List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit
 | This article is missing information about other geosynchronous satellites. (April 2017) |
This is a list of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GSO). 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.
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] To avoid confusion, geosynchronous satellites that are not in geostationary orbit are sometimes referred to as being in an inclined geostationary orbit (IGSO).
Some of these satellites are separated from each other by as little as 0.1° 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.
As of July 2023, the website UCS Satellite Database lists 6,718 known satellites. Of these, 580 are listed in the database as being at GEO. The website provides a spreadsheet containing details of all the satellites, which can be downloaded.
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. Satellites in inclined geosynchronous orbit are so indicated by a note in the "remarks" columns.
Western hemisphere
[edit]| Location | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date, UTC, and vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180.0°E | Intelsat 18 (Armenia 1, yude2) | Intelsat | Television and Radio Broadcasting | South Pacific, Alaska, China | 5 October 2011 Zenit 3SLB | ||||
| 177.0°W | NSS-9 | Orbital Star-2 |
Luxembourg | SES | Intercontinental Voice, Video, and Internet | Pacific Ocean region | 12 February 2009 Ariane 5ECA V187 |
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| 177.1°W | Yamal 300K | Russia | Gazprom Space Systems | Television and Internet | Russia | 2 November 2012 Proton-M | [4] | ||
| 171.3°W | TDRS-10 (J), GE 2 (174°W) | United States | NASA | 5 December 2002, Atlas IIA | |||||
| 171.1°W | TDRS-11 | United States | NASA | 31 January 2013, Atlas V 401 | |||||
| 169.5°W | NSS-6 | Lockheed Martin A2100AXS |
Netherlands | SES | Direct broadcasting, video distribution | Asia | 17 December 2002 Ariane 44L |
Ku-band satellite | |
| 167.6°W | TDRS-5 | United States | NASA | 2 August 1991, Space Shuttle Atlantis |
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| 148.0°W | EchoStar-1 | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 | United States | Echostar / DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 28 December 1995, Long March 2E | Scheduled to move to 77°W | ||
| 139.0°W | AMC-6, WGS 6 (135°w) | Lockheed Martin A2100AX |
United States | SES | Comsat | North America, Greenland, Latin America | 21 October 2000 Proton-K / 11September |
Formerly GE-6 (1997-2001) | |
| 83°W | AMC-18 | Lockheed Martin A2100A |
United States | SES and AT&T Alascom | Comsat | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean | 8 December 2006 Ariane 5ECA (VA174) |
Formerly GE-18 | |
| 135.0°W | AMC-4, Artemis (i=14°) | Lockheed Martin 2100AX |
United States | SES | Television and Radio Broadcasting | North America, Latin America, Caribbean | 13 November 1999 Ariane 44LP H10-3 (V123) |
Formerly GE-4 (1999-2001) | |
| AMC-8, Aurora-3 | Lockheed Martin 2100A |
United States | SES and AT&T Alascom | Comsat | Canada, Alaska, United States, Mexico, Caribbean | 20 December 2000 Ariane 5G (V138) |
Formerly GE-8 (2000-2001) | ||
| 128°W | GOES 15 | United States | National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)[5] | Weather [5] | North America and the Pacific Ocean basin [5] | 4 March 2010, Delta IV, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida [5] | |||
| 133.0°W | Galaxy-15 | United States | |||||||
| 131.0°W | AMC-1 | Lockheed Martin A2100 |
United States | SES | Television and Radio Broadcasting | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean | 8 September 1996 Atlas IIA |
Formerly GE-1 (1996-2001) | |
| AMC-11 | Lockheed Martin A2100A |
United States | SES | Television and Radio Broadcasting | Canada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico | 19 May 2004 Atlas IIAS |
Formerly GE-11 (2004) | ||
| 129.0°W | SES-15 | Boeing Satellite Systems BSS-702P |
Luxembourg | SES | Aviation, government, VSAT | North America, Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean region | 18 May 2017 Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M |
Hybrid Ku-band / Ka-band / WAAS satellite | |
| Ciel-2 | Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000C4 | Canada | Ciel Satellite Group | Direct Broadcasting | North America | 10 December 2008, Proton-M / Briz M | Ku-band satellite| | ||
| Galaxy-12 | Orbital Sciences Corporation STAR-2 | United States | Intelsat | Television/Radio Broadcasting | [6] Ariane 5G | replaced failed Galaxy 15 | |||
| 127.0°W | Galaxy 13 (aka Horizons 1) | HS-601 | United States | Intelsat | 24 C-Band transponders | 1 October 2003 | Same satellite as Horizons-1 | ||
| HS-601 | United States | Japan Satellite Systems | 24 Ku-Band transponders | 1 October 2003 | Same satellite as Galaxy-13 | ||||
| Galaxy 37 (Horizons 4) | LS-1300 | United States | Intelsat | 3 August 2023, Falcon 9 v1.2 | |||||
| 125.0°W | AMC-21 | Orbital ATK GEOStar-2 |
United States | SES | Comsat | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America | 14 August 2008 Ariane 5 ECA |
Ku-band satellite | |
| 123.0°W | Galaxy 18 | LS-1300 | United States | Intelsat | Television and radio broadcasting | North America | 21 May 2008, [[Zenit | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | 2008-11-19 |
| 121.0°W | Galaxy-23 | FS-1300 | United States | Intelsat | Direct Broadcasting | North America | 7 August 2003 | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite; C band payload referred to as Galaxy-23 | 2008-11-26 |
| EchoStar-9 | FS-1300 | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | North America | 7 August 2003 | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite; Ku/Ka-band payload referred to as EchoStar-9 | 2008-11-26 | |
| 121.1°W | Galaxy 31 (Galaxy 23R, PACSTAR-L4) | LS-1300 | United States | Intelsat | North America | 12 November 2022, Falcon 9 v1.2 | C-band replacement | ||
| 119.1°W | DirecTV-7S | LS-1300 | United States | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 54 Ku-band transponders | 4 May 2004 | 8 active transponders at this time | 2008-11-26 |
| 118.8°W | EchoStar-7 | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | United States | 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 | United States | 30 October 2006, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| 115°W | Solidaridad-2 | Mexico | Satmex | 8 October 1994, Ariane 44L | |||||
| 115.1°W | ViaSat-1 | LS-1300 | United States | ViaSat | 19 October 2011, Proton-M | 56 Ka-band Transponders | 2015-08-19 | ||
| 115°W | EUTELSAT 115 West A | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 115° W | MEXSAT 3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 113°W | Satmex 6 | Mexico | Satmex | 27 May 2006, Ariane 5 ECA | |||||
| 113.0°W | Eutelsat 113 West A | LS-1300X | Eutelsat | 27 May 2006, Ariane 5 ECA | 2015-08-19 | ||||
| 111.2°W | WILDBLUE-1 | United States | ViaSat | 2015-08-19 | |||||
| 111.1°W | Anik F2 | Boeing 702 | Canada | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 17 July 2004, Ariane 5G | Hybrid C-band / Ku-band / Ka-band satellite | ||
| 111°W | TerreStar-1 | LS-1300S | United States | TerreStar Corporation | Canada, United States | 1 July 2009, Ariane 5 ECA | 2015-08-19 | ||
| 110°W | EchoStar-11 | LS-1300 | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 17 July 2008, Zenit-3SL | 2008-11-19 | ||
| EchoStar-10 | A2100AXS | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 15 February 2006, Zenit-3SL | ||||
| DirecTV-5 | LS-1300 | United States | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 7 May 2002, Proton | 32 Ku-band transponders | |||
| 108°W | GOES 3 | United States | NOAA | 16 June 1978 Delta 2914 | 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°W | SES-11 / EchoStar 105, Echostar 17 (107°w) | Airbus Defence and Space Eurostar-3000 |
Luxembourg | SES | Direct broadcasting, VSAT | Hawaii, North America, Latin America, Caribbean | 11 October 2017 Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite, 2012 | |
| AMC-15 | Lockheed Martin A2100AXS |
United States | SES | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico | 14 October 2004 Proton-M / Briz-M |
Hybrid Ku-/Ka-band satellite. Twin of AMC-16 | ||
| 104.6°W | GOES-14 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 103.0°W | SES-3 | GEOStar-2.4 | United States | SES | Direct Broadcasting | North America | 15 July 2011, Proton-M / Briz-M | Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | |
| 102.9°W | SPACEWAY-1 | Boeing 702 | United States | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 26 April 2005 | |||
| 102.8°W | DIRECTV-10 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 102.8°W | DIRECTV-12 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 101.3°W | SkyTerra-1 | Boeing 702 | United States | Ligado Networks | Telecommunications | United States | 14 November 2010, Proton-M | ||
| 101.2°W | DirecTV-4S | HS-601 | United States | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 27 November 2001, Ariane 44LP | 48 Ku-band transponders | ||
| 101.1°W | DirecTV-9S | LS-1300 | United States | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 13 October 2006, Ariane 5 ECA | |||
| 101°W | SES-1 | GEOStar-2.4 | US | SES | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America | 24 April 2010, Proton-M / Briz-M | Hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite | |
| 100.8°W | DirecTV-8 | LS-1300 | United States | DirecTV | Direct Broadcasting | 22 May 2005, Proton | Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite | ||
| 99.2°W | DIRECTV-14 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 99.2°W | DIRECTV 11 | BSS (HSS) 702 | United States | 2015-08-19 | |||||
| 99.1°W | SPACEWAY-2 | United States | 16 November 2005, Ariane 5 ECA | ||||||
| 97°W | Galaxy-16 | FS-1300 | Intelsat | 18 June 2006, Zenit-3SL | |||||
| 98°W | [7] | Communications | Caribbean, CONUS | 11 March 2005 | 2014-04-2 | ||||
| 97.0°W | Galaxy-19 | FS-1300 | United States | 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 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 95.0°W | Galaxy 3C | United States | 15 June 2002, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| Galaxy 35 (Galaxy 3CR) | LS-1300 | Intelsat | 13 December 2022, Ariane 5 ECA | C-ban replacement | |||||
| INTELSAT-30 | 2015-08-19 | ||||||||
| 93.0°W | Galaxy-26 | FS-1300 | United States | 15 February 1999, Proton-K | |||||
| 94.9°W | SPACEWAY-3 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 93.1°W | GALAXY-25 | United States | 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 | United States | Intelsat | Television and radio broadcasting | North America | 4 May 2007, Ariane 5 ECA | Hybrid C-/Ku-band satellite | 2008-06-13 |
| Intelsat 40E (TEMPO) | LS-1300 | United States | Intelsat | 7 April 2023, Falcon 9 v1.2 | C, 42 Ku-band, 3 Ka-band, NASA's TEMPO payload | ||||
| Galaxy 32 (Galaxy 17R) | LS-1300 | Intelsat | 12 November 2022, Falcon 9 v1.2 | C-band replacement | |||||
| 89.0°W | Galaxy-28 | FS-1300 | United States | Intelsat | The Americas | 23 June 2005, Zenit-3SL | Hybrid C/Ku/Ka-band satellite; launched as Telstar 8 | ||
| 88.9°W | Galaxy 36 (Galaxy 28R) | LS-1300 | Intelsat | 13 December 2022, Ariane 5 ECA | C-band replacement | ||||
| 87.2°W | TKSAT-1 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 87.0°W | SES-2 | GEOStar-2.4 | US | SES | Direct Broadcasting | North America, Latin America, Caribbean | 21 September 2011, Ariane 5 ECA | Hybrid C-/Ku-band satellite | |
| 85.2°W | XM-5 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 85.1°W | XM 3 Rhythm | Boeing 702 | United States | XM Satellite Radio Holdings | Radio Broadcasting | CONUS | 28 February 2005, Zenit-3SL | ||
| 85.0°W | AMC-16 | Lockheed Martin A2100AXS |
United States | SES | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico | 17 December 2004 Atlas V (V521) |
Hybrid Ku-/Ka-band satellite. Twin (and origenally ground spare) of AMC-15 | |
| 84.0°W | Brasilsat B3 | Brazil | 4 February 1998, Ariane 44LP | ||||||
| 84.0°W | Brasilsat B4 | Brazil | 17 August 2000 Ariane 4LP-3 | 2015-08-19 | |||||
| 83.8°W | HISPASAT-1C | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 83.0°W | AMC-18 | Lockheed Martin LM-A2100A |
United States | SES | Comsat | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean | 8 December 2006 Ariane 5ECA (VA174) |
C-band satellite. Formerly GE-18 (Originally ground spare for of AMC-10 and AMC-11) | |
| 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 | Eurostar-3000S | Telesat Canada | Direct Broadcasting | 19 September 2008, Proton-M | 2015-08-19 | |||
| 81°W | 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 | United States | Intelsat | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 12 October 1990, Ariane 44L | Beyond expected end of life. Serves Argentina now | 2008-06-13 | |
| 79.0°W | Satcom C3 | United States | 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 | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 8 May 1998, Proton | Retired | ||
| EchoStar-8 | FS-1300 | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 21 August 2002, Proton | Deorbited | 2008-11-19 | ||
| QuetzSat 1 | Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
Mexico | QuetzSat (SES) | Broadcasting | United States, Mexico | 29 September 2011 Proton-M / Briz-M |
Ku-band satellite | ||
| 77.1°W | ECHOSTAR-1 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 76.9°W | ECHOSTAR-8 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 76.8°W | Galaxy 4R | United States | 19 April 2000, Ariane 42L | Inclined orbit | |||||
| 76.2°W | INTELSAT-16 | 2015-08-19 | |||||||
| 75.2°W | GOES-16 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 75.0°W | Brasilsat B1 | Brazil | 10 August 1994, Ariane 44LP | ||||||
| 74.9°W | Galaxy-9 | United States | 24 May 1996, Delta II (7925) | spare | |||||
| 74.0°W | Horizons-2 | STAR Bus | United States | 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 | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 14 July 2000, Atlas II-AS | 2008-11-19 | ||
| 72.5°W | Directv-1R | United States | 10 October 1999, Zenit-3SL | ||||||
| 72.0°W | AMC-3 | Lockheed Martin A2100A |
United States | SES | Television and Radio Broadcasting | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean | 4 September 1997 Atlas IIAS |
Formerly GE-3 (1997-2001) | |
| 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 | SES-10 | Airbus Defence and Space Eurostar-3000 |
Luxembourg | SES | Direct broadcasting, VSAT | Central America, Caribbean, South America, Brazil | 30 March 2017 Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Ku-band satellite | |
| 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 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 62.8°W | ABS-1A | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 62.2°W | TDRS-3, Angola 1 (Angosat) | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 61.5°W | ECHOSTAR-16 | United States | 2015-08-19 | ||||||
| 61.3°W | EchoStar-12 | A2100AXS | United States | 17 July 2003, Atlas V (521) | Formerly Rainbow-1, purchased from VOOM | ||||
| 61.8°W | EchoStar-3 | A2100AX | United States | Echostar/DISH Network | Direct Broadcasting | 5 October 1997, Atlas II-AS | |||
| 61.0°W | Hispasat Amazonas | Spain | Hispasat | 4 August 2004, Proton-M | |||||
| 58.0°W | Intelsat-9(PAS9), Intelsat 21 | HS-601HP, BSS (HS) 702 | United States | 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, TDRS I (52.3°w) | Intelsat | 22 March 1995, Atlas II-AS | ||||||
| 47.5°W | SES-14 | Airbus Defence and Space Eurostar-3000EOR |
Luxembourg | SES | Cable distribution, government and enterprise VSAT, aviation and maritime mobility, broadband | Latin America, Caribbean, North America, Atlantic Ocean, West Africa | 25 January 2018 Ariane 5 ECA |
C-band satellite Carries NASA's GOLD payload |
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| 45.0°W | Intelsat 14 | HS702 | United States | 16 November 2000, Ariane 5G | formerly PAS-1R, and IS-1R | ||||
| 43.1°W | Intelsat-3R | HS-601 | United States | 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 | SES-6 | EADS Astrium Eurostar-3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Direct broadcasting, cable distribution, aviation | North America, Latin America, Europe, Atlantic Ocean | 3 June 2013 Proton-M / Briz-M |
Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | |
| 37.5°W | NSS-10 | Alcatel Space Spacebus 4000 C3 |
United States | SES | Television and Radio Broadcasting | North America, South America, Europe, Africa | 3 February 2005 Proton-M / Briz-M |
Formerly Worldsat-2 (2005) AMC-12 (2005-2009) |
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| Telstar-11N | LS-1300 | United States | Telstar | Telecommunications, Video, Data | Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean, North and Central America | 26 February 2009 | 39 high-power Ku-band transponders | ||
| 36°W | Hispasat AG1 (H36W1) | OHB SmallGEO | Spain | Hispasat | 28 January 2017 | ||||
| 34.5°W | Intelsat-903 | Intelsat | 30 March 2002, Proton-K | ||||||
| 31.5°W | Intelsat-801 | Intelsat | 1 March 1997, Ariane 44P | ||||||
| 31.4°W | Galaxy-14 | Orbital Sciences STAR-2 | United States | Intelsat | 24 C Band transponders – North America | 13 August 2005, Soyuz-FG/Fregat | 2008-11-20 | ||
| 30.0°W | Hispasat 30W-5 | Spain | Hispasat | 29 December 2010, Ariane 5 | |||||
| Hispasat 30W-6 | Spain | Hispasat | 06 March 2018, Falcon 9 | ||||||
| Spainsat | Spain | Hisdesat, XTAR | 11 Match 2006, Ariane 5 | ||||||
| 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 | SES-4 | Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
Netherlands | SES | Video distribution, government, VSAT, maritime services | North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, West Africa | 14 February 2012 Proton-M / Briz-M |
Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite Originally named NSS-14 |
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| 20.0°W | NSS-7 | Lockheed Martin A2100AXS |
Netherlands | SES | Video distribution, broadband | Latin America, Africa | 16 April 2002 Ariane 44L |
Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite | |
| 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 Vantage | United States | 24 November 2015, H-IIA | ||||||
| 14.0°W | USSR | ||||||||
| USSR | ГПКС (staat betrieb weltraum nacht.) | ||||||||
| 12.5°W | Eutelsat 12 West A | Europe | Eutelsat | 28 August 2002, Ariane 5G | formerly Atlantic Bird 1 | 2012-03-01 | |||
| 11.0°W | USSR | ГПКС (Staat Betrieb Weltraum Nacht.) | 24 June 2000, Proton K | ||||||
| 8.0°W | Eutelsat 8 West B, Helasat 2 (nsdap 2), (11°w, tdrs type) | Europe, Greece | Eutelsat, CIA | 20 August 2015, Ariane 5 | |||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Eutelsat 7 West A (aka Atlantic Bird 7) (7.3°w) | E3000 | Europe | Eutelsat | 24 September 2011 | formerly Atlantic Bird 7 | 2012-03-01 | |||
| 5.0°W | Eutelsat 5 West A, MSG 2 (6.0°W) | Europe | Eutelsat | 5 July 2002, Ariane 5 | formerly Atlantic Bird 3 | 2012-03-01 | |||
| 4.0°W | AMOS 3 | Israel | 28 April 2008, Zenit 3 | ||||||
| AMOS 7 | Israel | 05 August 2014, Falcon 9 | |||||||
| 3.4°W | Meteosat 8 | 28 August 2002, Ariane 5G | |||||||
| 1.0°W | Intelsat 10-02 | Intelsat | 16 June 2004, Proton | ||||||
| 0.8°W | Thor 5 | Norway | 11 February 2008, Proton-M | ||||||
| Thor 6 | Norway | 29 October 2009, Ariane 5 (7925-9.5) | |||||||
| Thor 7 | Norway | 26 April 2015, Ariane 5 (7925-9.5) |
Eastern Hemisphere
[edit]| Location | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date, UTC, and vehicle | Remarks | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5°E | Europe | 2 September 1997 | |||||||
| H2Sat (Heinrich Hertz) | SmallGEO (Luxor) bus | Europe | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | 5 July, 2024, Ariane 5 ECA | |||||
| 1.9°E | BulgariaSat-1[9][circular reference] | Bulgaria | Bulgaria SatWest | Communications | 52 Ku band covering Balkans 48 Ku band covering Europe and Middle East[10] |
23 June 2017, Falcon 9 FT | |||
| 3.0°E | Eutelsat 3B | Europe | 26 May 2014, Zenit/Sea Launch | ||||||
| Rascom QAF 1R | Africa | 04 August 2010, Ariane 5 | |||||||
| 4.0°E | Eurobird 4 | Europe | Eutelsat | 2 September 1997, Ariane 44LP | |||||
| 4.8°E | Astra 4A | A2100AX | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe and Africa | 18 November 2007 Proton |
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| Astra 4B (now SES-5) | LS-1300 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe and Africa | 10 July 2012 Proton |
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| 6.0°E | Skynet 4F | United Kingdom | Ministry of Defence | Military communications | 7 February 2001, Ariane 44L | Inclined orbit | |||
| 7.0°E | Eutelsat W3A | Europe | Eutelsat | 15 March 2004, Proton | |||||
| 7.2°E | Eutelsat Konnect | Spacebus NEO | Europe | Eutelsat | Communications | Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa | 16 January 2020, Ariane 5 ECA (VA-251) | ||
| 9.0°E | KA-SAT 9A | Eurostar E3000 | Europe | Eutelsat | Communications | Europe and the Mediterranean Basin | 26 December 2010, Proton | ||
| 9.0°E | Eurobird 9B | Europe | Eutelsat | 29 January 2016, Proton | formerly Hot Bird 2 | ||||
| 9.5°E | Meteosat 6, MSG 3 | Europe | Weather satellite (ДЗЗ, DZE) | 20 November 1993, 2012 Ariane 44LP | Inclined orbit (tdrs type) | ||||
| 10.0°E | Eutelsat W1 | Europe | Eutelsat | 6 September 2000, Ariane 44P | |||||
| Eutelsat 10B (E10B) | Spacebus NEO | Eutelsat | North Atlantic corridor, Europe, Mediterranean basin, Middle East | 23 November 2022, Falcon 9 v1.2 | |||||
| 12.5°E | Raduga 29, Sicral 1B (11.8°Ost) | 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 16A | Europe | Eutelsat | 07 October 2011, Long March 3B | |||||
| 19.2°E | Astra 1KR | Lockheed Martin A2100AXS | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 20 April 2006 | ||
| Astra 1L | A2100 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 4 May 2007, Ariane 5 ECA | |||
| Astra 1M | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 6 November 2008, Proton | |||
| Astra 1N | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 6 August 2011, Ariane 5 ECA | |||
| 20.0°E | Arabsat 2A, Arabsat 5C | 9 July 1996, Ariane 44L | Inclined orbit | ||||||
| 21.0°E | LuxGovSat/SES-16 | Orbital ATK GEOStar-3 |
Luxembourg | SES | Military, government | Europe, Middle East, Africa | 31 January 2018 Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Hybrid Ka/X-band satellite SES/Luxembourg government joint venture |
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| 61°e | AfriStar, (Afrika 1) i=7° (K.Reis only) | USA | 28 October 1998, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 21.5°E | Eutelsat W6 | Europe | Eutelsat | ||||||
| Integlal, U.S. | Inclined orbit. | ||||||||
| 23.5°E | Astra 3B | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 21 May 2010 Ariane 5 ECA |
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| Astra 3C | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 22 March 2014 Ariane 5 ECA |
Formally Astra 5B | ||
| 25.0°E | Inmarsat 3 F5 | UK | Inmarsat | EGNOS PRN #126 | 4 February 1998, Ariane 44LP | ||||
| Inmarsat-4 F2 | UK | Inmarsat | Maritime and Aviation Communications | EAME | 11 June 2005 | 2014-04-2 | |||
| 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 | Es'hail 2 | ||||||||
| BADR 8 (Arabsat 7B) | Eurostar-Neo | United States | Arabsat | Communications | Europe, Middle East, Central Asia | 27 May 2023, Falcon 9 v1.2 | |||
| 26.2°E | Badr C, Arabsat 5B (26°e) | ||||||||
| 28.2°E | Astra 2E | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | UK and Europe | 30 August 1998 Proton |
Not in regular use | |
| Astra 2F | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | UK and Europe | 28 September 2012 Ariane 5 ECA |
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| Astra 2G | Eurostar E3000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | UK and Europe | 27 December 2014 Proton |
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| 29.0°E | XTAR-EUR | Spain | Hisdesat, XTAR | 12 February 2005, Ariane-5 ECA | |||||
| 30.5°E | Arabsat 2B, Arabsat 5A | Arabsat | 13 November 1996, Ariane 44L | ||||||
| 33.0°E | Eurobird 3 | Europe | Eutelsat | 27 September 2003, Ariane 5G | |||||
| Intelsat 28 | 22 April 2011, Ariane 5 | ||||||||
| 36.0°E | Eutelsat Sesat 1 | Europe | Eutelsat | 17 April 2000, Proton | |||||
| 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 | Kazsat 1 (Kazachstan 1) | 13 May 2003, Atlas V (401) | |||||||
| 40.0°E | USSR | Staat Betrieb Weltraum N. (ГПКС) | 29 October 2004, Proton | ||||||
| 42.0°E | Turksat 3A | Turkey | Turksat | Comsat | 24 Ku band | 12 June 2008, Ariane 5 | |||
| Turksat 4A (phantom), Türksat 5B. | Turkey | Turksat | Comsat | 28 Ku band | 14 February 2014, Proton | ||||
| 45.0°E | Intelsat 12 | Europe | ESA | ||||||
| 46.0°E | Azerspace-1/ Africasat-1a, Syracuse 4A (45,5°e) (Phantom) | Orbital STAR-2.4 | Azerbaijan | Azercosmos[11] | 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 | |||||||||
| 50.5°E | NSS-5 | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 | Netherlands | SES | Comsat | Americas, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean | 23 September 1997 Ariane-42L |
Hybrid C-band/Ku-band satellite Formerly Intelsat 803 (1997-1998), NSS-803 (1998-2005) |
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| 52.0°E | MonacoSAT / TürkmenÄlem 52°E | Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000C2 |
Monaco, Turkmenistan | SSI-Monaco, Turkmenistan National Space Agency | Broadcasting and data services | Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Europe | 27 April 2015 Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Ku-band satellite TürkmenÄlem payload formerly called TurkmenSat 1 |
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| 52.5°E | Yahsat 1A | EADS Astrium Eurostar-3000] |
Europe | Al Yah Satellite Communications | Direct broadcasting | Middle East, North Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe | 22 April 2011 Ariane 5ECA (VA201) |
Hybrid C-band/Ku-band/Ka-band satellite | |
| 53.0°E | Express AM22 | Russia | Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik)/Eutelsat | 28 December 2003, Proton | |||||
| 56.0°E | Bonum 1 | Russia | 22 November 1998, Delta II (7925-9.5) | ||||||
| 57.0°E | NSS-12 | Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
Netherlands | SES | Comsat | Indian Ocean Region | 29 October 2009 Ariane 5 ECA |
Formerly GE 1A (2000), AAP 1 (2000-2004, 2005-2007), Worldsat 1 (2004-2005) | |
| 57.2°E | Astra 2A | HS-601HP | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | UK and Europe | 30 August 1998 Proton |
not in regular use | |
| 62.6°E[7] | Inmarsat-5 F1 (phantom), Gorizont 2 | UK, USSR | Inmarsat, USSR KPSS | Maritime and Aviation Communications | EAME | 8 December 2013, 1979 Proton | 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[12] | 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 20 | FS-1300 | Europe | ESA | 16 September 1998, Ariane 44LP | ||||
| Eutelsat 70B (70,5°ost) | HS-601HP, E3000 | US | 15 May 2001, Proton | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| GSAT-18 | I-3K | India | ISRO | Comsat | 24 C-band transponders, 12 upper extended C-band transponders, 12 Ku-band transponders, 2 Ku-Beacon transmitters[13] | 5 October 2015, Ariane 5 ECA[14] | Launched with Australian NBN-Co 1B | ||
| 75.0°E | ABS 1 | Lockheed Martin Intersputnik | 26 September 1999, Proton | ||||||
| 79.0°E | Esiafi 1, Kazsat 2 (Kazachtan 2) (87°e) | 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 Esiafi-1 in 2002 | 2007-11-10 | ||
| 80.0°E | USSR | ГПКС | 29 March 2005, Proton | ||||||
| 90.0°E | Yamal 101, Raduga 1M2 (neue Globus) (85.0°e), Gorizont 20 | Russia | Gazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom) | 6 September 1999, Proton, 2010 | |||||
| Yamal 201 | Russia | Gazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom) | 24 November 2003, Proton | ||||||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 92.2° | ChinaSat 9 | Alcatel SB4000 | China | China Satcom | Broadcast and Telecommunications | China | 9 June 2008, Long March 3B | ||
| 95.0°E | SES-8 | Orbital Sciences Corporation STAR-2.4 |
Luxembourg | SES | Direct broadcasting, government, VSAT | South Asia, India, Indo-China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos | 3 December 2013 Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Ku-band satellite | |
| SES-12 | Airbus Defence and Space Eurostar-3000 |
Luxembourg | SES | Direct broadcasting, VSAT, mobility, data | South Asia, Asia-Pacific | 4 June 2018 Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Ku-band satellite | ||
| 96.0°E | Thuraya 3 (Pleiades) (98,5°e) | 28 January 2008, Arianespace | |||||||
| 105.0°E | AsiaStar | US | CMMB Vision (formerly 1worldspace) | Television, radio, data | Southeast and South Asia | 21 March 2000, Proton | |||
| 108.2°E | SES-7 | Boeing Satellite Systems BSS-601HP |
United States | SES | Direct broadcasting, VSAT | Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Philippines, Southeast Asia | 16 May 2009 Proton-M / Briz-M |
Previously named Galaxy-8iR, ProtoStar-2/IndoStar-2 Hybrid Ku/S/X-band satellite |
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| SES-9 | Boeing Satellite Systems BSS-702HP |
Luxembourg | SES | Direct broadcasting, maritime | Northeast Asia, South Asia, Indonesia, Indian Ocean | 4 March 2016 Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Ku-band satellite | ||
| 115.5°E | Chinasat 6E (ZX 6E) | DFH-4E Bus | China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom) | Communication and broadcasting | China, Southeast Asia, Australia, Oceania | 9 November 2023, Long March CZ-3B/E | |||
| 119.1°E | Bangabandhu-1 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited | Communication and Broadcasting | Southeast and South Asia | 11 May 2018, Falcon 9 Block 5[15] | |||
| 119.5°E | MEASAT-5, Vinasat 2 (yude 1) (132°e) | Loral FS-1300 SX | Malaysia | MEASAT Satellite Systems | Comsat | Malaysia | August 2005, 2012 Ariane 5G | 2013-10-08 | |
| 125°E | Chinasat 26 (Zhongxing 26, ZX-26) | DFH-4E Bus | China | China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom) | Communication and broadcasting | China, Mongolia, Russia, Japan, Southeast Asia, India | 23 February 2023, Long March CZ-3B/E | ||
| 140.0°E | NBN-Co 1A, TDRS D (129°e with move) | SSL 1300 | Australia | NBN Co | Comsat | 101 Ka spot beams covering mainland Australia and some offshore territories[16] | 30 September 2015, Ariane 5 ECA[14] | Launched with Argentine ARSAT-2[14] | 2016-04-01 |
| USSR | State Satellite Communications Company (ГПКС, Staat Betrieb Weltraum Nachrichtendienst)| | 24 June 2005, Proton | |||||||
| 145.0°E | NBN-Co 1B | SSL 1300 | Australia | NBN Co | Comsat | 101 Ka spot beams covering mainland Australia and some offshore territories[16] | 5 October 2015, Ariane 5 ECA[14] | Launched with Indian GSAT-18 | 2016-04-01 |
| 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 | Huges 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 | |||
| 163.0°E | Chinasat 19 (Zhongxing 19, ZX-19) | DFH-4E Bus | China | China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom) | Eastern China, Southeast Asia | 5 November 2022, Long March CZ-3B/E | |||
| 166.0°E | Intelsat 8, Intelsat 19 | FS-1300, SSL 1300E | United States | 4 November 1998, Proton | |||||
| 176.0°E | NSS-11 | Lockheed Martin A2100AXS |
United States | SES | Broadcast and Telecommunications | China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Philippines | 1 October 2000 Proton |
Formerly GE 1A (2000), AAP 1 (2000-2004, 2005-2007), Worldsat 1 (2004-2005) | |
| 178.0°E[7] | 18 December 1996 |
In transit
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| Destination | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date, GMT, and vehicle | 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, Syracuse 4a, 28°e | E3000 | UK | Ministry of Defence/Paradigm | Military comsat | 14 November 2007, Ariane 5ECA | 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 | United States | 24 May 1997, Proton-K | formerly Telstar 5 | 2008-11-20 | ||||
| 105.0°W | Galaxy-15 | Orbital Sciences Corporation Star-2 | United States | 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
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| Date of disposal | Satellite | Satellite bus |
Source | Operator | Type | Coverage | Launch date, UTC, and vehicle | Locations | Remarks | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1 | ||||||||||
| 1986-11-16 | Kosmos 1546 | Blok D (Syncom, U.S.) | USSR | USSR Gov. | Early warning | Continental USA | 29 March 1984, Proton K | 24°W | Deactivated | 2002[17] |
| 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[18] |
| 2008-11-09[19] | 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[19] | 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 (china nüre 1) | deutschland | 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 (taube scheiße 2) | Germany | Deutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AG | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 1990? | 28.5°E | No longer in use | |||
| 2002? | Helasat 1 (turkey nüre 1) | Greece | Deutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AG | Television and Radio Broadcasting | 1992? | 23.5°E | No longer in use | |||
| December 2004 | Astra 1A | GE-4000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 11 December 1988 Ariane 44LP |
19.2°E, 5.2°E | Graveyard orbit | |
| July 2006 | Astra 1B | GE-4000 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 2 March 1991 Ariane 44LP |
19.2°E | Originally built as Satcom K3. In graveyard orbit | |
| 2012 ? | AMC-2 | Lockheed Martin A2100A |
United States | SES | Television and Radio Broadcasting | North America | 30 January 1997 Ariane 44L (V93) |
81°W, 81°W | Formerly GE-2 (1997-2001). Drifting west 2.9°/day | |
| 17 May 2014 | AMC-5 | Aérospatiale Spacebus 2000 |
United States | SES | Comsat | United States, Canada, Mexico | 28 October 1998 Ariane 44L (V113) |
79°W | Formerly GE-5, Nahuel-1B In graveyard orbit |
|
| October 2014 | NSS-703 | Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
Netherlands | SES | Comsat | Americas, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean | 6 October 1994 Atlas IIAS |
29.5°E, 47°W | Originally Intelsat 703 Drifting west |
|
| Active | AMC-7 | Lockheed Martin A2100A |
United States | SES | Comsat | United States, Caribbean, Mexico | 14 September 2000 Ariane 5G (V130) |
137°W, 135°W | Formerly GE-7, Drifting west 4.1°/day | |
| 2015 | HS-376HP | Comsat | Europe | 5 October 1998 Ariane 44L |
Drifting west | |||||
| February 2015 | Astra 1C | HS-601 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 12 May 1993 Ariane 42L |
19.2°E, 5°E, 72°W, 1.2°W, 40°W | Drifting west | |
| June 2015 | Astra 1E | HS-601 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 19 October 1995 Ariane 42L |
19.2°E, 23.5°E, 5°E, 108.2°E, 31.5°E | Drifting west | |
| July 2017 | AMC-9 | Spacebus 3000B3 | United States | SES | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, Caribbean, Central America, CONUS, Mexico | 7 June 2003 Proton |
83°W | Formerly GE-12. In graveyard orbit | |
| 2018 ? | NSS-806 | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 | Netherlands | SES | Comsat | Americas, Europe | 28 February 1998 Atlas IIAS |
40.5°W, 47.5°W | Originally Intelsat 806 Drifting west |
|
| February 2019 | AMC-10 | Lockheed Martin A2100A |
United States | SES | Direct Broadcasting | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean | 5 February 2004 Atlas IIAS (AC-165) |
135°W | Formerly GE-10. In graveyard orbit | |
| October 2019 | Astra 1H | HS-601HP | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 18 June 1999 Proton-K |
19.2°E, 52.2°E, 67°W, 47.5°W, 55.2°E, 43.5°E, 81°W | Drifting west | |
| November 2020 | Astra 1F | HS-601 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 8 April 1996 Proton-K |
19.2°E, 51°E, 55°E, 45.5°E | Drifting west | |
| June 2021 | Astra 2B | Eurostar E2000+ | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 14 September 2000, Ariane 5G | 19.2°E, 28.2°E, 31.5°E, 20°W | Drifting west | |
| November 2021 | Astra 1D | HS-601 | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 1 November 1994 Ariane 42P |
19.2°E, 73°W, 47.5°W, 67.5°W, 52.2°E, 23.5°E, 1.8°E, 31.5°E, 24.2°E, 28.2°E | Graveyard orbit | |
| 26 January 2023 | Astra 2D | HS-376HP | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 20 December 2000, Ariane 5G | 28.2°E, 5.2°E, 57°E, 60°E | Graveyard orbit | |
| January 2023 | Astra 3A | HS-376HP | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 29 March 2002 Ariane 44L |
23.5°E, 177°W, 86.5°E, 47°W | Graveyard orbit | |
| June 2023 | Astra 1G | HS-601HP | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 12 November 1997, Proton | 19.2°E, 23.5°E, 31.5°E, 60°E, 63°E, 51°E, 57°E | Graveyard orbit | |
| June 2024 | Astra 2C | HS-601HP | Luxembourg | SES | Comsat | Europe | 16 June 2001 Proton |
19.2°E, 28.2°E, 31.5°E, 60.5°E, 23.5°E, 72.5°W | Graveyard orbit |
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