435829 x 35851 km, 1438.8 min, 12°.8
75.2 WGOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)418662016-071A2025 Feb 1735779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
81.3 WGOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)83661975-100A2025 Feb 1735765 x 35802 km, 1436.0 min, 5°.8
81.9 WGOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)140501983-041A2025 Feb 1735769 x 35785 km, 1435.6 min, 11°.0
89.9 WGOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)124721981-049A2025 Feb 1735755 x 35783 km, 1435.2 min, 10°.2
104.4 WGOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)432262018-022A2025 Feb 1735781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
107.8 WGOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)354912009-033A2025 Feb 1735782 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
137.0 WGOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)518502022-021A2025 Feb 1735785 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
165.8 EElektro-L №4555062023-016A2025 Feb 1735783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
140.8 EHimawari 9418362016-064A2025 Feb 1735783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
140.6 EHimawari 8402672014-060A2025 Feb 1735784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
129.5 EInsat 3D392162013-038B2025 Feb 1735777 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.7
104.6 EFengyun 4B (Fengyun 4-02)488082021-047A2025 Feb 1735735 x 35841 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.2
99.6 EFengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05)403672014-090A2025 Feb 1735783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.4
84.7 EMeteosat 1104891977-108A2025 Feb 1735773 x 35863 km, 1437.7 min, 6°.3
82.1 EInSat 3DS589902024-033A2025 Feb 1735779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
79.0 EFengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05)434912018-050A2025 Feb 1735784 x 35792 km, 1436.2 min, 1°.8
76.4 EElektro (GOMS № 1)233271994-069A2025 Feb 1735757 x 35825 km, 1436.3 min, 14°.6
76.0 EElektro-L №3449032019-095A2025 Feb 1735779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
74.0 EInSat 3DR417522016-054A2025 Feb 1735733 x 35840 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
61.4 EGOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)364112010-008A2025 Feb 1735768 x 35806 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
45.7 EMeteosat 9 (MSG 2)289122005-049B2025 Feb 1435784 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 8°.2
9.5 EMeteosat 11 (MSG 4)407322015-034A2025 Feb 1735781 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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