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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: 2023 Dec 1, 03:48 UTC
Longi-
tude (°) |
Satellite |
Cat
no |
Desig- nation |
Orbit
Epoch |
Orbit |
| 3.2 west | MTG - I1 (Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1) | 54743 | 2022-170C | 2023 Nov 30 | 35779 x 35797 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.4 | | 14.5 west | Elektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3) | 41105 | 2015-074A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35771 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.3 | | 75.2 west | GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 41866 | 2016-071A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 104.6 west | GOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 43226 | 2018-022A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 108.6 west | GOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 35491 | 2009-033A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2 | | 128.4 west | GOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 12472 | 1981-049A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35790 x 35812 km, 1436.8 min, 11°.0 | | 128.9 west | GOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 8366 | 1975-100A | 2023 Nov 29 | 35772 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.0 | | 131.1 west | GOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 14050 | 1983-041A | 2023 Nov 29 | 35778 x 35809 km, 1436.5 min, 11°.7 | | 133.0 west | Fengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02) | 26382 | 2000-032A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35839 x 35844 km, 1438.9 min, 12°.4 | | 137.0 west | GOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 51850 | 2022-021A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35784 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 165.8 east | Elektro-L №4 | 55506 | 2023-016A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 140.8 east | Himawari 9 | 41836 | 2016-064A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 140.7 east | Himawari 8 | 40267 | 2014-060A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 132.8 east | Fengyun 4-02 (Fengyun 4B) | 48808 | 2021-047A | 2023 Nov 29 | 35773 x 35806 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1 | | 112.2 east | Fengyun 2F (Fengyun 2-05) | 38049 | 2012-002A | 2023 Nov 29 | 35785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.1 | | 104.6 east | Fengyun 4A (Fengyun 4-01) | 41882 | 2016-077A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35764 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 99.6 east | Fengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05) | 40367 | 2014-090A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35785 x 35791 km, 1436.2 min, 3°.3 | | 95.7 east | Meteosat 1 | 10489 | 1977-108A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35722 x 35793 km, 1434.6 min, 7°.4 | | 89.7 east | Elektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2) | 37344 | 2011-001A | 2023 Nov 29 | 35799 x 35840 km, 1437.8 min, 7°.5 | | 86.8 east | Fengyun 2E (Fengyun 2-05) | 33463 | 2008-066A | 2023 Nov 29 | 35779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.1 | | 82.1 east | Insat 3D | 39216 | 2013-038B | 2023 Nov 30 | 35775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 79.0 east | Fengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05) | 43491 | 2018-050A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35782 x 35789 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.6 | | 76.0 east | Elektro-L №3 | 44903 | 2019-095A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35781 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 74.0 east | InSat 3DR | 41752 | 2016-054A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35726 x 35850 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1 | | 70.3 east | Elektro (GOMS № 1) | 23327 | 1994-069A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35749 x 35817 km, 1435.9 min, 14°.8 | | 61.3 east | GOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 36411 | 2010-008A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35762 x 35814 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.2 | | 45.8 east | Meteosat 9 (MSG 2) | 28912 | 2005-049B | 2023 Nov 29 | 35776 x 35795 km, 1436.0 min, 7°.2 | | 9.2 east | Meteosat 11 (MSG 4) | 40732 | 2015-034A | 2023 Nov 30 | 35779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.9 | | 0.1 east | Meteosat 10 (MSG 3) | 38552 | 2012-035B | 2023 Nov 30 | 35779 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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