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Weather and Geoestationary Satellites
As its name says, are satellites whose main objective is to provide data and images of the displacement of masses of air, temperature, wind, etc.. In this category can be found the GOES and Meteosat geostationary satellites in addition to the satellites of NOAA series. The weather satellites are the most important tool to weather forecast.
Satellite Launch Norad Incl.
degrees
Apogee
Km
Perigee
Km
Period
min
Options
DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)200328054U99º849840102Tracking
METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)200528912U35786357831436Tracking
EWS-G1 (GOES 13)200629155U36458359561458Tracking
DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191)200629522U99º850835102Tracking
FENGYUN 3A200832958U99º833822101Tracking
GOES 14200935491U35801357721436Tracking
DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210)200935951U99º852835102Tracking
EWS-G2 (GOES 15)201036411U35806357691436Tracking
COMS 1201036744U35789357831436Tracking
FENGYUN 3B201037214U99º858828102Tracking
SUOMI NPP201137849U99º829825101Tracking
METEOSAT-10 (MSG-3)201238552U35787357851436Tracking
METOP-B201238771U99º822819101Tracking
INSAT-3D201339216U35790357821436Tracking
FENGYUN 3C201339260U98º851829102Tracking
METEOR-M 2201440069U98º825817101Tracking
HIMAWARI-8201440267U35791357811436Tracking
FENGYUN 2G201440367U35805357701436Tracking
METEOSAT-11 (MSG-4)201540732U35790357861436Tracking
ELEKTRO-L 2201541105U35794357781436Tracking
INSAT-3DR201641752U35834357391436Tracking
HIMAWARI-9201641836U35793357821436Tracking
GOES 16201641866U35794357781436Tracking
FENGYUN 4A201641882U35813357581436Tracking
CYGFM05201641884U35º44543393Tracking
CYGFM04201641885U35º43942793Tracking
CYGFM02201641886U35º43742393Tracking
CYGFM01201641887U35º44443293Tracking
CYGFM08201641888U35º44242893Tracking
CYGFM07201641890U35º43942793Tracking
CYGFM03201641891U35º43942893Tracking
FENGYUN 3D201743010U99º828825101Tracking
NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)201743013U99º828825101Tracking
GOES 17201843226U35795357771436Tracking
FENGYUN 2H201843491U35797357761436Tracking
METOP-C201843689U99º821820101Tracking
GEO-KOMPSAT-2A201843823U35794357781436Tracking
METEOR-M2 2201944387U99º812810101Tracking
ARKTIKA-M 1202147719U63º391441212718Tracking
FENGYUN 3E202149008U99º827825101Tracking
GOES 18202251850U35788357841436Tracking
NOAA 21 (JPSS-2)202254234U99º828826101Tracking
METEOSAT-12 (MTG-I1)202254743U35793357791436Tracking
TIANMU-1 03202355973U98º45945294Tracking
TIANMU-1 04202355974U98º45945194Tracking
TIANMU-1 05202355975U98º45945394Tracking
TIANMU-1 06202355976U98º45845194Tracking
METEOR-M2 3202357166U99º814809101Tracking
TIANMU-1 07202357399U97º49248494Tracking
TIANMU-1 08202357400U97º49348394Tracking
TIANMU-1 09202357401U97º49348394Tracking
TIANMU-1 10202357402U97º49448294Tracking
FENGYUN 3F202357490U99º826825101Tracking
ARKTIKA-M 2202358584U63º384131945718Tracking
TIANMU-1 11202358645U97º50349195Tracking
TIANMU-1 12202358646U97º50249395Tracking
TIANMU-1 13202358647U97º50249395Tracking
TIANMU-1 14202358648U97º50349395Tracking
TIANMU-1 19202358660U97º49348894Tracking
TIANMU-1 20202358661U97º49148294Tracking
TIANMU-1 21202358662U97º48547694Tracking
TIANMU-1 22202358663U97º49348994Tracking
TIANMU-1 15202458700U97º50249495Tracking
TIANMU-1 16202458701U97º50249395Tracking
TIANMU-1 17202458702U97º50149595Tracking
TIANMU-1 18202458703U97º50149495Tracking
INSAT-3DS202458990U35792357811436Tracking
METEOR-M2 4202459051U99º822813101Tracking
GOES 19202460133U35788357841436Tracking
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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