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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.
Longi-
tude (°) |
Satellite |
Cat
no |
Desig- nation |
Orbit
Epoch |
Orbit |
| 0.4 west | Meteosat 11 (MSG 4) | 40732 | 2015-034A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35781 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2 | | 14.4 west | Elektro-L №2 (GOMS № 3) | 41105 | 2015-074A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.6 | | 75.2 west | GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 41866 | 2016-071A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 100.7 west | GOES 1 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 8366 | 1975-100A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35765 x 35783 km, 1435.5 min, 8°.6 | | 104.4 west | GOES 14 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 35491 | 2009-033A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35728 x 35846 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 108.5 west | GOES 6 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 14050 | 1983-041A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35762 x 35781 km, 1435.3 min, 12°.7 | | 118.3 west | GOES 5 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 12472 | 1981-049A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35764 x 35773 km, 1435.2 min, 12°.2 | | 128.4 west | GOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 36411 | 2010-008A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35782 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 137.2 west | GOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) | 43226 | 2018-022A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35785 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 140.8 east | Himawari 9 | 41836 | 2016-064A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 140.6 east | Himawari 8 | 40267 | 2014-060A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 123.6 east | Fengyun 4B | 48808 | 2021-047A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35761 x 35811 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 112.2 east | Fengyun 2F | 38049 | 2012-002A | 2022 Jan 25 | 35763 x 35809 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.4 | | 104.5 east | Fengyun 4A | 41882 | 2016-077A | 2022 Jan 21 | 35763 x 35813 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1 | | 99.8 east | Fengyun 2G | 40367 | 2014-090A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.6 | | 86.5 east | Fengyun 2E | 33463 | 2008-066A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35772 x 35805 km, 1436.2 min, 5°.6 | | 82.2 east | Insat 3D | 39216 | 2013-038B | 2022 Jan 24 | 35784 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 78.9 east | Fengyun 2H | 43491 | 2018-050A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35773 x 35798 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.8 | | 76.0 east | Elektro-L №3 | 44903 | 2019-095A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0 | | 74.6 east | Elektro (GOMS № 1) | 23327 | 1994-069A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35767 x 35797 km, 1435.8 min, 15°.0 | | 74.0 east | InSat 3DR | 41752 | 2016-054A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35732 x 35841 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1 | | 61.8 east | GOES 13 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) | 29155 | 2006-018A | 2022 Jan 24 | 35763 x 35808 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.4 | | 41.4 east | Meteosat 8 (MSG 1) | 27509 | 2002-040B | 2022 Jan 24 | 35783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 7°.8 | | 9.5 east | Meteosat 10 (MSG 3) | 38552 | 2012-035B | 2022 Jan 24 | 35784 x 35785 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.3 | | 3.3 east | Meteosat 9 (MSG 2) | 28912 | 2005-049B | 2022 Jan 24 | 35781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.7 |
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: 2022 Jan 25, 02:47 UTC
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