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Communication Satellites In Orbit
(series examples only, not a complete list of each spacecraft)
Also see "Lloyd's
Satellite Constellations" (Nice graphics!)
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| Amos 1 | 23865 | - | Israel | Dom Comm | - | 7 Ku-band transponders |
| AMSC-1 | 23553 | American Mobile Satellite Company | USA | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| ANIK-E2 | 21222 | - | Canada | Dom Comm | Y | 107.5 deg W |
| Apple | 12545 | - | India | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| Apstar 1 | 23185 | APT Satellite Co. | - | Dom Comm | Y | 138 deg E |
| Arabsat 1C | 21894 | Arab Satellite
Communications Org. |
- | Dom Comm | Y | 31 deg E |
| Asiasat 1 | 20558 | Asia Satellite
Telecommunications Corporation |
- | Dom Comm | Y | 105 deg E; |
| ASC-2 /
Spacenet 4 |
15994 | Contel ASC | USA | Dom Bus Comm | Y | 101 deg E |
| Astra 1E | 23686 | - | SES | Dom Comm | Y | 19.2 deg E
digital TV; 18 Ku-band |
| Aurora 2 /
Satcom C5 |
21392 | GE Americom | U.S. | Dom Comm | Y | 139 deg W |
| Aussat Ke /
Aussat 3 |
18350 | - | Australia | Dom Comm | Y | 164 deg E |
| Blok-ML | 24643 | - | SEAL | - | - | - |
| Brazilsat B4 | 26469 | Spar Aerospace | Brazil | Dom Comm | Y | 65 deg W |
| B-SAT 2A | 26720 | - | - | Japan | Y | - |
| Comstar D-1 | 08838 | ComSAT | - | - | sorta | Hangs above India |
| Cosmos 2085 | - | - | USSR | Dom Comm | Y | 80 deg E |
| CTS | - | - | Canada | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| DBS-2 | 23192 | - | - | - | Y | Equatorial off West Central America |
| DBS-3 | 23598 | - | - | - | Y | Equatorial off West Central America |
| DirecTV-1-R | 25937 | Direct TV / Hughes Satellite Corporation | US | Direct Broadcast
Television |
Y | Equatorial off West Central America |
| DirectTV-4 | 26985 | Direct TV / Hughes Satellite Corporation | US | Direct Broadcast
Television |
- | - |
| DFH-3 | 23415 | - | China | Dom Comm
Voice/Video |
Y | 125 deg. E |
| Echostar 2 /
Echostar II |
24313 | - | US | Dom Comm
Voice/Video |
Y | - |
| Ekran-14 | 15626 | - | USSR | Dom Comm | Y | 99 deg E |
| Eutelsat 1 F5 /
ECS 5 |
19331 | Eutelsat | - | Dom Comm | Y | 13 deg E |
| Express 3A | 26378 | - | USSR | - | Y | Replacment for Gorizont series |
| Faisat | 23465 | Final Analysis, Inc. | Russia? | Dom Comm
Store/forward |
- | LEO |
| Galaxy 3R | 23741 | Hughes Satellite Corporation | US | Dom Comm
& TV |
- | 24 c band, 24 Ku Band
TV carib & cent america |
| Galaxy-11 | 26038 | Hughes Satellite Corporation | US | Dom Comm | Y | Equatorial off West Central America |
| GE-1 | 24315 | General Electric | US | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| Genesis | 26884 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geotail | 22049 | - | Japan | Research | Y | VHO |
| GONETS D-1 4 | 24725 | - | Russia | Urgent Alerts/
Natural Dis. |
- | LEO |
| Gorizont 4 | - | - | USSR | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| GSAT-1 | 26745 | - | India | - | Y | Equatorial - Middle of Pacific Ocean |
| Gstar-4 | 20946 | GlobalStar /
GTE Spacenet/ Verizon |
U.S. | Dom Comm | Y | Equatorial - 125 deg W,
West of Central America |
| HEALTHSAT 1 | - | - | U.K. | Med. Relay | - | LEO |
| Hispasat 1B | 22723 | Hispasat S. A. | S.A. | Dom Comm | Y | 30 deg W |
| Imartsat-3 F4 | - | ImarSat Corp | U.S. | Dom Comm
Land mobile |
Y | 45 deg E. for Atlantic |
| Insat 2D | 24820 | - | India | Dom Comm | Y | 23 C band and Ku Band |
| Intelsat 802 | 24846 | Intelsat | ITSO | Dom Comm
Voice/Video |
- | LEO, 44 in C and Ku bands |
| INTELSAT-904 | 27380 | Intelsat | ITSO | - | Y | Equatorial off mideast africa |
| IRIDIUM-96 | 27376 | Iridium Satellite LLC | USA | Telephone,
paging |
- | LEO, Polar Orbit, part of 66 Sat Constellation |
| Italsat 2 | - | Telespazio | Italy | Dom Comm
Voice/Video |
Y | - |
| JCSAT 1 | - | JCSC | Japan | Dom Comm | Y | 150 deg E |
| Koreasat 1 /
Mugunghwa |
- | - | Korea | Dom Comm | Y | 15 Ku-band transponders |
| Lageos 2 | 22195 | - | Italy | Research | - | MEO, laser reflectors |
| LUCH | 23426 | - | Russia | Dom Comm | Y | 95 deg E |
| Marecs B /
Marecs 2 |
15386 | - | ESA | Dom Comm | - | FTO |
| Marisat 3 /
Marisat 103 |
09478 | COMSAT Corporation | US | Maritime
Comm |
Y | - |
| Measat 2 | 24653 | Binariang | - | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| Meteor 3-6 | 22969 | - | Russia | Weather | - | Polar |
| METEOSAT 7 | 24932 | - | ESA | Weather | Y | Equatorial off ivory coast |
| MOLNIYA 1-K | 26867 | - | Russia (CIS) | Dom Comm | - | HEO |
| MOLNIYA 3-52 | 26970 | - | Russia (CIS) | Dom Comm | - | HEO |
| MSAT-1 | 23846 | - | Canada | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| NAHUEL 1A | 24714 | - | Argentina | Dom Comm | Y | 18 Ku-band
71.8 deg. W |
| NavStar-13 /
GPS 1-13 |
19802 | USAF | US | GPS | - | MEO |
| NOAA-4 | 7529 | - | - | - | - | - |
| N-Star 1 | 23651 | NTT | Japan | Dom Comm | Y | 132 deg E |
| Orion 1 | 23413 | Orion Satellite Crop | US ? | Dom Comm | - | 34 Ku-band for TV; 37.5 deg W |
| Palapa A2 | 09862 | Perumtel | Peru | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| PanAmSat 4 /
PAS-4 |
23636 | Pan American
Satellite |
- | Dom Comm | Y | 65 deg E, 24 ku,
320 broad. radio, 120 Direct TV |
| PRC-14 | 14670 | - | China | - | - | LEO |
| Progress M1-8 | 27395 | - | Russia (CIS) | - | - | - |
| RS-2B | 11086 | TSCJ | Japan | Dom Comm | Y | 117 deg E |
| Sakura 3B /
CS-3B |
19508 | TSCJ | Japan | Teelphone
omm |
Y | 136 deg E |
| Satcom 1 | 08476 | General Electric | US | Dom Comm | Y | |
| Satcom K2 | 16276 | GE-Americom | US | Dom Comm | Y | 81 deg W |
| SBS-5 | 19484 | - | SBS | Dom Comm | Y | 122 deg W |
| SCD 1 | 22490 | - | Brazil | Dom Comm
Env. Relay |
- | LEO |
| Solidaridad 1 | 22911 | Secretaria De Comunicaciones
Y Transportes |
- | Dom Comm | Y | 109.2 deg W |
| Star 37D | 05977 | - | - | - | - | HEO |
| STTW-4 /
PRC-26 |
- | - | China | Dom Comm | Y | 98.5 deg E |
| Superbird A | 20040 | SCCJ | Japan | Dom Comm | Y | 158 deg E |
| Telcom 2D | 24209 | - | - | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| Tele-X | 19919 | - | Sweden | TV, Business Comm | Y | 5 deg E |
| Telsat 7 /
Anik C2 |
14133 | - | Canada | Dom Comm | - | - |
| Telstar-402R | 23670 | IntelSat | - | - | Y | Equatorial |
| Telstar-5 | 24812 | IntelSat | US | Dom Comm
Voice/Video |
- | 24 C-band and
28 Ku-band 97 deg. W |
| Thaicom 1 | 22931 | Shinawatra Satellite Public Co. | Thailand | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| THOR 2 | 24808 | - | Norway | Dom Comm
Voice/Video |
Y | - |
| Tiros 10 | 01430 | - | US | - | - | - |
| Turksat 1B | 23200 | - | Turkey | Dom Comm | Y | 16 Ku-band ; 42 deg E |
| Westar 1 | 07250 | Western Union | - | Dom Comm | Y | - |
| Westford | 00194 | - | US | - | - | LEO |
| WESTPAC | 25398 | - | - | - | - | LEO |
Amateur Satellites
| Name | USSATCOM
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| AMSAT-P3D / AO-40 | 26609 | Amatuer Satellite Corporation | Germany | Am. Comm | - | Beacon 2401.320 |
| Arsene | 22654 | Radio Amateur Club de LeSpace | France | Am. Comm | - | HEO Brazil to Afriica |
| Cosmos 2123 / RS-13 | 21089 | - | Russia | Am. Comm. *2 | - | 29.460 - 29.500 CW/USB
29.504 USB, Beacon 29.458 USB |
| ERS-29 | 3950 | - | US | Military | - | HEO |
| EYESAT-1 /
AO-27 |
22825 | - | - | Am. Comm | - | 436.795 FM |
| Gurwin Techsat 1B / GO-32 | 25397 | - | - | Am. Comm | - | 435.225 FM |
| ISS / International Space Station | 25544 | - | USA | Am. Comm *1 | - | 145.800 FM |
| ITAMSAT-1 /
IO-26 |
22826 | - | Italy | Am. Comm | - | 435.822 SSB, LEO |
| JAS-1B /
FO-20 |
20480 | Japan Amateur Society | Japan | Am. Comm | - | 435.800 - 435.900 CW/SSB |
| JAS-2 /
FO-29 |
24278 | Japan Amateur Society | Japan | Am. Comm | - | 35.800 - 435.900 CW/SSB,
435.910 FM |
| KITSAT /
KO-23 |
22077 | - | - | Am. Comm | - | 435.175 FM |
| MAROC-
TUBSAT |
27004 | - | Germany | Am. Comm | - | 144.100 FM |
| OPAL | 26063 | - | USA | Am. Comm | - | M.A.R.S.? |
| OSCAR 8 | 12427 | - | USA | Am. Comm *1 | - | See LANDSAT-3 |
| Oscar-10 /
S400 / AO-10 |
14129 | - | - | Am. Comm | - | 145.825 - 145.975 CW/USB,
Beacon 145.810 USB |
| Oscar-11 /
Uosat, UO-11 |
14781 | - | U.K. | Am. Comm | - | 145.825 FM,
Beacon 2401.500 USB |
| Oscar-14 /
UOSAT 3, UO-14 |
20437 | - | UK | Am. Comm | - | 435.070 FM,
Uplink 145.975 |
| Oscar-16 / Pacsat, AO-16 | 20439 | - | USA | Am. Comm | - | 437.025 USB,
Beacon 2401.1428 |
| Oscar-19 /
Lusat, LO-19 |
20442 | - | Argentina | Am. Comm | - | 437.125 CW,
437.150 USB |
| PANSAT | 25520 | - | USA | Am. Comm | - | not established |
| PCSat | 25396 | - | USA | Am. Comm | - | 145.825 MHz |
| RS-15 /
Radio-Rosto |
23439 | - | Russia | Am. Comm *2 | - | 29.354 - 29.394 USB,
Beacon 29.352 USB, LEO |
| Sapphire | 26932 | - | USA | Education | - | |
| Starshine-3 | 26929 | - | USA | Am. Comm | - | 145.825 FM
Visible Mirror Design |
| TDRSS-7 | 23613 | NASA | USA | Dom Comm
Relay |
Y | over mid Pacific Ocean |
| TMSAT-1 /
TO-31 |
25396 | - | - | Am. Comm | - | 436.925 FM |
| UOSAT-12/
UO-36 |
25693 | - | U.K. | Am. Comm | - | 437.025 FM,
437.400 FM |
| Uosat-F /
UO-22 |
21575 | - | U.K. | Am. Comm | - | 435.120 FM |
| Uribyol-2 /
KO-25 |
22828 | - | ? | Am. Comm | - | 436.500 FM |
Note: Orbits and observation information can be found at the Heavens-Above website. You are asked for your city and you can enter name or actual long/lat (if you have a GPS watch out for right coordinate system) and it will give you observation info. Similar data is also provided by the JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library. You can search for a particular sat or series by name or specs using these two databases.
Space debris is listed in USSPACEOM recat Summary list available open source, online.
The Russian Federation Ministry of Defense lists all the GLOSNASS (Global Positioning Navigation System) Russian version of GPS.
The French CNES site has very intersesting reading on satellites and launch systems
Launch dates on various satellite missions is available from NASA's JPL database
NOTE: The links above come and go -- we keep them around cuz from time to time, they work!