List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit explained

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. 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

LocationSatelliteSatellite
bus		SourceOperatorTypeCoverageLaunch date, UTC, and vehicleRemarks
180.0°EIntelsat 18 (Armenia 1, yude2)IntelsatTelevision and Radio BroadcastingSouth Pacific, Alaska, China5 October 2011 Zenit 3SLB
177.0°WNSS-9Orbital
Star-2		LuxembourgSESIntercontinental Voice, Video, and InternetPacific Ocean region
Ariane 5ECA V187
177.1°WYamal 300KRussiaGazprom Space SystemsTelevision and InternetRussia2 November 2012 Proton-M[3]
171.3°WTDRS-10 (J), GE 2 (174°W)United StatesNASA5 December 2002, Atlas IIA
171.1°WTDRS-11United StatesNASA31 January 2013, Atlas V 401
169.5°WNSS-6Lockheed Martin
A2100AXS		NetherlandsSESDirect broadcasting, video distributionKu-band satellite
167.6°WTDRS-5United StatesNASA2 August 1991,
148.0°WEchoStar-1Lockheed Martin AS-7000United StatesEchostar / DISH NetworkDirect Broadcasting, Long March 2EScheduled to move to 77°W
139.0°WAMC-6, WGS 6 (135°w)Lockheed Martin
A2100AX		United StatesSESComsatNorth America, Greenland, Latin America
Proton-K / 11September		Formerly GE-6 (1997-2001)
83°WAMC-18Lockheed Martin
A2100A		United StatesSES and AT&T AlascomComsatCanada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean
Ariane 5ECA (VA174)		Formerly GE-18
135.0°WAMC-4, Artemis (i=14°)Lockheed Martin
2100AX		United StatesSESTelevision and Radio BroadcastingNorth America, Latin America, Caribbean
Ariane 44LP H10-3 (V123)		Formerly GE-4 (1999-2001)
AMC-8, Aurora-3Lockheed Martin
2100A		United StatesSES and AT&T AlascomComsatCanada, Alaska, United States, Mexico, Caribbean
Ariane 5G (V138)		Formerly GE-8 (2000-2001)
128°WGOES 15United StatesNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)[4] Weather North America and the Pacific Ocean basin 4 March 2010, Delta IV, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida
133.0°WGalaxy-15United States
131.0°WAMC-1Lockheed Martin
A2100		United StatesSESTelevision and Radio BroadcastingCanada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean
Atlas IIA		Formerly GE-1 (1996-2001)
AMC-11Lockheed Martin
A2100A		United StatesSESTelevision and Radio BroadcastingCanada, Caribbean, CONUS, Mexico
Atlas IIAS		Formerly GE-11 (2004)
129.0°WSES-15Boeing Satellite Systems
BSS-702P		LuxembourgSESAviation, government, VSATNorth America, Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean region
Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M		Hybrid Ku-band / Ka-band / WAAS satellite
Ciel-2CanadaCiel Satellite GroupDirect BroadcastingNorth America, Proton-M / Briz MKu-band satellite
Galaxy-12Orbital Sciences Corporation STAR-2United StatesIntelsatTelevision/Radio Broadcasting[5] Ariane 5Greplaced failed Galaxy 15
127.0°WGalaxy 13 (aka Horizons 1)HS-601United StatesIntelsat24 C-Band transpondersSame satellite as Horizons-1
HS-601United StatesJapan Satellite Systems24 Ku-Band transpondersSame satellite as Galaxy-13
Galaxy 37 (Horizons 4)LS-1300United StatesIntelsat3 August 2023, Falcon 9 v1.2
125.0°WAMC-21Orbital ATK
GEOStar-2		United StatesSESComsatCanada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Ariane 5 ECA		Ku-band satellite
123.0°WGalaxy 18LS-1300United StatesIntelsatTelevision and radio broadcastingNorth America, Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite|2008-11-19|-

|rowspan="2"|121.0°W|Galaxy-23|FS-1300| United States|Intelsat|Direct Broadcasting|North America||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||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||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|, 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|, 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|, Ariane 42L||2008-11-26|-

|116.1°W|SIRIUS-FM-6|||||||||-

| 115.2°W|XM-Blues|| United States||||, Zenit-3SL|||-

| 115°W|Solidaridad-2||Mexico|Satmex|||, Ariane 44L|||-

|115.1°W|ViaSat-1|LS-1300| United States|ViaSat|||, Proton-M|56 Ka-band Transponders||-

| 115°W| EUTELSAT 115 West A|||||||||-

|115° W|MEXSAT 3|||||||||-

|113°W|Satmex 6||Mexico|Satmex|||, Ariane 5 ECA|||-

|113.0°W|Eutelsat 113 West A|LS-1300X||Eutelsat||| 27 May 2006, Ariane 5 ECA|||-

|111.2°W|WILDBLUE-1|| United States|ViaSat||||||-

|111.1°W|Anik F2|Boeing 702|Canada|Telesat Canada|Direct Broadcasting||, 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|||-

|rowspan="3"| 110°W|EchoStar-11|LS-1300| United States|Echostar/DISH Network|Direct Broadcasting||, Zenit-3SL||2008-11-19|-|EchoStar-10|A2100AXS| United States|Echostar/DISH Network|Direct Broadcasting||, Zenit-3SL|||-|DirecTV-5|LS-1300| United States|DirecTV|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton|32 Ku-band transponders||-

| 108°W| GOES 3|| United States| NOAA||| 16 June 1978 Delta 2914|||-

|rowspan="2"|107.3°W|Anik F1|Boeing 702|Canada|Telesat Canada|Direct Broadcasting||, 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||, Proton|Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite; will replace Anik F1||-|rowspan="2"|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|
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|
Proton-M / Briz-M| Hybrid Ku-/Ka-band satellite. Twin of AMC-16||-

|104.6°W|GOES-14|| United States|||||||-

|103.0°W|SES-3|GEOStar-2.4| United States|SES|Direct Broadcasting|North America|, Proton-M / Briz-M|Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite||-

|102.9°W|SPACEWAY-1|Boeing 702| United States|DirecTV|Direct Broadcasting|||||-

|102.8°W|DIRECTV-10|| United States|||||||-

|102.8°W|DIRECTV-12|| United States|||||||-

|101.3°W|SkyTerra-1|Boeing 702| United States|Ligado Networks|Telecommunications|United States|, Proton-M|||-

|101.2°W|DirecTV-4S|HS-601| United States|DirecTV|Direct Broadcasting||, Ariane 44LP|48 Ku-band transponders||-

|101.1°W|DirecTV-9S|LS-1300| United States|DirecTV|Direct Broadcasting||, Ariane 5 ECA|||-| 101°W| SES-1|GEOStar-2.4|US|SES|Direct Broadcasting|Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America|, Proton-M / Briz-M|Hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite||-

|100.8°W|DirecTV-8|LS-1300| United States|DirecTV|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton|Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite||-

|99.2°W|DIRECTV-14|| United States|||||||-

|99.2°W|DIRECTV 11| BSS (HSS) 702| United States|||||||-

|99.1°W|SPACEWAY-2|| United States||||, Ariane 5 ECA||-

|97°W|Galaxy-16|FS-1300||Intelsat|||, Zenit-3SL|||-

|98°W|||||Communications| Caribbean, CONUS|||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)|, Zenit-3SL||2008-11-20|-|96.0°W|SIRIUS-FM-5|||||||||-|95.2°W|DIRECTV-15|| United States|||||||-| rowspan="3" |95.0°W|Galaxy 3C|| United States||||, Zenit-3SL|||-|Galaxy 35 (Galaxy 3CR)|LS-1300||Intelsat|||13 December 2022, Ariane 5 ECA|C-ban replacement||-|INTELSAT-30|||||||||-|93.0°W|Galaxy-26|FS-1300| United States||||, Proton-K|||-|94.9°W|SPACEWAY-3|| United States|||||||-|93.1°W|GALAXY-25|| United States|||||||-|91.1°W|Nimiq 1|A2100AX|Canada|Telesat Canada|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton|32 Ku-band transponders||-| rowspan="3" |91.0°W|Galaxy 17|Spacebus 3000 B3| United States|Intelsat|Television and radio broadcasting|North America|, 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|, 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|||||||||-|87.0°W|SES-2|GEOStar-2.4|US|SES|Direct Broadcasting|North America, Latin America, Caribbean|, Ariane 5 ECA|Hybrid C-/Ku-band satellite||-

|85.2°W|XM-5|| United States|||||||-|85.1°W|XM 3 Rhythm|Boeing 702| United States|XM Satellite Radio Holdings|Radio Broadcasting|CONUS|, Zenit-3SL|||-

|85.0°W| AMC-16| Lockheed Martin
A2100AXS| United States| SES| Direct Broadcasting| Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico|
Atlas V (V521)| Hybrid Ku-/Ka-band satellite. Twin (and originally ground spare) of AMC-15||-

|84.0°W|Brasilsat B3||Brazil||||, Ariane 44LP|||-|84.0°W|Brasilsat B4|| Brazil|||| 17 August 2000 Ariane 4LP-3|||-|83.8°W|HISPASAT-1C|||||||||-

| 83.0°W| AMC-18| Lockheed Martin
LM-A2100A| United States| SES| Comsat| Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean|
Ariane 5ECA (VA174)| C-band satellite. Formerly GE-18 (Originally ground spare for of AMC-10 and AMC-11)||-

|rowspan="2"|82.0°W|Nimiq 2|A2100AX|Canada|Telesat Canada|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton|Hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite||-|Nimiq 3|HS-601||Telesat Canada|Direct Broadcasting||, Ariane 42P|Previously DirecTV-3 for DirecTV||-|82.0°W|Nimiq-4|Eurostar-3000S||Telesat Canada|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton-M|||-|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|, Ariane 5ECA||2015-10-10|-|80.9°W|SBS-6|HS-393| United States|Intelsat|Television and Radio Broadcasting||, Ariane 44L|Beyond expected end of life. Serves Argentina now|2008-06-13|-

|79.0°W|Satcom C3|| United States||||, Ariane 44LP||-|78.8°W|SKY MEXICO-1|||||||||-|78.0°W|VENESAT-1|||||||||-|rowspan="3"|77.0°W|EchoStar-4|A2100AX| United States|Echostar/DISH Network|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton|Retired||-|EchoStar-8|FS-1300| United States|Echostar/DISH Network|Direct Broadcasting||, Proton| Deorbited|2008-11-19|-| QuetzSat 1| Space Systems/Loral
SSL-1300 | Mexico| QuetzSat (SES)| Broadcasting| United States, Mexico |
Proton-M / Briz-M| Ku-band satellite| |-

|77.1°W|ECHOSTAR-1|| United States|||||||-

|76.9°W|ECHOSTAR-8|| United States|||||||-|76.8°W|Galaxy 4R|| United States||||, Ariane 42L|Inclined orbit||-|76.2°W|INTELSAT-16|||||||||-|75.2°W|GOES-16|| United States|||||||-|75.0°W|Brasilsat B1||Brazil||||, Ariane 44LP|||-|74.9°W|Galaxy-9|| United States||||, Delta II (7925)|spare||-|74.0°W|Horizons-2|STAR Bus| United States|Intelsat JSAT|Television and Radio Broadcasting|CONUS Canada Caribbean|, Ariane 5GS|20 Ku Xpndrs|2008-06-13|-

|72.7°W|EchoStar-6|FS-1300| United States|Echostar/DISH Network|Direct Broadcasting||, Atlas II-AS||2008-11-19|-|72.5°W|Directv-1R|| United States||||, Zenit-3SL|||-

| 72.0°W| AMC-3| Lockheed Martin
A2100A| United States| SES| Television and Radio Broadcasting| Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean|
Atlas IIAS| Formerly GE-3 (1997-2001)| |-

|71.8°W|ARSAT-1|ARSAT-3K|Argentina||Direct Broadcasting|Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay|, Ariane 5ECA|First geostationary satellite built in Latin America||-|71.0°W|Nahuel 1A||Argentina||||, Ariane 44L|||-|70.0°W|STAR ONE C2|||||||||-|69.9°W|STAR ONE C4|||||||||-|67.0°W|SES-10|Airbus Defence and Space
Eurostar-3000|Luxembourg|SES|Direct broadcasting, VSAT|Central America, Caribbean, South America, Brazil|
Falcon 9 Full Thrust|Ku-band satellite||-|70.0°W|Brasilsat B4||Brazil||||, Ariane 44LP|||-|65.0°W|Brasilsat B2||Brazil||||, Ariane 44LP+|||-|65.0°W|STAR ONE C1|||||||||-|63.0°W|Estrela do Sul 1||Brazil||||, Zenit-3SL|||-|63.0°W|TELSTAR-14R|| United States|||||||-|62.8°W|ABS-1A|| United States|||||||-|62.2°W|TDRS-3, Angola 1 (Angosat)|| United States|||||||-|61.5°W|ECHOSTAR-16|| United States|||||||-|61.3°W|EchoStar-12|A2100AXS| United States||||, Atlas V (521)|Formerly Rainbow-1, purchased from VOOM||-|61.8°W|EchoStar-3|A2100AX| United States|Echostar/DISH Network|Direct Broadcasting||, Atlas II-AS|||-|61.0°W|Hispasat Amazonas||Spain| Hispasat|||, Proton-M|||-|58.0°W|Intelsat-9(PAS9), Intelsat 21|HS-601HP, BSS (HS) 702| United States|||, Zenit-3SL||formerly PAS-9||-|55.5°W|Intelsat-805|||Intelsat|||, Atlas II-AS|||-|54.0°W[6] |Inmarsat-3 F4||UK|Inmarsat|Maritime and Aviation Communications|Atlantic Ocean Region|, Arianne 44L||2014-04-2|-|53.0°W|Intelsat-707|||Intelsat|||, Ariane 4|||-|50.0°W|Intelsat-705, TDRS I (52.3°w)|||Intelsat|||, 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|
Ariane 5 ECA|C-band satellite
Carries NASA's GOLD payload||-|45.0°W|Intelsat 14|HS702| United States||||, Ariane 5G|formerly PAS-1R, and IS-1R||-|43.1°W|Intelsat-3R|HS-601| United States||||, Ariane 44L|formerly PAS-3R||-|43.0°W|Intelsat-6B|HS-601HP|||||, 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|
Proton-M / Briz-M|Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite||-|rowspan="2"|37.5°W| NSS-10| Alcatel Space
Spacebus 4000 C3| United States| SES| Television and Radio Broadcasting| North America, South America, Europe, Africa|
Proton-M / Briz-M| Formerly Worldsat-2 (2005)
AMC-12 (2005-2009)||-|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|||, Proton-K|||-|31.5°W|Intelsat-801|||Intelsat|||, Ariane 44P|||-

| 31.4°W|Galaxy-14|Orbital Sciences STAR-2| United States|Intelsat||24 C Band transponders – North America|, Soyuz-FG/Fregat||2008-11-20|-

|rowspan="3"|30.0°W|Hispasat 30W-5||Spain| Hispasat|||, Ariane 5|||-|Hispasat 30W-6||Spain| Hispasat|||, Falcon 9|||-|Spainsat||Spain| Hisdesat, XTAR|||, Ariane 5|||-|27.5°W|Intelsat-907|||Intelsat|||, Ariane 44L|||-|24.5°W|Intelsat-905|||Intelsat|||, 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|
Proton-M / Briz-M|Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite
Originally named NSS-14||-|20.0°W|NSS-7|Lockheed Martin
A2100AXS|Netherlands|SES|Video distribution, broadband|Latin America, Africa|
Ariane 44L|Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite||-|20.0°W|Intelsat-603|||Intelsat|||, Commercial Titan III|Inclined orbit||-|18.0°W|Intelsat-901|||Intelsat|||, Ariane 44L|||-|15.5°W|Inmarsat 3 F2||UK|Inmarsat|EGNOS PRN #120||, Proton-K|||-|15.0°W|Telstar 12 Vantage|| United States||||, H-IIA|||-|rowspan="2"|14.0°W|||USSR|||||||-|||USSR|ГПКС (staat betrieb weltraum nacht.)||||||-|12.5°W|Eutelsat 12 West A||Europe|Eutelsat|||, Ariane 5G|formerly Atlantic Bird 1||-|11.0°W|||USSR|ГПКС (Staat Betrieb Weltraum Nacht.)|||, Proton K|||-|8.0°W|Eutelsat 8 West B, Helasat 2 (nsdap 2), (11°w, tdrs type)||Europe, Greece|Eutelsat, CIA|||, Ariane 5|||-|rowspan="5"|7.0°W|Nilesat 101||Egypt||||, Ariane 44P|||-|Nilesat 102||Egypt||||, Ariane 44LP|||-|Nilesat 103||Egypt||||, Ariane 42P|||-|Nilesat 201||Egypt||||, Ariane 5|||-|Eutelsat 7 West A (aka Atlantic Bird 7) (7.3°w)|E3000|Europe|Eutelsat||||formerly Atlantic Bird 7||-|5.0°W|Eutelsat 5 West A, MSG 2 (6.0°W)||Europe|Eutelsat|||, Ariane 5|formerly Atlantic Bird 3||-|rowspan="2"|4.0°W|AMOS 3||Israel||||, Zenit 3|||-|AMOS 7||Israel||||, Falcon 9|||-|3.4°W|Meteosat 8||||||, Ariane 5G|||-|1.0°W|Intelsat 10-02|||Intelsat|||, Proton|||-|rowspan="3"|0.8°W|Thor 5||Norway||||, Proton-M|||-|Thor 6||Norway||||, Ariane 5 (7925-9.5)|||-|Thor 7||Norway||||, Ariane 5 (7925-9.5)|||-|}

Eastern Hemisphere

LocationSatelliteSatellite
bus		SourceOperatorTypeCoverageLaunch date, UTC, and vehicleRemarksAs of
0.5°EEurope
H2Sat (Heinrich Hertz)SmallGEO (Luxor) busEuropeGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)5 July, 2024, Ariane 5 ECA
1.9°EBulgariaSat-1[7] BulgariaBulgaria SatWestCommunications52 covering Balkans
48 covering Europe and Middle East[8] 		, Falcon 9 FT
3.0°EEutelsat 3BEurope, Zenit/Sea Launch
Rascom QAF 1RAfrica, Ariane 5
4.0°EEurobird 4EuropeEutelsat, Ariane 44LP
4.8°EAstra 4AA2100AXLuxembourgSESComsatEurope and Africa
Proton
Astra 4B (now SES-5)LS-1300LuxembourgSESComsatEurope and Africa
Proton
6.0°ESkynet 4FUnited KingdomMinistry of DefenceMilitary communications, Ariane 44LInclined orbit
7.0°EEutelsat W3AEuropeEutelsat, Proton
7.2°EEutelsat KonnectSpacebus NEOEuropeEutelsatCommunicationsEurope and Sub-Saharan Africa16 January 2020, Ariane 5 ECA (VA-251)
9.0°EKA-SAT 9AEurostar E3000EuropeEutelsatCommunicationsEurope and the Mediterranean Basin26 December 2010, Proton
9.0°EEurobird 9BEuropeEutelsat, Protonformerly Hot Bird 2
9.5°EMeteosat 6, MSG 3EuropeWeather satellite (ДЗЗ, DZE), 2012 Ariane 44LPInclined orbit (tdrs type)
10.0°EEutelsat W1EuropeEutelsat, Ariane 44P
Eutelsat 10B (E10B)Spacebus NEOEutelsatNorth Atlantic corridor, Europe, Mediterranean basin, Middle East23 November 2022, Falcon 9 v1.2
12.5°ERaduga 29, Sicral 1B (11.8°Ost)RussiaInclined orbit
13.0°EHot Bird 6EuropeEutelsat, Atlas V-401
Hot Bird 7AEuropeEutelsat, Ariane 5 ECA
Hot Bird 8EuropeEutelsat, Proton
16.0°EEutelsat 16AEuropeEutelsat, Long March 3B
19.2°EAstra 1KRLockheed Martin A2100AXSLuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Astra 1LA2100LuxembourgSESComsatEurope, Ariane 5 ECA
Astra 1MEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatEurope, Proton
Astra 1NEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatEurope, Ariane 5 ECA
20.0°EArabsat 2A, Arabsat 5C, Ariane 44LInclined orbit
21.0°ELuxGovSat/SES-16Orbital ATK
GEOStar-3		LuxembourgSESMilitary, governmentEurope, Middle East, AfricaHybrid Ka/X-band satellite
SES/Luxembourg government joint venture
61°eAfriStar, (Afrika 1) i=7° (K.Reis only)USA, Ariane 44L
21.5°EEutelsat W6EuropeEutelsat
Integlal, U.S.Inclined orbit.
23.5°EAstra 3BEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 5 ECA
Astra 3CEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 5 ECA		Formally Astra 5B
25.0°EInmarsat 3 F5UKInmarsatEGNOS PRN #126, Ariane 44LP
Inmarsat-4 F2UKInmarsatMaritime and Aviation CommunicationsEAME2014-04-2
CommunicationsEAME, Arianne 5ECA2014-04-2
25.5°EEurobird 2EuropeEutelsat
25.8°EBadr 2
26.0°EEs'hail 2
BADR 8 (Arabsat 7B)Eurostar-NeoUnited StatesArabsatCommunicationsEurope, Middle East, Central Asia27 May 2023, Falcon 9 v1.2
26.2°EBadr C, Arabsat 5B (26°e)
28.2°EAstra 2EEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatUK and Europe
Proton		Not in regular use
Astra 2FEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatUK and Europe
Ariane 5 ECA
Astra 2GEurostar E3000LuxembourgSESComsatUK and Europe
Proton
29.0°EXTAR-EURSpainHisdesat, XTAR, Ariane-5 ECA
30.5°EArabsat 2B, Arabsat 5AArabsat, Ariane 44L
33.0°EEurobird 3EuropeEutelsat, Ariane 5G
Intelsat 28, Ariane 5
36.0°EEutelsat Sesat 1EuropeEutelsat, Proton
Eutelsat W4EuropeEutelsat, Atlas IIIA
38.0°EPaksat-1RPakistanSpace and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, Long March 3B
39.0°EKazsat 1 (Kazachstan 1), Atlas V (401)
40.0°EUSSRStaat Betrieb Weltraum N. (ГПКС), Proton
42.0°ETurksat 3ATurkeyTurksatComsat24 , Ariane 5
Turksat 4A (phantom), Türksat 5B.TurkeyTurksatComsat28 , Proton
45.0°EIntelsat 12EuropeESA
46.0°EAzerspace-1/ Africasat-1a, Syracuse 4A (45,5°e) (Phantom)Orbital STAR-2.4AzerbaijanAzercosmos[9] Broadcast and Telecommunications SatelliteC-band: Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Ku-band: Central Asia and Europe, Ariane 5 ECA2014-09-11
49.0°E
50.5°ENSS-5Lockheed Martin AS-7000NetherlandsSESComsatAmericas, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean
Ariane-42L		Hybrid C-band/Ku-band satellite
Formerly Intelsat 803 (1997-1998), NSS-803 (1998-2005)
52.0°EMonacoSAT / TürkmenÄlem 52°EMonaco, TurkmenistanSSI-Monaco, Turkmenistan National Space AgencyBroadcasting and data servicesCentral Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Europe
Falcon 9 v1.1		Ku-band satellite
TürkmenÄlem payload formerly called TurkmenSat 1
52.5°EYahsat 1AEADS Astrium
Eurostar-3000]		EuropeAl Yah Satellite CommunicationsDirect broadcastingMiddle East, North Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe
Ariane 5ECA (VA201)		Hybrid C-band/Ku-band/Ka-band satellite
53.0°EExpress AM22RussiaRussian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik)/Eutelsat, Proton
56.0°EBonum 1Russia, Delta II (7925-9.5)
57.0°ENSS-12Space Systems/Loral
SSL-1300		NetherlandsSESComsatIndian Ocean Region
Ariane 5 ECA		Formerly GE 1A (2000), AAP 1 (2000-2004, 2005-2007), Worldsat 1 (2004-2005)
57.2°EAstra 2AHS-601HPLuxembourgSESComsatUK and Europe
Proton		not in regular use
62.6°EInmarsat-5 F1 (phantom), Gorizont 2UK, USSRInmarsat, USSR KPSSMaritime and Aviation CommunicationsEAME, 1979 Proton2014-04-2
64.5°EInmarsat-3 F1UKInmarsatMaritime and Aviation CommunicationsIndian Ocean Region, Atlas IIA2014-04-2
66°W[10] Galaxy-27FS-1300USIntelsatTelevision broadcasting & Satellite Internet Access, Ariane 44LPInclined, collocated2016-04-05
66°WIntelsat 17IntelsatNovember 26, 2010Replaces Intelsat 702
68.5°EIntelsat 20FS-1300EuropeESA, Ariane 44LP
Eutelsat 70B (70,5°ost)HS-601HP, E3000US, Proton
74.0°EINSAT-3CIndiaISRO, Ariane 42L
KALPANA-1IndiaISROWeather satelliteN/A, PSLVOriginally MetSat-1. Renamed in 2003 in memory of Kalpana Chawla, an astronaut killed in the Columbia accident2007-10-27
EDUSATIndiaISROEducational communication satellite6 and 6 C-band transmitters, covering India, GSLVAlso known as GSAT-32007-10-27
INSAT-4CRIndiaISRODTH, VPT and DSNG communication12 covering India, GSLV2007-10-27
GSAT-18I-3KIndiaISROComsat24 C-band transponders, 12 upper extended C-band transponders, 12 Ku-band transponders, 2 Ku-Beacon transmitters[11] 5 October 2015, Ariane 5 ECA[12] Launched with Australian NBN-Co 1B
75.0°EABS 1Lockheed Martin Intersputnik, Proton
79.0°EEsiafi 1, Kazsat 2 (Kazachtan 2) (87°e)HS-351TongasatComsat, Atlas-CentaurOriginally Comstar-4 for LMGT. Ranamed Parallax-1 in 2001 and operated by SSC Parallax. Purchased by Tongasat and renamed Esiafi-1 in 20022007-11-10
80.0°EUSSRГПКС, Proton
90.0°EYamal 101, Raduga 1M2 (neue Globus) (85.0°e), Gorizont 20RussiaGazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom), Proton, 2010
Yamal 201RussiaGazprom Space Systems (subsidiary of Gazprom), Proton
91.5°EMEASAT-3Boeing 601 HPMalaysiaMEASAT Satellite SystemsBroadcast and TelecommunicationsC-band: Asia, Australia, Middle East, South Eastern Europe and Eastern Africa
Ku-band: Malaysia, Indonesia and South Asia		, Proton2013-10-08
MEASAT-3aOrbital STAR-2.3MalaysiaMEASAT Satellite SystemsBroadcast and TelecommunicationsC-band: Asia, Australia, Middle East and Eastern Africa
Ku-band: Malaysia, Indonesia		, Land Launch Zenit - 3SLB2013-10-08
92.2°ChinaSat 9Alcatel SB4000ChinaChina SatcomBroadcast and TelecommunicationsChina9 June 2008, Long March 3B
95.0°ESES-8Orbital Sciences Corporation
STAR-2.4		LuxembourgSESDirect broadcasting, government, VSATSouth Asia, India, Indo-China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
Falcon 9 v1.1		Ku-band satellite
SES-12Airbus Defence and Space
Eurostar-3000		LuxembourgSESDirect broadcasting, VSAT, mobility, data South Asia, Asia-Pacific
Falcon 9 Full Thrust		Ku-band satellite
96.0°EThuraya 3 (Pleiades) (98,5°e), Arianespace
105.0°EAsiaStarUSCMMB Vision (formerly 1worldspace)Television, radio, dataSoutheast and South Asia, Proton
108.2°ESES-7Boeing Satellite Systems
BSS-601HP		United StatesSESDirect broadcasting, VSATIndonesia, India, Taiwan, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Proton-M / Briz-M		Previously named Galaxy-8iR, ProtoStar-2/IndoStar-2
Hybrid Ku/S/X-band satellite
SES-9Boeing Satellite Systems
BSS-702HP		LuxembourgSESDirect broadcasting, maritimeNortheast Asia, South Asia, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
Falcon 9 Full Thrust		Ku-band satellite
115.5°EChinasat 6E (ZX 6E)DFH-4E BusChina Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom)Communication and broadcastingChina, Southeast Asia, Australia, Oceania9 November 2023, Long March CZ-3B/E
119.1°EBangabandhu-1BangladeshBangladesh Communication Satellite Company LimitedCommunication and BroadcastingSoutheast and South Asia11 May 2018, Falcon 9 Block 5[13]
119.5°EMEASAT-5, Vinasat 2 (yude 1) (132°e)Loral FS-1300 SXMalaysiaMEASAT Satellite SystemsComsatMalaysia, 2012 Ariane 5G2013-10-08
125°EChinasat 26 (Zhongxing 26, ZX-26)DFH-4E BusChinaChina Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom)Communication and broadcastingChina, Mongolia, Russia, Japan, Southeast Asia, India 23 February 2023, Long March CZ-3B/E
140.0°ENBN-Co 1A, TDRS D (129°e with move)SSL 1300AustraliaNBN CoComsat101 Ka spot beams covering mainland Australia and some offshore territories[14] 30 September 2015, Ariane 5 ECALaunched with Argentine ARSAT-22016-04-01
USSRState Satellite Communications Company (ГПКС, Staat Betrieb Weltraum Nachrichtendienst), Proton
145.0°ENBN-Co 1BSSL 1300AustraliaNBN CoComsat101 Ka spot beams covering mainland Australia and some offshore territories5 October 2015, Ariane 5 ECALaunched with Indian GSAT-182016-04-01
146.0°EAgila 2PhilippinesSpace Systems/LoralComsat, TV and Radio BroadcastingSoutheast Asia, Long March 3B
148.0°EMEASAT-2Huges 376 HPMalaysiaMEASAT Satellite SystemsBroadcast & TelecommunicationsC-band: Asia Pacific and Hawaii
Ku-band: West Malaysia/Indonesia (Sumatra & Java), Taiwan, Eastern Australia, Vietnam and the Philippines (switchable)		, Ariane 44Linclined orbit2013-10-08
152.0°EOptus B3HS-601AustraliaOptus / Commonwealth BankComsat, Long March 2E2007-10-28
Optus D2STAR-2AustraliaOptusComsat, Ariane 5GS2007-10-28
163.0°EChinasat 19 (Zhongxing 19, ZX-19)DFH-4E BusChinaChina Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom)Eastern China, Southeast Asia5 November 2022, Long March CZ-3B/E
166.0°EIntelsat 8, Intelsat 19FS-1300, SSL 1300EUnited States, Proton
176.0°ENSS-11Lockheed Martin
A2100AXS		United StatesSESBroadcast and TelecommunicationsChina, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Philippines
Proton		Formerly GE 1A (2000), AAP 1 (2000-2004, 2005-2007), Worldsat 1 (2004-2005)
178.0°E

In transit

Dest­inationSatelliteSatellite
bus		SourceOperatorTypeCoverage Launch date, GMT, and vehiclePrevious locationsRemarksAs of
65.0°WStar One C1Spacebus 3000 B3BrazilStar OneBroadcast comsat28 C-band
14 Ku band
1 X-band, covering South America		, Ariane 5 ECA2007-11-14
53.0°ESkynet 5B, Syracuse 4a, 28°eE3000UKMinistry of Defence/ParadigmMilitary comsat, Ariane 5ECA2007-11-14
5.0°ESirius 4A2100AXSwedenSES SiriusComsat52 Ku-band covering Europe
2 Ka-band covering Scandinavia		, Proton-M2007-11-18
93.1°WGalaxy-25FS-1300United States, Proton-Kformerly Telstar 52008-11-20
105.0°WGalaxy-15Orbital Sciences Corporation Star-2United StatesIntelsatTelevision/Radio Broadcasting, WAAS PRN #135, Ariane 5G133.0°Wdrifting to libration point since loss of stationkeeping on April 5, 2010

Historical

Date of disposalSatelliteSatellite
bus		SourceOperatorTypeCoverageLaunch date, UTC, and vehicleLocationsRemarksAs of
USA 1
Kosmos 1546Blok D (Syncom, U.S.)USSRUSSR Gov.Early warningContinental USA, Proton K24°WDeactivated2002[15]

20:37 GMT		Thaicom 3Spacebus 3000 AThailandShin SatelliteComsatMiddle East and South Asia, Ariane 44LP78.5°ERetired after power system failure
2008-11-09[16] NigComSat-1DFH-4NigeriaNASRDACommunication satellite4 C-band, 14 Ku band & 2 L-band covering Africa. 8 Ka band covering Africa and Italy, Long March 3B42.5°E (2007–2008)Power system failure2008-11-19
2008-07-14EchoStar-2AS-7000USEchostar/DISH NetworkDirect Broadcasting, Ariane 4, 148.0°W (1999–2008)Failed in orbit 2008-07-14, slowly drifting east2008-11-19
1994?DFS Kopernikus 1 (china nüre 1)deutschlandDeutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AGTelevision and Radio Broadcasting1989?23.5°E, later 33.5°ENo longer in use
2000?DFS Kopernikus 2 (taube scheiße 2)GermanyDeutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AGTelevision and Radio Broadcasting1990?28.5°ENo longer in use
2002?Helasat 1 (turkey nüre 1)GreeceDeutsche Bundespost / Deutsche Telekom AGTelevision and Radio Broadcasting1992?23.5°ENo longer in use
December 2004Astra 1AGE-4000LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 44LP		19.2°E, 5.2°EGraveyard orbit
July 2006Astra 1BGE-4000LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 44LP		19.2°EOriginally built as Satcom K3. In graveyard orbit
2012 ?AMC-2Lockheed Martin
A2100A		United StatesSESTelevision and Radio BroadcastingNorth America
Ariane 44L (V93)		81°W, 81°WFormerly GE-2 (1997-2001). Drifting west 2.9°/day
17 May 2014AMC-5Aérospatiale
Spacebus 2000		United StatesSESComsatUnited States, Canada, Mexico
Ariane 44L (V113)		79°WFormerly GE-5, Nahuel-1B
In graveyard orbit
October 2014NSS-703Space Systems/Loral
SSL-1300		NetherlandsSESComsatAmericas, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean
Atlas IIAS		29.5°E, 47°WOriginally Intelsat 703
Drifting west
ActiveAMC-7Lockheed Martin
A2100A		United StatesSESComsatUnited States, Caribbean, Mexico
Ariane 5G (V130)		137°W, 135°WFormerly GE-7, Drifting west 4.1°/day
2015HS-376HPComsatEurope
Ariane 44L		Drifting west
February 2015Astra 1CHS-601LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 42L		19.2°E, 5°E, 72°W, 1.2°W, 40°WDrifting west
June 2015Astra 1EHS-601LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 42L		19.2°E, 23.5°E, 5°E, 108.2°E, 31.5°EDrifting west
July 2017AMC-9Spacebus 3000B3United StatesSESDirect BroadcastingCanada, Caribbean, Central America, CONUS, Mexico
Proton		83°WFormerly GE-12. In graveyard orbit
2018 ?NSS-806Lockheed Martin AS-7000NetherlandsSESComsatAmericas, Europe
Atlas IIAS		40.5°W, 47.5°WOriginally Intelsat 806
Drifting west
February 2019AMC-10Lockheed Martin
A2100A		United StatesSESDirect BroadcastingCanada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean
Atlas IIAS (AC-165)		135°WFormerly GE-10. In graveyard orbit
October 2019Astra 1HHS-601HPLuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Proton-K		19.2°E, 52.2°E, 67°W, 47.5°W, 55.2°E, 43.5°E, 81°WDrifting west
November 2020Astra 1FHS-601LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Proton-K		19.2°E, 51°E, 55°E, 45.5°EDrifting west
June 2021Astra 2BEurostar E2000+LuxembourgSESComsatEurope, Ariane 5G19.2°E, 28.2°E, 31.5°E, 20°WDrifting west
November 2021Astra 1DHS-601LuxembourgSESComsatEurope
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°EGraveyard orbit
26 January 2023Astra 2DHS-376HPLuxembourgSESComsatEurope, Ariane 5G28.2°E, 5.2°E, 57°E, 60°EGraveyard orbit
January 2023Astra 3AHS-376HPLuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Ariane 44L		23.5°E, 177°W, 86.5°E, 47°WGraveyard orbit
June 2023Astra 1GHS-601HPLuxembourgSESComsatEurope, Proton19.2°E, 23.5°E, 31.5°E, 60°E, 63°E, 51°E, 57°EGraveyard orbit
June 2024Astra 2CHS-601HPLuxembourgSESComsatEurope
Proton		19.2°E, 28.2°E, 31.5°E, 60.5°E, 23.5°E, 72.5°WGraveyard orbit

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Ariane 5 User's Manual Issue 5 Revision 1. arianespace. 28 July 2013. July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215844/http://www.arianespace.com/launch-services-ariane5/Ariane5_users_manual_Issue5_July2011.pdf. 4 October 2013.
  3. Web site: YAMAL 300K. N2YO.com. 1 June 2021.
  4. Web site: NOAA Satellite Information System (NOAASIS) . NOAA. 2017-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825050114/http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/genlsatl.html. 2018-08-25. dead.
  5. Web site: GALAXY 12. N2YO.com. April 5, 2016.
  6. wikipedia list of Inmarsat satellites
  7. [BulgariaSat-1]
  8. Web site: Satellite Coverage Maps – Bulgariasat . 2017-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203125552/http://bulgariasat.com/coverage . 2018-12-03 . dead .
  9. Web site: Azerspace/Africasat-1a is prepared for Arianespace's first Ariane 5 launch in 2013.
  10. Web site: GALAXY 27 (TELSTAR 7) Satellite details 1999-052A NORAD 25922. N2YO. April 5, 2016.
  11. Web site: GSat 18. space.skyrocket.de. 2018-02-21.
  12. Web site: NBN-Co 1A, 1B (Sky Muster 1, 2). space.skyrocket.de. 2018-02-21.
  13. News: SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket. Amos. Jonathan. 2018-05-11. BBC News. 2018-05-11. en-GB.
  14. Web site: NBN-Co 1A – Ariane 5 VA226 – Spaceflight101. spaceflight101.com. en-US. 2018-02-21.
  15. Pavel . Podvig . 2002 . History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System . Science and Global Security . 10 . 1 . 21–60 . 0892-9882 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf . 2012-03-15 . 10.1080/08929880212328. 2002S&GS...10...21P . 10.1.1.692.6127 . 122901563 .
  16. Web site: Nigeria: Nigcomsat-1 is Lost, MD Says. Hallah. Tashikalmah . Okeke, Francis . Muhammad, Hamisu. 2008-11-19. allAfrica. 2008-11-19.

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