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| Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellites
This a list of meteorological satellites currently in geosynchronous orbit. 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.
Longi-
tude (°) |
Satellite |
Cat
no |
Desig- nation |
Orbit
Epoch |
Orbit |
| 0.4 west | Meteosat 11 (MSG 4) | 40732 | 2015-034A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35784 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2 | | 14.6 west | Elektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3) | 41105 | 2015-074A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35776 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.2 | | 75.2 west | GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 41866 | 2016-071A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35781 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 104.3 west | GOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 35491 | 2009-033A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35737 x 35836 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4 | | 125.6 west | GOES 1 | 8366 | 1975-100A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35774 x 35786 km, 1435.8 min, 9°.0 | | 127.8 west | GOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 36411 | 2010-008A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35769 x 35808 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.2 | | 133.5 west | GOES 6 | 14050 | 1983-041A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35764 x 35801 km, 1435.9 min, 13°.0 | | 137.2 west | GOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 43226 | 2018-022A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35785 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 142.0 west | GOES 5 | 12472 | 1981-049A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35779 x 35792 km, 1436.0 min, 12°.5 | | 140.7 east | Himawari 9 | 41836 | 2016-064A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 140.6 east | Himawari 8 | 40267 | 2014-060A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35782 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 130.8 east | Meteosat 1 | 10489 | 1977-108A | 2021 Jul 29 | 35751 x 35839 km, 1436.5 min, 9°.5 | | 123.6 east | Fengyun 4B | 48808 | 2021-047A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35783 x 35787 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.1 | | 111.8 east | Fengyun 2F (Fengyun II-07) | 38049 | 2012-002A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35778 x 35801 km, 1436.2 min, 3°.0 | | 104.6 east | Fengyun 4A | 41882 | 2016-077A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35779 x 35798 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1 | | 99.6 east | Fengyun 2G (Fengyun II-08) | 40367 | 2014-090A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35779 x 35791 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.1 | | 93.6 east | Insat 1C | 19330 | 1988-063A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35731 x 35836 km, 1435.9 min, 13°.7 | | 86.6 east | Fengyun 2E (Fengyun II-06) | 33463 | 2008-066A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35777 x 35799 km, 1436.2 min, 5°.2 | | 82.1 east | Insat 3D | 39216 | 2013-038B | 2021 Jul 30 | 35780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 79.3 east | Fengyun 2H | 43491 | 2018-050A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35768 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.3 | | 76.1 east | Elektro L №3 | 44903 | 2019-095A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 74.0 east | InSat 3DR | 41752 | 2016-054A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35745 x 35828 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 71.7 east | Insat 1D | 20643 | 1990-051A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35707 x 35858 km, 1435.9 min, 14°.8 | | 61.3 east | GOES 13 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 29155 | 2006-018A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35763 x 35809 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 41.4 east | Meteosat 8 (MSG 1) | 27509 | 2002-040B | 2021 Jul 30 | 35785 x 35787 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.4 | | 22.6 east | Insat 1B | 14318 | 1983-089B | 2021 Jul 30 | 35723 x 35827 km, 1435.5 min, 13°.6 | | 9.2 east | Meteosat 10 (MSG 3) | 38552 | 2012-035B | 2021 Jul 30 | 35779 x 35792 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.2 | | 3.6 east | Elektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2) | 37344 | 2011-001A | 2021 Jul 30 | 35742 x 35810 km, 1435.6 min, 5°.6 | | 3.3 east | Meteosat 9 (MSG 2) | 28912 | 2005-049B | 2021 Jul 30 | 35782 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.3 |
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.
Updated: 2021 Jul 31, 01:48 UTC
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