List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit
"Broadcast satellite" redirects here. For the Japanese communication satellites, see Broadcasting Satellite (Japanese).
This is a list of satellites in geosynchronous orbit. These satellites are commonly used for communication purposes, such as radio and television networks, back-haul, and direct broadcast. Traditional global navigation systems do not use geosynchronous satellites, but some SBAS navigation satellites do. A number of weather satellites are also present in geosynchronous orbits. Not included in the list below are several more classified military geosynchronous satellites, such as PAN.
Listings are from west to east (decreasing longitude in the Western Hemisphere and increasing longitude in the Eastern Hemisphere) by orbital position, starting and ending with the International Date Line.
A special case of geosynchronous orbit is the geostationary orbit, which is a circular geosynchronous orbit at zero inclination (that is, directly above the equator). A satellite in a geostationary orbit appears stationary, always at the same point in the sky, to ground observers. Popularly or loosely, the term "geosynchronous" may be used to mean geostationary.[1] Specifically, geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) may be a synonym for geosynchronous equatorial orbit,[2] or geostationary Earth orbit.[3] Communications satellites are often given geostationary orbits, or close to geostationary, so that the satellite antennas that communicate with them do not have to move, but can be pointed permanently at the fixed location in the sky where the satellite appears.
Some of these satellites are separated from each other by as little as one tenth of a degree longitude. This corresponds to an inter-satellite spacing of approximately 73 km. The major consideration for spacing of geostationary satellites is the beamwidth at-orbit of uplink transmitters, which is primarily a factor of the size and stability of the uplink dish, as well as what frequencies the satellite's transponders receive; satellites with discontiguous frequency allocations can be much closer together.
Satellites in inclined geosynchronous orbit are so indicated by a note in the "remarks" columns.
Western hemisphere
| Location | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date/rocket (GMT) | Remarks | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180.0°W | Intelsat-18 | Intelsat | Television and Radio Broadcasting | South Pacific | 5 October 2011 Zenit | Replaced Intelsat 701 | 2016-04-06 | ||
| 177.1°W | Yamal 300K | CIS | Gazprom Space Systems | Television and Internet | Russia | 2 November 2012 Proton-M | 2016-04-06[4] | ||
| 176.9°W | NSS-9 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 176.8°W | Astra-3B | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 174.3°W | TDRS-10 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 171.1°W | TDRS-11 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 167.6°W | TDRS-5 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 148.0°W | EchoStar-1 | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 28 December 1995, Long March 2E | Scheduled to move to 77°W soon | 2009-02-06 | |
| 139.0°W | Americom-8 | Lockheed Martin A2100A | US | SES Americom & AT&T Alascom | Television and radio broadcasting | 24 C band (Canada, Caribbean, CONUS) | 19 December 2000, Ariane 5G | Previously GE-8 for GE Americom; also known as Aurora III; replaced Satcom C-5 in March 2001 | 2008-11-20 |
| 137.0°W | Americom-7 | Lockheed Martin A2100A | US | SES Americom | Television and radio broadcasting | Canada, CONUS, Mexico | 14 September 2000, Ariane 5G | Previously GE-7 for GE Americom | 2008-11-20 |
| 135.0°W | Americom-10 | Lockheed Martin A2100A | US | SES Americom | Television and Radio Broadcasting | Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico | 5 February 2004, Atlas II-AS | 2008-11-20 | |
| 134.7°W | GOES-15 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 133.0°W | Galaxy-15 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 131.0°W | AMC-11 | Lockheed Martin A2100A | US | SES Americom | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 24 C Band transponders (Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico) | 19 May 2005, Atlas II-AS | Formerly GE-11 ; replaced Satcom C3[5] | 2016-04-03 |
| 129.0°W | Galaxy-12 | Orbital Sciences Corporation Star-2 | US | Intelsat | Television/Radio Broadcasting | 9 April 2003,[6] Ariane 5G | replaced failed Galaxy 15 | ||
| 128.8°W | Ciel-2 | Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000 C4 | Canada | Ciel Satellite Group | Direct Broadcasting | 10 December 2008, Proton-M | Leased to Echostar/Dish Network | 2009-02-06 | |
| 128.6°W | AMC-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 127.0°W | Galaxy-13 | HS-601 | US | Intelsat | 24 C Band transponders | 1 October 2003, Zenit-3SL | Same satellite as Horizons-1 | 2008-11-20 | |
| Horizons-1 | HS-601 | US | Japan Satellite Systems | 24 Ku-Band transponders | 1 October 2003, Zenit-3SL | Same satellite as Galaxy-13 | 2008-11-20 | ||
| 125.0°W | Galaxy-14 | Orbital Sciences Corporation Star-2 | US | Intelsat | 24 C Band transponders - North America | 13 August 2005, Soyuz-FG/Fregat | 2008-11-20 | ||
| 124.9°W | AMC-21 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 123.0°W | Galaxy 18 | LS-1300 | US | Intelsat | Television and radio broadcasting | North America | 21 May 2008, Zenit-3SL | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | 2008-11-19 |
| 121.0°W | Galaxy-23 | FS-1300 | US | Intelsat | Direct Broadcasting | North America | 7 August 2003, Zenit-3SL | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite; C band payload referred to as Galaxy-23 | 2008-11-26 |
| EchoStar-9 | FS-1300 | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | North America | 7 August 2003, Zenit-3SL | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite; Ku/Ka-band payload referred to as EchoStar-9 | 2008-11-26 | |
| 119.1°W | DirecTV-7S | LS-1300 | US | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 54 Ku-band transponders | 4 May 2004, Zenit-3SL | 8 active transponders at this time | 2008-11-26 |
| 118.8°W | EchoStar-7 | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 32 Ku-band transponders | 21 February 2002, Atlas IIIB | 21 active transponders at this time | 2008-11-26 |
| 118.7°W | Anik F3 | EADS Astrium Eurostar-3000S | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 24 C band transponders, 32 Ku-band transponders, 2 Ka-band transponders | 11 April 2007, Proton | Ku-Band leased to Echostar/Dish Network | 2008-11-26 |
| 116.8°W | SatMex 5 | Hughes HS-601HP | Mexico | Satmex | 24 C band transponders, 24 Ku-band transponders | 5 December 1998, Ariane 42L | 2008-11-26 | ||
| 116.1°W | SIRIUS-FM-6 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 115.2°W | XM-Blues | US | 30 October 2006, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| 115.0°W | Solidaridad-2 | Mexico | Satmex | 8 October 1994, Ariane 44L | |||||
| 115.1°W | ViaSat-1 | LS-1300 | US | ViaSat | 19 October 2011, Proton-M | 56 Ka-band Transponders | 2015-08-19 | ||
| 115.0°W | EUTELSAT 115 West A | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 114.8°W | MEXSAT-3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 113.0°W | Satmex 6 | Mexico | Satmex | 27 May 2006, Ariane 5 ECA | |||||
| 113.0°W | EUTELSAT 113 West A | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 111.2°W | WILDBLUE-1 | US | ViaSat | 2015-08-19 | |||||
| 111.1°W | Anik F2 | Boeing 702 | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 17 July 2004, Ariane 5G | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite | ||
| 111.0°W | TERRESTAR-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 110.0°W | EchoStar-11 | LS-1300 | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 17 July 2008, Zenit-3SL | 2008-11-19 | ||
| EchoStar-10 | A2100AXS | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 15 February 2006, Zenit-3SL | ||||
| DirecTV-5 | LS-1300 | US | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 7 May 2002, Proton | 32 Ku-band transponders | |||
| 108.0°W | GOES-3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 107.3°W | Anik F1 | Boeing 702 | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 21 November 2000, Ariane 44L | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite; will be replaced by Anik F1R | ||
| Anik F1R | Eurostar-3000 | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting, WAAS PRN #138 | 8 September 2005, Proton | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite; will replace Anik F1 | |||
| 105.0°W | AMC-18 | A2100A | US | SES Americom | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico | 8 December 2006, Ariane 5 | ||
| Americom-15 | A2100AXS | US | SES Americom | Direct Broadcasting | Alaska, CONUS, Hawaii | 15 October 2004, Proton-M | Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite; twin of Americom-16 | ||
| 104.6°W | GOES-14 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 103.0°W | Americom-1 | A2100A | US | SES Americom | Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico | 8 September 1996, Atlas II-A | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | ||
| 102.9°W | SPACEWAY-1 | Boeing 702 | US | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 26 April 2005, Zenit-3SL | |||
| 102.8°W | DIRECTV-10 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 102.8°W | DIRECTV-12 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 101.3°W | SkyTerra-1 | Boeing 702 | US | LightSquared | Telecommunications | US | 14 November 2010, ILS Proton-M | ||
| 101.2°W | DirecTV-4S | HS-601 | US | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 27 November 2001, Ariane 44LP | 48 Ku-band transponders | ||
| 101.1°W | DirecTV-9S | LS-1300 | US | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 13 October 2006, Ariane 5 ECA | |||
| 101.0°W | AMC-4 | A2100AX | US | SES Americom | Canada, Caribbean, Central America, CONUS, Mexico | 13 November 1999, Ariane 44LP | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | ||
| 100.8°W | DirecTV-8 | LS-1300 | US | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 22 May 2005, Proton | Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite | ||
| 99.2°W | DIRECTV-14 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 99.2°W | DIRECTV-11 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 99.1°W | SPACEWAY-2 | US | 16 November 2005, Ariane 5 ECA | ||||||
| 97.0°W | Galaxy-16 | FS-1300 | Intelsat | 18 June 2006, Zenit-3SL | |||||
| 98.0°W | Inmarsat-4 F3[7] | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico | 11 March 2005, Atlas V 431 | 2014-04-2 | ||
| 97.0°W | Galaxy-19 | FS-1300 | US | Intelsat | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 24 C- and 28 Ku-band transponders (North America) | 24 September 2008, Zenit-3SL | 2008-11-20 | |
| 96.0°W | SIRIUS-FM-5 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 95.2°W | DIRECTV-15 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 95.0°W | Galaxy 3C | US | 15 June 2002, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| 95.0°W | INTELSAT-30 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 93.0°W | Galaxy-26 | FS-1300 | US | 15 February 1999, Proton-K | |||||
| 94.9°W | SPACEWAY-3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 93.1°W | GALAXY-25 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 91.1°W | Nimiq 1 | A2100AX | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 20 May 1999, Proton | 32 Ku-band transponders | ||
| 91.0°W | Galaxy 17 | Spacebus 3000 B3 | US | Intelsat | Television and radio broadcasting | North America | 4 May 2007, Ariane 5 ECA | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | 2008-06-13 |
| 89.0°W | Galaxy-28 | FS-1300 | Intelsat | The Americas | 23 June 2005, Zenit-3SL | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite; launched as Telstar 8 | |||
| 87.2°W | TKSAT-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 87.0°W | AMC 3 | A2100A | US | SES Americom | Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico | 4 September 1997, Atlas II-A | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | ||
| 85.2°W | XM-5 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 85.1°W | XM-Rhythm | Boeing 702 | US | XM Satellite Radio Holdings | Radio Broadcasting | CONUS | 28 February 2005, Zenit-3SL | ||
| 85.0°W | Americom-2 | A2100A | US | SES Americom | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, CONUS, Mexico | 30 January 1997, Ariane 44L | ||
| Americom-16 | A2100AXS | US | SES Americom | Direct Broadcasting | Alaska, CONUS, Hawaii | 17 December 2004, Atlas V (521) | Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite; twin of Americom-15 | ||
| 84.0°W | BrasilSat-B3 | Brazil | 4 February 1998, Ariane 44LP | ||||||
| 84.0°W | Brasilsat_B4 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 83.8°W | HISPASAT-1C | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 83.0°W | Americom-9 | Spacebus 3000B3 | US | SES Americom | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, Caribbean, Central America, CONUS, Mexico | 7 June 2003, Proton | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | |
| 82.0°W | Nimiq 2 | A2100AX | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 29 December 2002, Proton | Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite | ||
| Nimiq 3 | HS-601 | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 9 June 1995, Ariane 42P | Previously DirecTV-3 for DirecTV | ||||
| 82.0°W | NIMIQ-4 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 81W | ARSAT-2 | ARSAT-3K | Argentina | ARSAT | Data, Internet and TV broadcasting. | Ku Band: North America and South America except Brazil, C Band: Americas | 30 September 2015, Ariane 5ECA | 2015-10-10[8] | |
| 80.9°W | SBS-6 | HS-393 | US | Intelsat | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 12 October 1990, Ariane 44L | Beyond expected end of life. Serves Argentina now | 2008-06-13 | |
| 80.8°W | AMC-2 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 79.0°W | Americom-5 | Spacebus 2000 | US | SES Americom | Canada, CONUS, Mexico | 28 October 1998, Ariane 44L | |||
| Satcom C3 | US | 10 September 1992, Ariane 44LP | |||||||
| 78.8°W | SKY MEXICO-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 78.0°W | VENESAT-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 77.0°W | EchoStar-4 | A2100AX | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 8 May 1998, Proton | spare | ||
| EchoStar-8 | FS-1300 | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 21 August 2002, Proton | 2008-11-19 | |||
| 77.1°W | ECHOSTAR-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 77.0°W | QUETZSAT-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 76.9°W | ECHOSTAR-8 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 76.8°W | Galaxy 4R | US | 19 April 2000, Ariane 42L | Inclined orbit | |||||
| 76.2°W | INTELSAT-16 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 76.2°W | GOES-13 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 75.0°W | Brasilsat B1 | Brazil | 10 August 1994, Ariane 44LP | ||||||
| 74.9°W | Galaxy-9 | US | 24 May 1996, Delta II (7925) | spare | |||||
| 74.0°W | Horizons-2 | STAR Bus | US | Intelsat JSAT | Television and Radio Broadcasting | CONUS Canada Caribbean | 21 December 2007, Ariane 5GS | 20 Ku Xpndrs | 2008-06-13 |
| 72.7°W | EchoStar-6 | FS-1300 | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 14 July 2000, Atlas II-AS | 2008-11-19 | ||
| 72.5°W | Directv-1R | US | 10 October 1999, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| 72.0°W | AMC-6 | A2100AX | US | SES Americom | CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America | 22 October 2000, Proton-M | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite; a portion of the Ku-band payload is dedicated to South America | ||
| 71.8°W | ARSAT-1 | ARSAT-3K | Argentina | Direct Broadcasting | Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay | 16 Octobre 2014, Ariane 5ECA | First geostationary satellite built in Latin America | 2015-18-08 | |
| 71.0°W | Nahuel 1A | Argentina | 30 January 1997, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 70.0°W | STAR ONE C2 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 69.9°W | STAR ONE C4 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 67.0°W | AMC-4 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 67.0°W | AMC-3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 70.0°W | Brasilsat_B4 | Brazil | 17 August 2000, Ariane 44LP | ||||||
| 65.0°W | Brasilsat-B2 | Brazil | 28 March 1995, Ariane 44LP+ | ||||||
| 65.0°W | STAR ONE C1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 63.0°W | Estrela do Sul 1 | Brazil | 11 January 2004, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| 63.0°W | TELSTAR-14R | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 62.8°W | ABS-1A | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 62.2°W | TDRS-3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 61.5°W | ECHOSTAR-16 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 61.3°W | EchoStar-12 | A2100AXS | US | 17 July 2003, Atlas V (521) | Formerly Rainbow-1, purchased from VOOM | ||||
| 61.8°W | EchoStar-3 | A2100AX | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 5 October 1997, Atlas II-AS | |||
| 61.0°W | Hispasat Amazonas | Spain | 4 August 2004, Proton-M | ||||||
| 58.0°W | Intelsat-9 | HS-601HP | US | 28 July 2000, Zenit-3SL | formerly PAS-9 | ||||
| 55.5°W | Intelsat-805 | Intelsat | 18 June 1998, Atlas II-AS | ||||||
| 54.0°W[7] | Inmarsat-3 F4 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | Atlantic Ocean Region | 3 June 1997, Arianne 44L | 2014-04-2 | ||
| 53.0°W | Intelsat-707 | Intelsat | 14 March 1996, Ariane 4 | ||||||
| 50.0°W | Intelsat-705 | Intelsat | 22 March 1995, Atlas II-AS | ||||||
| 45.0°W | Intelsat 14 | HS702 | US | 16 November 2000, Ariane 5G | formerly PAS-1R, and IS-1R | ||||
| 43.1°W | Intelsat-3R | HS-601 | US | 12 January 1996, Ariane 44L | formerly PAS-3R | ||||
| 43.0°W | Intelsat-6B | HS-601HP | 22 December 1998, Ariane 42L | formerly PAS-6B | |||||
| 40.5°W | NSS-806 | AS-7000 | Netherlands | 28 February 1998, Atlas II-AS | |||||
| 37.5°W | NSS-10 | Spacebus 4000 C3 | 3 February 2005, Proton | ||||||
| Telstar-11 | US | Inclined orbit | |||||||
| 34.5°W | Intelsat-903 | Intelsat | 30 March 2002, Proton-K | ||||||
| 31.5°W | Intelsat-801 | Intelsat | 1 March 1997, Ariane 44P | ||||||
| 30.0°W | Hispasat-1C | Spain | 3 February 2000, Atlas II-AS | ||||||
| Hispasat-1D | Spain | 18 September 2002, Atlas II-AS | |||||||
| 27.5°W | Intelsat-907 | Intelsat | 15 February 2003, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 24.5°W | Intelsat-905 | Intelsat | 5 June 2002, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 24.0°W | Cosmos 2379 | Russia | Inclined orbit | ||||||
| 22.0°W | NSS-7 | LM A2100AX | Netherlands | 16 April 2002, Ariane 44L | |||||
| 20.0°W | Intelsat-603 | Intelsat | 14 March 1990, Commercial Titan III | Inclined orbit | |||||
| 18.0°W | Intelsat-901 | Intelsat | 9 June 2001, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 15.5°W | Inmarsat 3 F2 | UK | Inmarsat | EGNOS PRN #120 | 6 September 1996, Proton-K | ||||
| 15.0°W | Telstar 12 | SSL | US | 19 October 1999, Ariane 44LP | |||||
| 14.0°W | Gorizont 32 | Russia | Inclined orbit | ||||||
| Express-A4 | Russia | ||||||||
| 12.5°W | Eutelsat 12 West A | Europe | 28 August 2002, Ariane 5G | formerly Atlantic Bird 1 | 2012-03-01 | ||||
| 11.0°W | Express-A3 | Russia | 24 June 2000, Proton-K | ||||||
| 8.0°W | Eutelsat 8 West A | Europe | Eutelsat | 25 September 2001, Ariane 44P | formerly Atlantic Bird 2 | 2012-03-01 | |||
| Telecom 2D | France | 8 August 1996, Ariane 44L | Inclined orbit | ||||||
| 7.0°W | Nilesat 101 | Egypt | 28 April 1998, Ariane 44P | ||||||
| Nilesat 102 | Egypt | 17 August 2000, Ariane 44LP | |||||||
| Nilesat 103 | Egypt | 27 February 1998, Ariane 42P | |||||||
| Nilesat 201 | Egypt | 4 August 2010, Ariane 5 | |||||||
| 7.0°W | Eutelsat 7 West A | Europe | Eutelsat | 24 September 2011 | formerly Atlantic Bird 7 | 2012-03-01 | |||
| 5.0°W | Eutelsat 5 West A | Europe | Eutelsat | 5 July 2002, Ariane 5 | formerly Atlantic Bird 3 | 2012-03-01 | |||
| 4.0°W | AMOS 1 | Israel | 16 May 1996, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| AMOS 2 | Israel | 27 December 2003, Soyuz-FG/Fregat | |||||||
| 3.4°W | Meteosat 8 | 28 August 2002, Ariane 5G | |||||||
| 1.0°W | Intelsat 10-02 | Intelsat | 16 June 2004, Proton-M | ||||||
| 0.8°W | Thor 2 | Norway | 20 May 1997, Delta II | ||||||
| Thor 3 | Norway | 10 June 1998, Delta II (7925-9.5) | |||||||
Eastern Hemisphere
| Location | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date/rocket (GMT) | Remarks | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5°E | Meteosat 7 | Europe | ESA | Weather satellite | 2 September 1997, Ariane 44LP | Inclined orbit | |||
| 3.0°E | Telecom 2A | Europe | 16 December 1991, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 4.0°E | Eurobird 4 | Europe | Eutelsat | 2 September 1997, Ariane 44LP | |||||
| 4.8°E | Sirius 4 | A2100AX | Sweden | SES Sirius | Comsat | 52 Ku band covering Europe 2 Ka band covering Scandinavia |
17 November 2007, Proton M | 2007-11-18 | |
| Astra 1C | Luxembourg | 12 May 1993, Ariane 42L | 0.9° inclined orbit | ||||||
| 5.0°E | Sirius 3 | Sweden | 5 October 1998, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 5.2°E | Astra 1A | GE 4000 | Luxembourg | 11 December 1988, Ariane 44LP | |||||
| 6.0°E | Skynet 4F | Europe | Military communications | 7 February 2001, Ariane 44L | Inclined orbit | ||||
| 7.0°E | Eutelsat W3A | Europe | Eutelsat | 15 March 2004, Proton-M | |||||
| 9.0°E | Eurobird 9 | Europe | Eutelsat | 21 November 1996, Atlas II-A | formerly Hot Bird 2 | ||||
| 9.5°E | Meteosat 6 | Europe | ESA | Weather satellite | 20 November 1993, Ariane 44LP | Inclined orbit | |||
| 10.0°E | Eutelsat W1 | Europe | Eutelsat | 6 September 2000, Ariane 44P | |||||
| 12.5°E | Raduga 29 | Russia | Inclined orbit | ||||||
| 13.0°E | Hot Bird 6 | Europe | Eutelsat | 21 August 2002, Atlas V-401 | |||||
| Hot Bird 7A | Europe | Eutelsat | 11 March 2006, Ariane 5 ECA | ||||||
| Hot Bird 8 | Europe | Eutelsat | 4 August 2006, Proton | ||||||
| 16.0°E | Eutelsat W2 | Europe | Eutelsat | 5 October 1998, Ariane 44L | |||||
| 19.2°E | Astra 1F | Luxembourg | 8 April 1996, Proton-K | ||||||
| Astra 1G | Luxembourg | 12 November 1997, Proton-K | |||||||
| Astra 1H | Luxembourg | 18 June 1999, Proton-K | |||||||
| Astra 1KR | Luxembourg | 20 April 2006, Atlas V (411) | |||||||
| Astra 1L | Luxembourg | 4 May 2007, Ariane 5 ECA | |||||||
| 20.0°E | Arabsat 2A | 9 July 1996, Ariane 44L | Inclined orbit | ||||||
| 21.0°E | AfriStar | US | 28 October 1998, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 21.5°E | Eutelsat W6 | Europe | Eutelsat | ||||||
| Artemis | Europe | ESA | EGNOS PRN #124 | 12 July 2001, Ariane 5G | Inclined orbit. | ||||
| 23.5°E | Astra 3A | Luxembourg | 29 March 2002, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 25.0°E | Inmarsat 3 F5 | UK | Inmarsat | EGNOS PRN #126 | 4 February 1998, Ariane 44LP | ||||
| 25.0°E[7] | Inmarsat-4 F2 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | EAME | 11 June 2005, Zenit 3 SL | 2014-04-2 | ||
| 25.0°E[7] | Inmarsat-4A F4 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | EAME | 25 July 2013, Arianne 5ECA | 2014-04-2 | ||
| 25.5°E | Eurobird 2 | Europe | Eutelsat | ||||||
| 25.8°E | Badr 2 | ||||||||
| 26.0°E | Badr 3 | ||||||||
| 26.2°E | Badr C | ||||||||
| 28.2°E | Astra 2A | HS-601HP | Luxembourg | ||||||
| Astra 2B | Luxembourg | 14 September 2000, Ariane 5G | |||||||
| Astra 2C | Luxembourg | 16 June 2001, Proton-K | |||||||
| Astra 2D | Luxembourg | 20 December 2000, Ariane 5G | |||||||
| 28.5°E | Eurobird 1 | Spacebus 3000 | Europe | Eutelsat | 8 March 2001, Ariane 5G | ||||
| 30.5°E | Arabsat 2B | Arabsat | 13 November 1996, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 31.3°E | Astra 1D | HS-601 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | 24 Ku band | 1 November 1994, Ariane 4 | 2007-11-14 | |
| 31.5°E | Astra 1E | Hughes | Luxembourg | SES | 19 October 1995, Ariane 42L | ||||
| Sirius 2 | Sweden | ||||||||
| 33.0°E | Eurobird 3 | Europe | Eutelsat | 27 September 2003, Ariane 5G | |||||
| Intelsat 802 | LM-3000 | ITSO | 25 June 1997, Ariane 44P | ||||||
| 36.0°E | Eutelsat Sesat 1 | Europe | Eutelsat | 17 April 2000, Proton-K | |||||
| Eutelsat W4 | Europe | Eutelsat | 24 May 2000, Atlas IIIA | ||||||
| 38.0°E | Paksat-1R | Pakistan | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission | 11 Aug 2011, Long March 3B | |||||
| 39.0°E | Hellas Sat 2 | Greece | 13 May 2003, Atlas V (401) | ||||||
| 40.0°E | Express AM1 | Russia | Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) | 29 October 2004, Proton-M | |||||
| 42.0°E | Turksat 1C | Turkey | Turksat | Comsat | 16 Ku band | 9 July 1996, Ariane 44L | |||
| Turksat 2A | Turkey | Turksat | Comsat | 34 Ku band | 10 January 2001, Ariane 44P | ||||
| 45.0°E | Intelsat 12 | Europe | ESA | ||||||
| 46.0°E | Azerspace-1/ Africasat-1a | Orbital STAR-2.4 | Azerbaijan | Azercosmos | Broadcast and Telecommunications Satellite | C-band: Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Ku-band: Central Asia and Europe | 7 February 2013, Ariane 5 ECA | 2014-09-11 | |
| 49.0°E | Yamal 202 | Russia | Gazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom) | 24 November 2003, Proton-K | |||||
| 53.0°E | Express AM22 | Russia | Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik)/Eutelsat | 28 December 2003, Proton-K | |||||
| 56.0°E | Bonum 1 | Russia | 22 November 1998, Delta II (7925-9.5) | ||||||
| 62.6°E[7] | Inmarsat-5 F1 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | EAME | 8 December 2013, Proton M/Briz-M | 2014-04-2 | ||
| 64.5°E[7] | Inmarsat-3 F1 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | Indian Ocean Region | 3 April 1996, Atlas IIA| | 2014-04-2 | ||
| 66°W[9] | Galaxy-27 | FS-1300 | US | Intelsat | Television broadcasting & Satellite Internet Access | 25 September 1999, Ariane 44LP | Inclined, collocated | 2016-04-05 | |
| 66°W | Intelsat 17 | Intelsat | November 26, 2010 | Replaces Intelsat 702 | 2016-04-15 | ||||
| 68.5°E | Intelsat 7 | FS-1300 | Europe | ESA | 16 September 1998, Ariane 44LP | ||||
| Intelsat 10 | HS-601HP | US | 15 May 2001, Proton-K | ||||||
| 74.0°E | INSAT-3C | India | ISRO | 23 January 2002, Ariane 42L | |||||
| KALPANA-1 | India | ISRO | Weather satellite | N/A | 12 September 2002, PSLV | Originally MetSat-1. Renamed in 2003 in memory of Kalpana Chawla, an astronaut killed in the Columbia accident | 2007-10-27 | ||
| EDUSAT | India | ISRO | Educational communication satellite | 6 Ka band and 6 C-band transmitters, covering India | 20 September 2004, GSLV | Also known as GSAT-3 | 2007-10-27 | ||
| INSAT-4CR | India | ISRO | DTH, VPT and DSNG communication | 12 Ku band covering India | 2 September 2007, GSLV | 2007-10-27 | |||
| 75.0°E | ABS 1 | Lockheed Martin Intersputnik | 26 September 1999, Proton-K | ||||||
| 79.0°E | Esafi 1 | HS-351 | Tongasat | Comsat | 21 February 1981, Atlas-Centaur | Originally Comstar-4 for LMGT. Ranamed Parallax-1 in 2001 and operated by SSC Parallax. Purchased by Tongasat and renamed Esafi-1 in 2002 | 2007-11-10 | ||
| 80.0°E | Express AM2 | Russia | Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) | 29 March 2005, Proton-K | |||||
| 90.0°E | Yamal 101 | Russia | Gazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom) | 6 September 1999, Proton-K | |||||
| Yamal 201 | Russia | Gazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom) | 24 November 2003, Proton-K | ||||||
| 91.5°E | MEASAT-3 | Boeing 601 HP | Malaysia | MEASAT Satellite Systems | Broadcast and Telecommunications | C-band: Asia, Australia, Middle East, South Eastern Europe and Eastern Africa Ku-band: Malaysia, Indonesia and South Asia |
11 December 2006, Proton-M | 2013-10-08 | |
| MEASAT-3a | Orbital STAR-2.3 | Malaysia | MEASAT Satellite Systems | Broadcast and Telecommunications | C-band: Asia, Australia, Middle East and Eastern Africa Ku-band: Malaysia, Indonesia |
June 2009, Land Launch Zenit - 3SLB | 2013-10-08 | ||
| 96.0°E | Express AM33 | Russia | Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) | 28 January 2008, Proton-M | |||||
| 119.5°E | MEASAT-5 | Loral FS-1300 SX | Malaysia | MEASAT Satellite Systems | Comsat | Malaysia | August 2005, Ariane 5G | 2013-10-08 | |
| 140.0°E | Express AM3 | Russia | Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) | 24 June 2005, Proton-K | |||||
| 146.0°E | Agila 2 | Philippines | Space Systems/Loral | Comsat, TV and Radio Broadcasting | Southeast Asia | 19 August 1997, Long March 3B | |||
| 148.0°E | MEASAT-2 | Boeing 376 HP | Malaysia | MEASAT Satellite Systems | Broadcast & Telecommunications | C-band: Asia Pacific and Hawaii Ku-band: West Malaysia/Indonesia (Sumatra & Java), Taiwan, Eastern Australia, Vietnam and the Philippines (switchable) |
13 November 1996, Ariane 44L | inclined orbit | 2013-10-08 |
| 152.0°E | Optus B3 | HS-601 | Australia | Optus/Commonwealth Bank | Comsat | 27 August 1994, Long March 2E | 2007-10-28 | ||
| Optus D2 | STAR-2 | Australia | Optus | Comsat | 5 October 2007, Ariane 5GS | 2007-10-28 | |||
| 166.0°E | Intelsat 8 | FS-1300 | US | 4 November 1998, Proton-K | |||||
| 178.0°E[7] | Inmarsat-3 F3 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | Pacific Ocean Region | 18 December 1996, Atlas IIA | 2014-04-2 | ||
In transit
| En route to | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date/rocket (GMT) | Previous locations | Remarks | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.0°W | Star One C1 | Spacebus 3000 B3 | Brazil | Star One | Broadcast comsat | 28 C-band 14 Ku band 1 X-band, covering South America |
14 November 2007, Ariane 5 ECA | 2007-11-14 | ||
| 53.0°E | Skynet 5B | E3000 | UK | Ministry of Defence/Paradigm | Military comsat | 14 November 2007, Ariane 5 ECA | 2007-11-14 | |||
| 5.0°E | Sirius 4 | A2100AX | Sweden | SES Sirius | Comsat | 52 Ku band covering Europe 2 Ka band covering Scandinavia |
17 November 2007, Proton-M | 2007-11-18 | ||
| 93.1°W | Galaxy-25 | FS-1300 | US | 24 May 1997, Proton-K | formerly Telstar 5 | 2008-11-20 | ||||
| 105.0°W | Galaxy-15 | Orbital Sciences Corporation Star-2 | US | Intelsat | Television/Radio Broadcasting, WAAS PRN #135 | 13 October 2005, Ariane 5G | 133.0°W | drifting to libration point since loss of stationkeeping on April 5, 2010 | ||
Historical
| Date of disposal | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date/rocket (GMT) | Locations | Remarks | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-01 20:37 GMT |
Thaicom 3 | Spacebus 3000 A | Thailand | Shin Satellite | Comsat | Middle East and South Asia | 16 April 1997, Ariane 44LP | 78.5°E | Retired after power system failure | 2008-01-01[10] |
| 2008-11-09[11] | NigComSat-1 | DFH-4 | Nigeria | NASRDA | Communication satellite | 4 C-band, 14 Ku band & 2 L-band covering Africa. 8 Ka band covering Africa and Italy | 13 May 2007, Long March 3B | 42.5°E (2007–2008) | Power system failure[11] | 2008-11-19 |
| 2008-07-14 | EchoStar-2 | AS-7000 | US | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 11 September 1996, Ariane 4 | 119°W (1996-1999), 148.0°W (1999—2008) | Failed in orbit 2008-07-14, slowly drifting east | 2008-11-19 | |
| 1994? | DFS Kopernikus 1 | Germany | Deutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AG | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 1989? | 23.5°E, later 33.5°E | No longer in use | |||
| 2000? | DFS Kopernikus 2 | Germany | Deutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AG | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 1990? | 28.5°E | No longer in use | |||
| 2002? | DFS Kopernikus 3 | Germany | Deutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AG | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 1992? | 23.5°E | No longer in use | |||
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References
- ↑ C. D. Brown (1998), Spacecraft Mission Design, 2nd Edition, AIAA Education Series, p. 81
- ↑ "Ariane 5 User's Manual Issue 5 Revision 1" (PDF). arianespace. July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "What is orbit?". NASA. October 25, 2001. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
Satellites that seem to be attached to some location on Earth are in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)...Satellites headed for GEO first go to an elliptical orbit with an apogee about 23,000 miles. Firing the rocket engines at apogee then makes the orbit round. Geosynchronous orbits are also called geostationary.
- ↑ "YAMAL 300K Satellite details 2012-061B NORAD 38978". N2YO. April 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Court TV Signs With GE Americom For GE 11". Satellite Today. August 6, 2001.
- ↑ "GALAXY 12 Satellite details 2003-013B NORAD 27715". N2YO. April 5, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 wikipedia list of Inmarsat satellites
- ↑ "El ARSAT-2 llegó a órbita geoestacionaria" [The ARSAT-2 has reached the geostationary orbit] (in Spanish). ARSAT S.A. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ↑ "GALAXY 27 (TELSTAR 7) Satellite details 1999-052A NORAD 25922". N2YO. April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Sat ND | Failures - Thaicom 3
- 1 2 Hallah, Tashikalmah; Okeke, Francis; Muhammad, Hamisu (2008-11-19). "Nigeria: Nigcomsat-1 is Lost, MD Says". allAfrica. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
External links
- SatcoDX, a useful 3rd party resource
- Lyngsat, a useful 3rd party resource
- Satbeams - satellite footprints
- TrackingSat - List of satellites in geostationary orbit
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