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2023 Jun 7
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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 Jun 6, 05:48 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
0.1 westMeteosat 10 (MSG 3)385522012-035B2023 Jun 535784 x 35793 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.2
3.4 westMTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1)547432022-170C2023 Jun 535771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.7
14.5 westElektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3)411052015-074A2023 Jun 535782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.9
75.2 westGOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)418662016-071A2023 Jun 535784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
87.9 westGOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)124721981-049A2023 Jun 535795 x 35811 km, 1436.9 min, 11°.3
102.2 westGOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)140501983-041A2023 Jun 535781 x 35822 km, 1436.9 min, 12°.0
104.7 westGOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)432262018-022A2023 Jun 535776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
108.6 westGOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)354912009-033A2023 Jun 535761 x 35814 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3
112.1 westGOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)83661975-100A2023 Jun 535793 x 35804 km, 1436.7 min, 7°.4
137.0 westGOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)518502022-021A2023 Jun 535784 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
165.8 eastElektro-L №4555062023-016A2023 Jun 535779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3
140.8 eastHimawari 9418362016-064A2023 Jun 535782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
140.7 eastHimawari 8402672014-060A2023 Jun 535782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
138.9 eastElektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2)373442011-001A2023 Jun 535761 x 35832 km, 1436.6 min, 7°.1
133.4 eastFengyun 4B488082021-047A2023 Jun 535775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
111.9 eastFengyun 2F380492012-002A2023 Jun 535767 x 35801 km, 1436.0 min, 4°.7
104.7 eastFengyun 4A418822016-077A2023 Jun 535770 x 35806 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
99.8 eastFengyun 2G403672014-090A2023 Jun 535776 x 35801 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.8
86.7 eastFengyun 2E334632008-066A2023 Jun 535782 x 35795 km, 1436.2 min, 6°.7
82.1 eastInsat 3D392162013-038B2023 Jun 535782 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
79.2 eastFengyun 2H434912018-050A2023 Jun 535774 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0
76.1 eastElektro-L №3449032019-095A2023 Jun 535781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
74.0 eastInSat 3DR417522016-054A2023 Jun 535743 x 35830 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
69.4 eastElektro (GOMS № 1)233271994-069A2023 Jun 535767 x 35811 km, 1436.2 min, 14°.9
61.2 eastGOES 13 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite)291552006-018A2023 Jun 535777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.5
45.7 eastMeteosat 9 (MSG 2)289122005-049B2023 Jun 535778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 6°.8
9.3 eastMeteosat 11 (MSG 4)407322015-034A2023 Jun 535785 x 35791 km, 1436.2 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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