tracking satellites
The Complete List of Weather and Geoestationary Satellites
in Earth Orbit
Satellite Norad Inclination
Degrees
Apogee
Km
Perigee
Km
Period
min
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METEOSAT-5 (MOP-2)21140U12º36325362841463 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
METEOSAT-6 (MOP-3)22912U35791357801436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
HIMAWARI-5 (GMS-5)23522U36065359971449 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
GOES 1024786U36159360921453 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)24883U98º785783101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
METEOSAT-724932U35788357851436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 1525338U99º816802101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
GOES 1126352U35805357701436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FENGYUN 2B26382U35847358261439 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 1626536U99º859842102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
GOES 1226871U35786357791436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FENGYUN 1D27431U99º872851102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 1727453U98º819803101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
METEOSAT-8 (MSG-1)27509U35788357831436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
KALPANA-1 (METSAT 1)27525U35817357551436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
INSAT-3A27714U35806357671436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FENGYUN 2C28451U35791357851436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
HIMAWARI 6 (MTSAT-1R)28622U35796357771436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 1828654U99º865844102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)28912U35791357811436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
MTSAT-228937U35798357731436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FORMOSAT 3A29047U72º837765101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FORMOSAT 3B29048U72º833769101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FORMOSAT 3C29049U72º826776101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FORMOSAT 3D29050U72º74967499 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FORMOSAT 3E29051U72º851751101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FORMOSAT 3F29052U72º829773101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
GOES 1329155U35804357701436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
METOP-A29499U99º821819101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FENGYUN 2D29640U35792357831436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
FENGYUN 3A32958U99º827826101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 1933591U99º867845102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
GOES 1435491U35799357731436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
METEOR-M 135865U99º821817101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
GOES 1536411U35806357661436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
COMS 136744U35790357831436 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info


Satellites Orbital Parameters

The table above shows the main parameters and information available for this satellite.

Satellite: This column shows the name of the object in orbit. In some cases the official name ends with the words R/B, meaning that it is a piece or any stage from some rocket booster.

Norad: North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Air Defence Command of the United States, responsible for the catalogue of objects in orbit. The number indicates the record of the satellite in the Norad archives.

Inclination: Angle formed between the orbit of the satellite and terrestrial line of the equator. Satellites with inclination of 0 degrees follow the equator line and are called equatorial orbit satellites. When the inclination is 90 degrees its orbit crosses the terrestrial poles and are called polar orbiting satellites. When the inclination is less or equal latitude of the place of observation, the satellite be seen directly if conditions permit.

Apogee: Maximum distance that the object is far from the center of the Earth.

Perigee: Highest approchement between the object and the center of the Earth. The figures shown already discounting the radius of the Earth, 6378 Km. One Perigee value equal to the value of Apogee indicates a circular orbit satellite.

Period: Value in minutes that a satellite takes to complete one orbit of perigee to perigee. Satellites in polar orbit, positioned at 800 km in altitude will take approximately 102 minutes to complete one revolution. The International Space Station, 350 km above the surface, completes its orbit in 90 minutes.

The lower the altitude of a satellite, more speed he needs to keep in orbit and not re-enters the atmosphere.

Geostationary satellites have a period of approximately 1436 minutes with inclination of 0 degrees (equatorial orbit). Because this is the same time it takes Earth to complete one turn on its axis, geostationary satellites appear static on the same geographic point. To this happens the satellite should be positioned about 36 thousand kilometers in altitude.

Note and Frequency: Filled with additional information where possible. The frequencies shown, when provided, are those captured by enthusiasts or informed by the official organizations of disclosure.

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