"Name of Satellite, Alternate Names" Country of Operator/Owner Operator/Owner Users Purpose Class of Orbit Type of Orbit Longitude of GEO (degrees) Perigee (km) Apogee (km) Eccentricity Inclination (degrees) Period (minutes) Launch Mass (kg.) Dry Mass (kg.) Power (watts) Date of Launch Expected Lifetime Contractor Country of Contractor Launch Site Launch Vehicle COSPAR Number NORAD Number Comments Source Used for Orbital Data Source Source Source Source Source Source AAUSat-2 Denmark University of Aalborg Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 613 636 1.64E-03 97.98 97.2 3 1 4/28/2008 University of Aalborg Denmark Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021F 32788 Establish one and two-way communication; gamma ray detector. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=2008-021F http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html AcrimSat (Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor) USA "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory" Government Solar Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 682 727 3.18E-03 98.2 98.86 115 13 10 12/21/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Taurus 1999-070B 26033 Monitor total solar irradiance (TSI) with maximum precision; ascertain the extent of solar radiation variability. JMSatcat304 http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/SSHP/mini/mini99.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://acrim.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/mission_facts.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Advanced Mentor (NRO L-26, USA 202)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Surveillance GEO "35,714" "35,937" 2.64E-03 2.89 1438.8 "5,000" 1/18/2009 National Reconnaissance Laboratory (?) USA Cape Canaveral Delta 4 2009-001A 33490 ELINT. SC - ASCR http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/trumpet.htm http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn-090119-delta4-spysat-launch.html http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/usmil-man.txt Aerocube-3 USA Aerospace Corporation Commercial Technology Development LEO 431 464 2.42E-03 40.47 93.53 1 5/19/2009 1-3 yrs. Aerospace Corporation USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Minotaur-1 2009-028E 35005 "Technology demonstration. First tethered to rocket, then free for experiments." SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/028E.HTM http://www.picosatportal.org/index.php/Aerocube_3 "Africasat-1 (Measat 1, Malaysia East Asia Sat 1)" Malaysia MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Commercial Communications GEO +46.03 "35,784" "35,787" 3.56E-05 1.12 1436.06 "1,450" 650 "1,200 (BOL)" 1/13/1996 12.2 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1996-002B 23765 "Inclined orbit; digital video and audio broadcasting, international and domestic VSAT and telecommunication services as well as high-speed Internet access; 12 C-band, 5 Ku-band." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/measat/measat.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx507.html http://www.measat.com.my/company_profile.html http://www.measat.com/investor_calender_1401.html http://www.mlesat.com/Measat.html Afristar USA WorldSpace Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +20.97 "35,770" "35,802" 3.80E-04 0.03 1436.09 "2,704" "1,530" "5,500" 10/28/1998 15 yrs. Matra Marconi Space-France France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1998-063A 25515 "First WorldSpace satellite; digital audio and multi-media communications to Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean." JM/12_08 www.floridatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1998b/102898ac.htm http://www.worldspace.com/coveragemaps/afristar.html http://interglobal.org/frontier/10-30-98.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Agila 2 (Mabuhay 1) Philippines Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +146.06 "35,769" "35,802" 3.91E-04 0.05 1436.07 "3,775" "1,800" "9,000" 8/19/1997 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ-3B 1997-042A 24901 "Most powerful telecommunications satellite in service in the Asia-Pacific region; 30 C-band, 24 Ku-band transponders; 190 high fidelity channels and 50,000 simultaneous telephone links." JM/12_08 http://www.mabuhaysat.com/sat&net.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggaro) Italy Italian Space Agency Government Scientific Research LEO 523 553 2.17E-03 2.47 95.4 325 4/23/2007 3 yrs. Carlo Gavazzi Space Italy Satish Dhawan Space Center PSLV-C8 2007-013A 31135 Italian gamma ray observatory. http://agile.rm.iasf.cnr.it/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/013A.HTM AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in Mesosphere) USA "Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton University/NASA" Government Earth Science LEO 586 601 1.08E-03 97.79 96.55 215 197 216 4/25/2007 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Pegasus XL 2007-015A 31304 Study noctilucent clouds (NLC) in the polar mesosphere. http://aim.hamptonu.edu/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/015A.HTM http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aim/index.html Akebono (EXOS-D) Japan "Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo" Civil Space Physics Elliptical 264 "5,732" 2.92E-01 75.1 150.4 294 270 (EOL) 2/21/1989 1 yr. "Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo" Japan Uchinoura Space Center Mu 3S2 1989-016A 19822 Investigate particle acceleration regions above auroral region; develop better understanding of acceleration mechanism and relation to substorm phenomena. JMSatcat304 http://www.rolfisoft.de/html/satdb_1989_eng.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1989-016A http://www.jaxa.jp/missions/projects/sat/geospace/akebono/index_e.html ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite; Daichi) Japan Earth Observation Research and Application Center/JAXA Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 697 700 2.12E-04 98.2 98.74 "4,000" "7,000" 1/24/2006 3-5 yrs. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2006-002A 28931 Cartographic and disaster monitoring functions. JMSatcat206 http://www.jaxa.jp/missions/projects/sat/eos/alos/index_e.html http://www.isprs.org/istanbul2004/comm1/papers/57.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx482.html Alsat-1 Algeria Centre National des Techniques Spatiales (CNTS) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 680 744 4.52E-03 98.2 99.02 98 95 240 11/28/2002 5 yrs. Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd. United Kingdom Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos 3M 2002-054A 27559 First satellite in Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC); medium-resolution imagery with daily worldwide revisit. JMSatcat304 http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_DMCDisasterMonitoringConstellation.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx589.html http://www.sstl.co.uk/index.php?loc=107 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2002/054A.HTM http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.491 http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_DMCDisasterMonitoringConstellation.html Amazonas Brazil Hispamar (subsidiary of Hispasat - Spain) Commercial Communications GEO -61.02 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.04 1436.1 "4,545" "2,000" "9,500 (EOL)" 8/4/2004 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M 2004-031A 28393 "36 Ku-band, 27 C-band transponders; North and South American continents; Spanish language; leak detected - may not have enough fuel for 15-year life." JM/12_08 http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?satid=28393 http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/proton_launches_amazonas_satellite.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/proton_launch_040805.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "AMC-1 (Americom 1, GE-1)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -103.02 "35,772" "35,800" 3.32E-04 0.03 1436.1 "2,783" "1,600" "6,500 (EOL)" 9/8/1996 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 1996-054A 24315 "Broadcasting, business, cable, mobile; 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders; 50 states and Caribbean" JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/ http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-1.html http://www.chinastar.com.cn/english/sate/xnzb.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "AMC-10 (Americom-10, GE 10)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -134.97 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 0.01 1436.09 "2,315" 907 "6,500 (EOL)" 2/5/2004 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2004-003A 28154 24 C-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.ses-americom.com/media/2004/02_05_04.html http://www.ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-10-11.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx604.html http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.520 "AMC-11 (Americom-11, GE 11)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -130.93 "35,774" "35,797" 2.73E-04 0.04 1436.07 "2,340" "2,316 (BOL)" "6,500 (EOL)" 5/19/2004 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2004-017A 28252 24 C-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx607.html http://www.ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-10-11.html http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=14268 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/017A.HTM AMC-15 (Americom-15) USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -105.04 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.04 1436.08 "4,200" 10/14/2004 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2004-041A 28446 "Hybrid Ku-Ka-band satellite; CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx612.html http://www.ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-15.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/041A.HTM AMC-16 (Americom-16) USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -84.98 "35,780" "35,793" 1.54E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,312" 12/17/2004 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2004-048A 28472 "Hybrid Ku-Ka-band satellite; CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/048A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-16.html http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=112116 AMC-18 (Americom 18) USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -104.97 "35,773" "35,800" 3.20E-04 0.06 1436.1 "2,081" 918 12/8/2006 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2006-054B 29644 All c-band transponders for North American coverage. JM/12_08 http://www.ses-americom.com/americom/siteSections/pressroom/12_08_06.php http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM "AMC-2 (Americom 2, GE-2)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -100.98 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.05 1436.1 "2,648" "1,600" "6,500 (EOL)" 1/30/1997 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1997-002A 24713 "Broadcasting, business, cable; CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean, southern Canada; 24 Ku- and 24 C-band" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-2.html AMC-21 (Americom 21) USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -124.86 "35,778" "35,793" 1.78E-04 3 1436.1 "2,500" "5,000" 8/14/2008 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2008-038B 33275 "Television services to the US, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean." JM/12_08 http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/AMC-21_Fact.pdf http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2008/038B.HTM "AMC-3 (Americom 3, GE-3)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -86.96 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.02 1436.08 "2,845" "1,600" "6,500 (EOL)" 9/4/1997 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 AS 1997-050A 24936 "Broadcasting, business, cable; CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean, southern Canada; 24 Ku- and 24 C-band" JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/ http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-3.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "AMC-4 (Americom-4, GE-4)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -100.99 "35,781" "35,791" 1.19E-04 0.01 1436.1 "3,909" "2,500" 11/13/1999 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1999-060A 25954 "Broadcasting, cable, internet; CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America; 28 Ku- and 24 C-band" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-4.html "AMC-5 (Americom-5, GE-5)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -78.93 "35,777" "35,796" 2.25E-04 0.03 1436.1 "1,698" 769 10/28/1998 15 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1998-063B 25516 "Broadband internet, business television; 16 Ku-band; CONUS" JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/063B.HTM http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-5.html "AMC-6 (Americom-6, GE-6)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -71.98 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.05 1436.12 "3,901" "2,500" 10/22/2000 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2000-067A 26580 "Business (government and VSAT), media and entertainment; 28 Ku- and 24 C-band; CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America" JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/ http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-6.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "AMC-7 (Americom-7, GE-7)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -136.94 "35,773" "35,798" 2.97E-04 0.01 1436.08 "1,935" 912 "6,500 (EOL)" 9/14/2000 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2000-054B 26495 "Cable programming; 24 C-band; CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-7.html http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.435 "AMC-8 (Americom-8, GE-8, Aurora 3)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -139.00 "35,773" "35,798" 2.97E-04 0.03 1436.07 "2,015" 919 "3,300" 12/19/2000 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2000-081B 26639 "Cable television and radio programming; 24 C-band; CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-8.html AMC-9 (Americom 9) USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -82.95 "35,773" "35,798" 2.97E-04 0.05 1436.08 "4,100" "2,000" "10,000" 6/7/2003 15+ yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2003-024A 27820 "Television programmers, government agencies and enterprise networks; 24 Ku-band; CONUS and Mexico." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/ http://ses-americom.com/satellites/amc-9.html http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2003.html#AMC-9 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Amos 2 Israel Israel Aircraft Industries Military/Commercial Communications GEO -3.98 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.05 1436.08 "1,400" 646 "1,900 (EOL)" 12/27/2003 12 yrs. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Israel Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2003-059A 28132 "Ku-band communications, Europe, Middle East, East Coast of USA." JM/12_08 http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/space/amos/AMOS_2.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://www.spacecom.co.il/amos2launch/amos2launch.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Amos 3 Israel Space-Communication Ltd Military/Commercial Communications GEO -3.99 "35,783" "35,789" 7.12E-05 0.04 1436.1 4/28/2008 12 yrs. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Israel Baikonur Cosmodrome Zenit 3SLB 2008-022A 32794 "15 transponders, Ku and Ka bands." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM http://www.amos-spacecom.com/amos1/page.asp?newsid=4&type=6&lang=1&cat=68 "http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3536659,00.html" http://www.amos-spacecom.com/newsite/page.asp?cat=45&type=4&lang=1 "Amsat-Echo (Oscar 51, AO-51)" USA Amsat-NA Civil Amateur Radio LEO Sun-Synchronous 698 799 7.09E-03 98.2 99.79 12 6/29/2004 Amsat-NA/SpaceQuest USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025K 28375 American amateur radio satellite. JMSatcat1104 http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2004/025K.HTM http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php Amsat-Oscar 7 (AO-7) USA Amsat-NA Civil Amateur Radio LEO Sun-Synchronous "1,440" "1,460" 1.28E-03 101.7 114.9 29 11/15/1974 Amsat-NA USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2310 1974-089B 07530 American amateur radio satellite. JMSatcat1104 http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php http://www.emilyshouse.com/experthams/ao7/main.php Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) Castor Sphere USA Naval Research Laboratory Military Scientific Research LEO Intermediate 328 334 4.48E-04 51.64 91.15 46 7/15/2009 1 yr. Naval Research Laboratory USA Cape Canaveral STS 127 2009-038F 35694 Active sphere to measure the density and composition of the low Earth orbit atmosphere while being tracked from the ground to better predict the movement and decay of objects in orbit. SC - ASCR http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/andp_general.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I041C.HTM Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) Pollux Sphere USA Naval Research Laboratory Military Scientific Research LEO Intermediate 328 333 3.73E-04 51.64 91.14 27 7/15/2009 1.5 yrs. Naval Research Laboratory USA Cape Canaveral STS 127 2009-038E 35693 Passive sphere to measure the density and composition of the low Earth orbit atmosphere while being tracked from the ground to better predict the movement and decay of objects in orbit. SC - ASCR http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/andp_general.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I041C.HTM Anik F1 Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -107.27 "35,778" "35,793" 1.78E-04 0.02 1436.08 "4,710" "2,950" "15,500 (EOL)" 11/21/2000 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2000-076A 26624 "36 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders; broadcasting, business; North and South America; faulty solar panels may affect operations by 2005." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/hsc_pressreleases/00_04_17_anikf2.html http://www.telesat.ca/satellites/photos/satellites_gallery7.htm Anik F1R Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -107.30 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,500" "10,000" 9/9/2005 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2005-036A 28868 "32 Ku-band, 24 C-band transponders, 2 navigation transponders; North America." JM/12_08 http://www.telesat.ca/satellites/index.htm http://www.telesat.ca/news/2005/05-14.htm http://www.space.eads.net/families/daily-life-benefits/communications/anik-f1r http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2005/036A.HTM Anik F2 Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -111.07 "35,781" "35,790" 1.07E-04 0.01 1436.08 "5,910" "3,805" "16,000" 7/18/2004 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2004-027A 28378 "24 30W C-band, 40 127W Ku-band, 50 90W transponders for broadband and telemedicine to northern US states and Canada" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.telesat.ca/satellites/index.htm http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/anik_f2/anik_f2.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2004/027A.HTM Anik F3 Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -118.69 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,715" "17,500" 4/9/2007 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-009A 31102 "32 Ku-band, 24 C-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; voice and video throughout North America." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx642.html http://www.telesat.ca/satellites/index-e.asp Anusat (Anna University Satellite) India Anna University Civil/Government Communications LEO 404 552 1.08E-02 41.21 94.15 40 33 4/20/2009 2 yrs. Anna University/IRSO India Satish Dhawan Space Center PSLV-C12 2009-019B 34808 First satellite built by Indian university under direction of IRSO. Will demonstrate to students store and forward communications. SC - ASCR http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2009/anusat_launched.htm http://collinfo.annauniv.edu:6060/mit/elex/microsat.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/019B.HTM AprizeSat 3 USA/Argentina Aprize Satellite/Latin Trade Satellite Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 564 679 8.22E-03 98.13 97.54 12 7/29/2009 SpaceQuest USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2009-041F 35686 Will provide tracking and data monitoring services for companies with remote or mobile assets. SC - ASCR http://www.talksatellite.com/Americas-A830.htm http://www.aprizesat.com/press/AprizeSat_Launch_9-8-08.pdf AprizeSat 4 USA/Argentina Aprize Satellite/Latin Trade Satellite Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 605 677 5.13E-03 98.13 97.54 12 7/29/2009 SpaceQuest USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2009-041D 35684 Will provide tracking and data monitoring services for companies with remote or mobile assets. SC - ASCR http://www.talksatellite.com/Americas-A830.htm http://www.aprizesat.com/press/AprizeSat_Launch_9-8-08.pdf Apstar 2R (Telstar 10) China (PR) Leased to APT Satellite Holdings Ltd./Loral Skynet Commercial Communications GEO +76.55 "35,769" "35,803" 4.03E-04 0.03 1436.1 "3,750" "2,000" "8,300" 10/17/1997 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3B 1997-062A 25010 "One of the most powerful in Asia-Pacific service; 28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; China, Korea, Taiwan, Europe, Africa, Australia." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.apstar.com/apstar/apstar_sys.html Apstar 6 China (PR) APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +134.04 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.01 1436.08 "4,680" 4/12/2005 Alcatel Space Industries France Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3B 2005-012A 28638 JM/12_08 http://www.apstar.com/apstar/apstar_vi.html http://www.apstar.com/pressroom/press/press50.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2005/I012A.HTM Arabsat 2B (Arabsat IIB) Multinational Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) Government Communications GEO +30.51 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.05 1436.09 "2,661" "1,570" "5,000" 11/13/1996 14 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1996-063A 24652 Second generation; radio and tv communications to Middle East. JM/12_08 www.arabsat.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx517.html http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/comparison20.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Artemis (Advanced Data Relay and Technology Mission Satellite) ESA European Space Agency Commercial/Government Communications/Research GEO +21.36 "35,771" "35,803" 3.80E-04 7.03 1436.12 "3,105" "1,500" "4,600" 7/12/2001 10 yrs. Alenia Spazio Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2001-029A 26863 "An 18-month rescue mission recovered the satellite; develop European capabilities in satellite communications; test new technologies; support development of European navigation system (EGNOS, c. 2010)." SC - ASCR http://www.esa.int/artemislaunch/ http://www.esa.int/export/esaSA/ESADLGPZ9NC_telecom_0.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx573.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html AsiaSat 2 China (PR) Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +100.54 "35,779" "35,794" 1.78E-04 0.04 1436.11 "3,460" "1,500" "7,100" 11/28/1995 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Astro Space USA Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ-2E 1995-064A 23723 "TV communications to 53 countries; internet, multimedia, 24 C-band, 9 Ku-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx506.html http://www.asiasat.com/eng/02_satellites/system_03.html AsiaSat 3S (Asiasat 3SA) China (PR) Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +105.55 "35,780" "35,792" 1.42E-04 0.02 1436.07 "3,480" "2,500" "10,000" 3/21/1999 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1999-013A 25657 "28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; broadcasting, internet services, multimedia, telecommunications" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx545.html http://www.asiasat.com/eng/02_satellites/system_03.html AsiaSat 5 China (PR) Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +100.50 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0 1436.11 "3,760" 8/11/2009 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Breeze M 2009-042A 35696 "14 Ku-Band, 26 C-band, serving all of Asia." JM/10/09 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1887627197 http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/4670 http://www.asiasat.com/asiasat/contentView.php?section=170&lang=0#Headline AsiaSat 4 China (PR) Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +122.24 "35,784" "35,789" 5.93E-05 0 1436.1 "4,137" "2,275" "9,500" 4/12/2003 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 3B 2003-014A 27718 "28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; extensive C-band coverage across Asia and targeted Ku-band beams for Australasia, East Asia, and a BSS payload for provision of Direct to Home (DTH) services to Hong Kong." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx594.html http://www.asiasat.com/eng/02_satellites/system_03.html AsiaStar USA WorldSpace Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +104.97 "35,773" "35,801" 3.32E-04 0.02 1436.15 "2,775" "1,530" "5,600" 3/21/2000 15 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2000-016A 26107 "Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean. Services to underserved emerging markets; low-cost portable receivers." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx557.html http://www.worldspace.com/about/index.html Astra 1C Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +2.02 "35,771" "35,801" 3.56E-04 2.09 1436.08 "2,790" "1,700" "3,300" 5/12/1993 15 yrs. Hughes USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42L 1993-031A 22653 16 Ku-band transponders; 48 channels; broadcast and broadband multimedia services; continental Europe. JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx475.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=8 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S596.html Astra 1D Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +31.20 "35,776" "35,795" 2.25E-04 1.15 1436.08 "2,924" "1,700" "3,300" 11/1/1994 15 yrs. Hughes USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42P 1994-070A 23331 Primarily backup for Astra 1B and 1C; 18 Ku-band transponders; continental Europe. JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx493.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=16 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Astra 1E Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +23.47 "35,774" "35,799" 2.97E-04 0.04 1436.13 "3,014" "1,800" "4,150" 10/19/1995 14 yrs. Hughes USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42L 1995-055A 23686 "54 to 108 digital TV programs to W. Europe; 18 Ku-band transponders; backup for 1B, 1C or 1D" JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx504.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=9 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Astra 1F Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +19.22 "35,778" "35,797" 2.25E-04 0.03 1436.15 "3,010" "1,800" "4,400" 4/18/1996 15 yrs. Hughes USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1996-021A 23842 Direct tv broadcast to Europe; 16 Ku-band transponders; Europe. JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx510.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=10 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Astra 1G Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +19.24 "35,780" "35,791" 1.30E-04 0.04 1436.08 "3,379" "3,010 (BOL)" "6,600" 12/2/1997 15 yrs. Hughes USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-076A 25071 Direct-to-home tv; multimedia; 32 Ku-band transponders; Europe JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1997/076A.HTM http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=11 Astra 1H Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +19.20 "35,776" "35,794" 2.13E-04 0.06 1436.04 "3,690" "2,300" "6,600" 6/18/1999 15 yrs. Hughes USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-D 1999-033A 25785 "Direct-to-home tv; multimedia; broadcasting; 32 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after; Europe." JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=12 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Astra 1KR Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +19.16 "35,766" "35,807" 4.86E-04 0.08 1436.1 "4,332" "12,000" 4/20/2006 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2006-012A 29055 32 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home broadcast services across Europe. JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/012A.HTM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_1KR Astra 1L Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +19.30 "35,772" "35,798" 3.08E-04 0.05 1436.03 "4,500" "13,000" 5/4/2007 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5-ECA 2007-016A 31306 "29 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band transponders first five years; 25 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band thereafter." JM/12_08 http://www.ses-global.com/corpSite/site_en/04_ASTRAFleet/03_satellite_list/astra1l/index.php http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/016A.HTM http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Built_Astra_1L_Satellite_Ready_For_Launch_999.html Astra 1M Luxembourg SEA Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +19.20 "35,804" "35,852" 5.69E-04 0.14 1438.2 "5,345" "9,900" 11/5/2008 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-057A 33436 Direct-to-home and HD television. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ASTRA+1M+Satellite+Successfully+Launched.-a0188470617 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/satellite-fleet/satellite-list/astra1m/index.php Astra 2A Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +28.16 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.08 1436.12 "3,635" "2,500 (BOL)" "7,000" 8/30/1998 15 yrs. Hughes USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-050A 25462 "Voice and video communications to Europe; 32 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after." JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/050A.HTM http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=2 Astra 2B Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +28.22 "35,772" "35,801" 3.44E-04 0.07 1436.11 "3,315" "1,400" "7,800" 9/14/2000 14yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2000-054A 26494 "Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 30 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after; UK and Ireland." JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx563.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=13 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.435 Astra 2C Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +28.21 "35,768" "35,804" 4.27E-04 0.07 1436.12 "3,643" "2,000" "7,000" 6/16/2001 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2001-025A 26853 "Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 32 transponders for first five years; 28 after, continental Europe" JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx572.html http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=14 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.455 Astra 2D Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +28.14 "35,770" "35,802" 3.80E-04 0.07 1436.1 "1,420" 700 "1,500" 12/19/2000 15 yrs. Hughes USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2000-081A 26638 "Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 16 Ku-band; UK and Ireland." JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/fleet/satellites.php?sat=15 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.442 Astra 3A Luxembourg SES Astra (part of SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +23.48 "35,770" "35,804" 4.03E-04 0.06 1436.07 "1,500" 750 "1,500" 3/29/2002 10 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2002-015B 27400 "20 transponders; provide follow-on capacity for the Kopernikus satellite of Deutsche Telekom AG, contracted for 10 transponders on spacecraft; German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland." JM/12_08 www.astra.lu/corporate/satellites/fleet http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx581.html http://www.ses-americom.com/bev.3a.html http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.476 Astro-F (Akari) Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) Government Scientific Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 707 716 6.35E-04 98.2 952 2/21/2006 1.5 yrs. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Japan Uchinoura Space Center M-5 2006-005A 28939 Astrophysics mission SC - ASCR http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/ASTRO-F/Outreach/index_e.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx628.html Atlantic Bird 1 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO -12.43 "35,768" "35,805" 4.39E-04 0.11 1436.1 "2,700" "1,550" "5,100" 8/28/2002 15 yrs. Alenia Spazio Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane-5G 2002-040A 27508 "Twenty channels, telecommunications services between Europe and the Americas." JM/12_08 www.eutelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Atlantic Bird 2 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO -8.09 "35,766" "35,806" 4.74E-04 0.06 1436.1 "3,150" "1,368" "7,400" 9/25/2001 15 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 2001-042A 26927 European and American coverage. JM/12_08 www.eutelsat.com www.space.com/missionlaunches/ariane_launch_010925.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Atlantic Bird 3 (Stellat 5) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO -4.93 "35,769" "35,805" 4.27E-04 0.04 1436.08 "4,050" "1,805" "11,000" 7/5/2002 15 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2002-035A 27460 "45 transponders; Ku and C-band frequencies, Americas, Europe and Africa." JM/12_08 www.eutelsat.com www.lyngsat.com/tracker/ab3.shtml http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/espace/e.space176.fr.pdf Atlantic Bird 4 (Hot Bird 4) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO -7.19 "35,762" "35,810" 5.69E-04 0.02 1436.1 "2,885" "1,310" "6,000" 2/27/1998 14 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1998-013A 25237 Europe and North Africa; 20 active channels JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html www.eutelsat.com Badr 2 (Badr B) Pakistan Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Government/Military Remote Sensing/Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 985 "1,014" 1.97E-03 99.5 105.1 70 12/10/2001 2+ yrs. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Pakistan Baikonur Cosmodrome Zenit-2 2001-056C 27003 Pakistan's microsatellite for development of surveillance capability. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx578.html http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/pakistan/earth/ http://www.suparco.gov.pk/sat_badr2.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Badr 3 (Arabsat 3A) Multinational Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) Government Communications GEO +30.30 "35,769" "35,801" 3.80E-04 0.19 1436.94 "2,700" "1,200" "6,400" 2/26/1999 15 yrs. Aerospatiale Matra SA France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1999-009A 25638 "Third generation; broadcasting, internet; 20 Ku-band transponders" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.arabsat.com http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/comparison24.html Badr 4 (Arabsat 4B) Multinational Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) Government Communications GEO +26.02 "35,780" "35,791" 1.30E-04 0.07 1436.06 "3,304" "1,487" 11/8/2006 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2006-051A 29526 28 Ku-band transponders; voice and video communications to West Asia region. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/051A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx637.html Badr 6 (Arabsat 4AR) Multinational Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) Government Communications GEO +26.08 "35,768" "35,805" 4.39E-04 0.05 1436.1 "3,400" "6,000" 7/7/2008 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2008-034B 33154 "24 C-band, 20 Ku-band transponders, direct-to-home voice, video, and internet services to the Middle East and North Africa." JM/12_08 http://www.satbeams.com/info?satellite=2371 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/034B.HTM http://www.eads-nv.com/1024/en/pressdb/pressdb/20080808_atrium_arabsat_BADR-6.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Alcatel_Alenia_Space_To_Provide_Communication_Payload_For_Arabsat_BADR_6_Satellite.html BeeSat (Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite) Germany Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrt Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 726 752 1.83E-03 98.3 98.5 1 9/23/2009 1 yr. Technische Universität Berlin Germany Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV 2009-051C 35933 Verify the behavior of new micro reaction wheels for picosatellites. AMSAT http://www.raumfahrttechnik.tu-berlin.de/beesat/ http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=129&retURL=satellites/all_oscars.php http://www.springerlink.com/content/q3r417hl51v8061p/ Beidou 1B (BNTS-1B) China (PR) Chinese Defense Ministry Military Navigation/Global Positioning GEO +80.36 "35,764" "35,809" 5.34E-04 1.52 1436.1 "2,200" 12/20/2000 Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ-3A 2000-082A 26643 Space-based navigation and positioning system to improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx566.html http://sinodefence.com/space/spacecraft/bd1.asp http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-01b.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Beidou 1C (Dong Fang Hong 54) China (PR) Chinese Defense Ministry Military Navigation/Global Positioning GEO +110.55 "35,769" "35,802" 3.91E-04 0.14 1436.08 "2,200" 5/24/2003 Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ-3A 2003-021A 27813 Space-based navigation and positioning system to improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces; weather monitoring and telecommunications; final constellation of 4 satellites. JM/12_08 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/beidou.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx595.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/2003-021A-traj.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Beidou 2 (Compass G-2) China (PR) Chinese Defense Ministry Military Navigation/Global Positioning GEO +83.45 "35,781" "35,798" 2.02E-04 0.79 1436.26 "2,200" 4/14/2009 Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3C 2009-018A 34779 Part of Compass constellation. JM/7_09 http://www.insidegnss.com/node/1435 http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/04/china-open-2009-schedule-with-beidou-2-compass-g2-launch/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/018A.HTM Beidou M1 (Compass M1) China (PR) Chinese Defense Ministry Military Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "21,519" "21,545" 4.66E-04 55.26 773.39 "2,200" 4/13/2007 Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2007-011A 31115 Part of Compass constellation; first one in MEO orbit. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite.php?s=31115 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/011A.HTM "BeijinGalaxy-1 (Tsinghau-2, China DMC+4)" China (PR) Beijing Landview Mapping Information Technology Co. Ltd (BLMIT) Civil Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 682 705 1.63E-03 98.18 98.64 166 155 50 10/27/2005 7 yrs. Tsinghua University/University of Surrey China (PR)/United Kingdom Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos 3M 2005-043A 28890 Earth observation for Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC); also research. SC - ASCR http://www.spacedaily.com/news/microsat-00k.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2005/30October2005_25.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/043A.HTM http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_DMCDisasterMonitoringConstellationAlSAT1BILSAT1NigeriaSat1UKDMCBeijing1.html Bird 2 (Bispectral InfraRed Detector 2) Germany Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration Government/Civil Remote Sensing/Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 550 580 2.16E-03 97.7 95.96 92 77 120 10/22/2001 1.5 yrs. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Germany Satish Dhawan Space Centre PSLV-C3 2001-049C 26959 Forest fire recognition by small satellites. JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx576.html http://spacesensors.dlr.de/SE/bird/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2001/049C.HTM Bonum 1 (Most 1) Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +55.94 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.03 "1,436.09" "1,452" 620 "1,500" 11/22/1998 12 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 1998-068A 25546 "Television broadcasting; 8 Ku-band, Siberia or Europe, selected." JM/12_08 http://www.telesputnik.ru/archive/all/n39/10_eng.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx541.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/bonum_1/bonum_1.html Brazilsat B-2 (Brasilsat B-2) Brazil Star One (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Military/Commercial Communications GEO -92.02 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.84 1436.11 "1,780" "1,050 (BOL)" "1,800 (BOL)" 3/28/1995 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1995-016A 23536 24 C-band; several X-band. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx498.html http://samadi.jpl.nasa/gov/msl/QuickLooks/brazilsatQL.html Brazilsat B-3 (Brasilsat B-3) Brazil Star One (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -74.96 "35,769" "35,803" 4.03E-04 0.04 1436.07 "1,780" "1,050 (BOL)" "1,800 (BOL)" 2/4/1998 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1998-006A 25152 28 C-band transponders for voice and video communication. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://samadi.jpl.nasa/gov/msl/QuickLooks/brazilsatQL.html Brazilsat B-4 (Brasilsat B-4) Brazil Star One (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -84.03 "35,772" "35,800" 3.32E-04 0.07 1436.09 "2,495" "1,050 (BOL)" "1,800 (BOL)" 8/17/2000 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 2000-046A 26469 28 C-band; voice and video communications to all of South America. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx562.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/hsc_pressreleases/00_08_17_launch.html BSAT-1A Japan Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +109.68 "35,780" "35,792" 1.42E-04 0.03 1436.08 "1,314" 710 "1,200" 4/16/1997 10 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1997-016B 24769 8 Ku-band; voice and video communication for Japan and vicinity. JM/12_08 http://www.harvesttime.tv/English/JSatellites.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx522.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/bsat_1/bsat_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html BSAT-2A Japan Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +109.94 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.07 1436.1 "1,317" 750 "1,982 (EOL)" 3/8/2001 10 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2001-011B 26720 Direct-to-home digital high-definition television for Japan. JM/12_08 http://www.harvesttime.tv/English/JSatellites.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx569.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/bsat_1/bsat_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html BSAT-2C Japan Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +109.89 "35,766" "35,806" 4.74E-04 0.06 1436.08 "1,275" 535 "1,982 (EOL)" 6/11/2003 10 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2003-028A 27830 Backup to BSAT-2A; direct digital broadcasts to homes in Japan and neighboring countries through its Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.harvesttime.tv/English/JSatellites.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx596.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/bsat_1/bsat_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html BSAT-3A Japan Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. Commercial Communications GEO +109.91 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.03 1436.1 "1,980" 8/14/2007 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5-ECA 2007-036B 32019 Twelve 130W Ku-band transponders; HD TV. JM/12_08 http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Built_BSAT_3a_Satellite_Ready_For_Launch_999.html http://www.comspacewatch.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=23268 C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System) USA US Air Force Military Technology Development LEO 406 853 3.19E-02 13 97.29 384 4/16/2008 General Dynamics USA L-1011 Aircraft Pegasus 2008-017A 32765 Designed to monitor and forecast global ionospheric scintillation in real-time. SC - ASCR http://www.kirtland.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070404-094.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I017A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html Cakrawarta 1 (Indostar 1) Indonesia PT Citra Sari Makmur (CSM) Commercial Communications GEO +107.57 "35,767" "35,806" 4.63E-04 3.32 1436.12 "1,385" 643 "3,200" 11/12/1997 12 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1997-071B 25050 TV broadcasting in S-band; malfunction of 80% of capacity. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.floridatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1997b/111697d.htm http://www.mlesat.com/indostar.html Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) France/USA Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/NASA Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 701 704 2.12E-04 98.23 98.83 587 550 4/28/2006 3 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2006-016B 29108 SC - ASCR http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147741main_cloudsat-calipso4.pdf http://www.skycontrol.net/aerospace/successful-launch-of-the-climatology-calipso-satellite-integrated-by-alcatel-alenia-space/ CAN-X2 (Canadian Advanced Nanospace experiment) Canada University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 615 635 1.43E-03 97.99 97.21 7 4/28/2008 University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Canada Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021H 32790 Will downlink telemetry. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/April28_2008.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html CAN-X6 (Canadian Advanced Nanospace experiment; NTS [Nanosatellite Tracking Ships]) Canada University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies/Com Development International Ltd. Civil/Commercial Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 619 636 1.21E-03 98 97.26 16 7 4/28/2008 .5 yrs. University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies/Com Development International Ltd. Canada Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021B 32784 Technology development; carries innovative attitude sensor. SC - ASCR http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX6/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html CAPE-1 (Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment) USA University of Louisiana at Lafayette Civil Communications/Scientific Research LEO 646 793 1.04E-02 98.1 99 1 1 4/17/2007 University of Louisiana at Lafayette USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012P 31130 Will collect and store data on ambient ionosphere and relay it over the ULL. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx642.html http://ulcape.org/wiki/Main_Page CartoSat 1 (IRS P5) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 620 622 1.43E-04 97.8 97.1 "1,560" "1,450" "1,100" 5/5/2005 6 yrs. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Centre PSLV-C6 2005-017A 28649 "Remote sensing and mapping, land use, forest cover, river flow assessments." SC - ASCR http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/May01_2005.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/017A.HTM http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/techrs023a.htm CartoSat 2 (IRS P7) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 631 637 4.28E-04 98 97.39 680 1/10/2007 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Centre PSLV-C7 2007-001B 29710 "Remote sensing and mapping; panchromatic images at one-meter resolution to be used for civil planning ""and other cartographic needs.""" SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx639.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2007/I001D.HTM CartoSat 2A India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 623 644 1.50E-03 98 97.39 680 4/28/2008 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021A 32783 Military version of CartoSat 2; dedicated satellite for the Indian armed forces. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html "CBERS 2 (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite, Zi Yuan 1-2)" China (PR)/Brazil Chinese Academy of Space Technology/Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Government/Commercial Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 773 774 7.00E-05 98.5 100.31 "1,447" "1,100" 10/21/2003 3 yrs. Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Espiais/Chinese Academy of Space Technology China (PR)/Brazil Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2003-049A 28057 "China for 18 months/Brazil remaining 6 months or more, environmental observation, agriculture and water pollution." JMSatcat1104 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.cbers.inpe.br/en/programas/cbers1-2.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html "CBERS 2B (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite, Zi Yuan 2B)" China (PR)/Brazil Chinese Academy of Space Technology/Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Government/Commercial Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 778 778 0.00E+00 98.5 100.26 "1,450" "1,100" 9/19/2007 2 yrs. Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Espiais/Chinese Academy of Space Technology China (PR)/Brazil Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2007-042A 32062 Third in a series of remote sensing satellites in cooperative effort of Brazil and China. http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_CBERSSatelliteSeries.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0709/19cbers Ceil-2 Canada Ceil Satellite Group Commercial Communications GEO -129.00 "37,782" "35,788" -2.31E-02 0.05 1436.05 "5,585" 12/10/2008 15 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-063A 33453 Digital television; 32 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM http://www.cielsatellite.ca/satellites.html CFESat (Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite) USA Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) Government Technology Development LEO 557 563 4.33E-04 35.43 95.86 159 110 3/9/2007 Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd. United Kingdom Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-006F 30777 "A number of experiments, including a prototype supercomputer designed to process data onboard rather than sending raw information directly to Earth." http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2007/11March2007_63.html http://www.lanl.gov/news/index.php/fuseaction/home.story/story_id/8916 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/006F.HTM Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) USA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Government Astrophysics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "9,999" "138,825" 7.97E-01 28.5 3808.92 "4,742" "2,500" 7/23/1999 5 yrs. TRW Space and Electronics USA Cape Canaveral Space Shuttle (STS 93) 1999-040B 25867 X-ray astronomy. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://spacelink.nasa/gov/NASA.Projects/Space.Science/Universe/Chandra.X-Ray.Observatory/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/graphics/press/fact7-print.pdf http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html ChinaSat 6B (Zhong Xing 6B) China (PR) China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) Commercial/Government Communications GEO +115.58 "35,777" "35,797" 2.37E-04 0.05 1436.1 "4,600" "9,500" 7/6/2007 15 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France/Italy Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3B 2007-031A 31800 38 C-band; voice and video services to Asia-Pacific and Oceania. JM/12_08 http://www.space-travel.com/reports/China_Launches_Thales_built_Chinasat_6B_Telecommunication_Satellite_999.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/031A.HTM "Chinastar-1 (ChinaSat-10, Zhongwei 1)" China (PR) China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) Commercial/Government Communications GEO +87.68 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.02 1436.12 "3,000" "1,418" "6,797 (EOL)" 5/30/1998 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3B 1998-033A 25354 "24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; voice and video communications throughout China and neighboring countries." JM/12_08 http://www.chinasatcom.com/English/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx535.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Chuangxin 1 (Innovation 1) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Sciences Government Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 686 758 5.08E-03 98.5 99.23 100 10/21/2003 China Academy of Sciences China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 3B 2003-049B 28058 Prototype of advanced telecommunications satellite for LEO. JMSatcat1104 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://english.cas.ac.cn/eng2003/news/detailnewsb.asp?InfoNo=24708 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html Chuangxin 2 (Innovation 2) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Sciences Government Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 786 805 1.33E-03 98.5 100.78 100 11/5/2008 China Academy of Sciences China (PR) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Long March 2D 2008-056B 33434 Collect and relay hydrological and meteorological data and data for disaster relief. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM Clementine France Centre Electronique de l'Armement (DGA) Military Electronic surveillance LEO Sun-Synchronous 647 664 1.21E-03 98 97.84 50 205 12/3/1999 Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 1999-064B 25978 "Intelligence gathering, part of an experimental eavesdropping program." JMSatcat1104 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/french-reform.cfm http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/micro/micro99.html Cloudsat USA NASA/Colorado State University Government/Civil Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 701 704 2.12E-04 98.25 98.83 848 570 4/28/2006 2 yrs. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2006-016A 29107 "Joins Aqua, Parasol, Aura, and Calipso in A-Train; meteorological satellite, carries single radar to obtain the reflectivity of clouds." SC - ASCR http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/overview http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147741main_cloudsat-calipso4.pdf Compass-1 Germany "University of Applied Science, Aachen" Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 614 636 1.57E-03 97.99 97.2 3 1 2 4/28/2008 .5 yrs. "University of Applied Science, Aachen" Germany Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021E 32787 Attitude control system based on purely magnetic control has been developed to keep pointing toward Earth; also carries GPS tracking system developed by German Space Center. SC - ASCR http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html Coriolis (Windsat) USA US Air Force/ US Navy/NASA Military Earth and Space Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 391 846 3.26E-02 98.7 97.07 817 395 "1,174" 1/6/2003 3 yrs. "Spectrum Astro, Inc." USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 2003-001A 27640 Monitor ocean winds and image Solar Mass Ejections (SME). JMSatcat1104 http://www.spectrumastro.com/SAI_PressReleases/PR_details.cfm?PRID=148 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx591.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/titan2_launch_030106.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "CoRoT (Convection, Rotation des Étoiles et Transits des Planètes Extrasolaires)" International Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Government Space Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 895 906 7.56E-04 90 103 668 12/27/2006 2 yrs. CNRS/Alcatel Alenia Space France Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2-1B 2006-063A 29678 "Aims to be a pioneer mission in the discovery of telluric extrasolar planets, bodies with properties comparable to those of the rocky planets of the solar system." SC - ASCR http://smsc.cnes.fr/COROT/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM "COSMIC-A (Formosat-3A, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)" Taiwan/USA "National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO" Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 800 800 0.00E+00 72 100.87 70 46 4/15/2006 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Minotaur 2006-011A 29047 “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth's atmosphere.” SC - ASCR http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/FORMOSAT-3/index.html http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/011B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx630.html "COSMIC-B (Formosat-3B, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)" Taiwan/USA "National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO" Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 800 800 0.00E+00 72 100.87 70 46 4/15/2006 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Minotaur 2006-011B 29048 “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth's atmosphere.” SC - ASCR http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/FORMOSAT-3/index.html http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/011B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx630.html "COSMIC-C (Formosat-3C, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)" Taiwan/USA "National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO" Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 800 800 0.00E+00 72 100.87 70 46 4/15/2006 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Minotaur 2006-011C 29049 “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth's atmosphere.” SC - ASCR http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/FORMOSAT-3/index.html http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/011B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx630.html "COSMIC-D (Formosat-3D, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)" Taiwan/USA "National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO" Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 800 800 0.00E+00 72 100.87 70 46 4/15/2006 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Minotaur 2006-011D 29050 “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth's atmosphere.” SC - ASCR http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/FORMOSAT-3/index.html http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/011B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx630.html "COSMIC-E (Formosat-3E, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)" Taiwan/USA "National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO" Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 800 800 0.00E+00 72 100.87 70 46 4/15/2006 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Minotaur 2006-011E 29051 “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth's atmosphere.” SC - ASCR http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/FORMOSAT-3/index.html http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/011B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx630.html "COSMIC-F (Formosat-3F, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)" Taiwan/USA "National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO" Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 800 800 0.00E+00 72 100.87 70 46 4/15/2006 2 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Minotaur 2006-011F 29052 “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth's atmosphere.” SC - ASCR http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/FORMOSAT-3/index.html http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/011B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx630.html COSMO-Skymed 1 (Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) Italy Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense Civil/Military Remote Sensing/Imaging LEO Sun-Synchronous 622 626 2.86E-04 97.86 97.19 "1,700" "3,600" 6/8/2007 5 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France/Italy Vandenberg AFB Delta 7000 2007-023A 31598 "To be part of 4-satellite constellation; radar imager, collect data on floods, droughts, earthquakes and landslides; military applications." SC - ASCR http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/commercial_space_data/launch_details/index.cfm?launchId=462 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2007/023A.HTM http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_COSMOSkyMedConstellationof4SARSatellites.html COSMO-Skymed 2 (Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) Italy Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense Military/Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 622 624 1.43E-04 97.86 97.16 "1,700" 12/9/2007 5 yrs. Thales Alenia Space Italy Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2007-059A 32376 Earth imaging; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in X-band. http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_COSMOSkyMedConstellationof4SARSatellites.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/059A.HTM COSMO-Skymed 3 (Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) Italy Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense Military/Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 622 625 2.14E-04 97.86 97.17 "1,700" 10/25/2008 5 yrs. Thales Alenia Space Italy Vandenberg AFB 2008-054A 33412 "Earth imaging; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in X-band, focus on Mediterranean security." SC-ASCR 1/09 http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_COSMOSkyMedConstellationof4SARSatellites.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM "Cubesat XI-IV (Oscar 57, CO-57)" Japan "Department of Astronautics, University of Tokyo" Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 822 828 4.17E-04 98.7 101.4 1 6/30/2003 "Department of Astronautics, University of Tokyo" Japan Plesetsk Cosmodrome Dnepr 2003-031J 27848 On-orbit verification of the super small satellite (nano-satellite) bus system using commercial-off-the-shell components. JMSatcat1104 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx597.html http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/operation/index-e.html "Cubesat XI-V (Oscar 58, CO-58)" Japan "Department of Astronautics, University of Tokyo" Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 682 708 1.84E-03 98.1 98.66 1 1 10/27/2005 "Department of Astronautics, University of Tokyo" Japan Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2005-043F 28895 Backup for Cubesat II-IV. JMSatcat206 http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gs/en/satinfo.html http://www.ncube.no/news/what_happened_to_ncube2/document_view "Cute-1 (Cubical Titech Engineering satellite, Oscar 55, CO-55)" Japan Tokyo Institute of Technology Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 819 831 8.34E-04 98.7 101.4 1 6/30/2003 1 yr. Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan Plesetsk Cosmodrome Dnepr 2003-031E 27844 Design development of pico satellite by using off-the-shelf components. JMSatcat304 http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/index_e.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx597.html Cute-1.7 + APD II (Cubical Titech Engineering satellite+Avalanche Photodiode) Japan Tokyo Institute of Technology Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 616 635 1.36E-03 98 97.21 4/28/2008 1 yr. Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021C 32785 Will provide telemetry and a 9600-baud packet store-and-forward message relay. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html Deimos 1 Spain Deimos Imaging/DMC International Imaging (DMCII) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 639 672 2.35E-03 98.13 97.83 90 7/29/2009 5 yrs. Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd. United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2009-041A 35681 Part of international Disaster Monitoring Constellation. SC - ASCR http://www.deimos-imaging.com/technology/our-satellite-deimos-1 http://envisat.esa.int/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=5147 Delfi-C3 (DO-64) Netherlands "Technical University, Delft" Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 612 637 1.79E-03 98 97.2 7 4/28/2008 Technical University of Delft Netherlands Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021G 32789 Flight test thin film solar cells and an advanced transceiver. SC - ASCR http://www.delfic3.nl/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html DEMETER (Detection of ElectroMagnetic Emission Transmitted from Earthquake Regions) France Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Government Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 685 712 1.91E-03 98.2 98.74 125 100 (approx.) 50 6/29/2004 2 yrs. "CNES (Joint effort of France, Poland, Japan)" International Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2004-025C 28368 Study of ionosperic perturbations in relation with seismic activity; global study of the Earth electromagnetic environment. JMSatcat1104 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.htm http://smsc.cnes.fr/DEMETER/index.htm http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/quakesat_detection_030423.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DirecTV-10 USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -102.74 "35,785" "35,788" 3.56E-05 0.04 1436.1 "5,900" "3,700" "18,000" 7/7/2007 15 yrs. Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-032A 31862 32 broad-beam Ka band; 55 spot-beam Ka-band transponders; will provide HDTV to CONUS. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/dtv10-11-12_factsheet.pdf http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/07/directv-10-launched-successfully-gears-up-for-september-action/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/032A.HTM DirecTV-11 USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -99.21 "35,786" "35,786" 0.00E+00 0.03 1436.1 "5,900" 3/19/2008 Boeing Satellite Development Center USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3-SL 2008-013A 32729 High definition channels for North America. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/013A.HTM DirecTV-1R USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -72.48 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.03 1436.1 "3,420" "2,304" "8,700 (BOL)" 10/10/1999 15 yrs. Hughes Electronics Corp. USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3-SL 1999-056A 25937 "First commercial launch by Sea Launch consortium (American, Russian, Ukrainian companies); 16 Ku-band; video channels directly to home-based dishes; anticipated 50 million homes in North America." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx552.html www.directv.com http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/directv1r/directv1r.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DirecTV-4S USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -101.15 "35,780" "35,792" 1.42E-04 0.05 1436.09 "4,300" "2,100" "8,100 (EOL)" 11/27/2001 15 yrs. Hughes Electronics Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 2001-052A 26985 Direct broadcasting; 48 Ku-band; 300 local TV channels to 41 metropolitan communities through 11 C-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html www.directv.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx577.html DirecTV-5 (Tempo 1) USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -110.05 "35,773" "35,799" 3.08E-04 0.07 1436.08 "4,300" "3,640" 5/7/2002 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2002-023A 27426 Digital television to North American subscribers; 32 Ku-band; direct broadcasting. JM/12_08 www.satisfied-mind.com/directv/news/articles/satellites.htm www.directv.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx583.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DirecTV-7S USA "DirecTV, Inc. " Commercial Communications GEO -119.04 "35,774" "35,797" 2.73E-04 0.01 1436.1 "5,483" "3,500" "13,000" 5/4/2004 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch Zenit 3SL 2004-016A 28238 Direct-to-home TV; 54 transponders. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx607.html www.directv.com http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/sea_launch_directv_7s.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/016A.HTM DirecTV-8 USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -100.81 "35,777" "35,796" 2.25E-04 0.02 1436.1 "3,800" "8,200" 5/22/2005 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M/Breeze M 2005-019A 28659 36 Ku- and Ka-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.loral.com/inthenews/050523.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/019A.HTM DirecTV-9S USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -101.08 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.03 1436.1 "5,500" "2,364" "13,900" 10/13/2006 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2006-043A 29494 "52 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; direct-to-home, voice, video and internet." JM/12_08 http://www.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx636.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/I043A.HTM http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=916210&highlight= http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV-9S DLR Tubsat Germany Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 713 732 1.34E-03 98.2 99.24 45 120 5/26/1999 1 yr. "Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Technical University of Berlin" Germany Satish Dhawan Space Centre PSLV-C2 1999-029C 25758 Transmits image of its own view; not currently used for scientific mission but operational. JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/029C.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx547.html http://www.vectronic-aerospace.com/Image_Gallery/DLR-TUBSAT/dlr-tubsat.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "DMSP 5D-2 F13 (Defense Meteorological Satellites Program, USA 109)" USA DoD/NOAA Military Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 845 855 6.93E-04 98.8 101.93 "1,134" 823 900 3/24/1995 5 yrs. General Electric Astro Space USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas E 1995-015A 23533 Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment. SSM/1 sensor to track sea ice has completely failed. JMSatcat304 www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions.dmsp.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1995/015A.HTM http://www.climateaudit.org/?p=6097 "DMSP 5D-2 F14 (Defense Meteorological Satellites Program, USA 131)" USA DoD/NOAA Military Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 842 855 9.00E-04 98.9 101.9 "1,134" 823 900 4/4/1997 5 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 1997-012A 24753 Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment. JMSatcat304 www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions.dmsp.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1997/012A.HTM "DMSP 5D-3 F15 (Defense Meteorological Satellites Program, USA 147)" USA DoD/NOAA Military Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 837 851 9.70E-04 98.9 101.8 "1,152" 823 900 12/12/1999 5 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 1999-067A 25991 Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment. Problem with SSM/1 sensor to track sea ice. JMSatcat304 www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/ http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions.dmsp.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/02/18/nsidc-satellite-sea-ice-sensor-has-catastrophic-failure-data-faulty-for-the-last-45-days/ "DMSP 5D-3 F16 (Defense Meteorological Satellites Program, USA 172)" USA DoD/NOAA Military Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 843 852 6.23E-04 98.9 101.87 "1,154" 825 900 10/18/2003 5 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 2003-048A 28054 Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment. JMSatcat304 www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "DMSP 5D-3 F17 (Defense Meteorological Satellites Program, USA 191)" USA DoD/NOAA Military Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 842 855 9.00E-04 98.79 101.89 "1,154" 825 900 11/4/2006 5 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 4 2006-050A 29522 Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/050A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx637.html "Double Star 2 (Tan Ce 2, Explorer 2)" China (PR)/ESA Chinese National Space Administration/European Space Agency Government Research Elliptical 272 "38,352" 7.41E-01 89.27 682.98 660 343 7/25/2004 Chinese National Space Administration/European Space Agency China (PR)/EU Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 2004-029A 28382 CNSA-ESA joint mission carrying eight experiments to study earth's magnetosphere; highest orbit ever for a Chinese satellite; polar orbit; operates with ESA's cluster satellites. SC - ASCR http://orbits.esa.int/orbits/ http://www.eads.net/xml-root/content/OF00000000400004/7/64/31603647.html?cmd=print&size=1024 http://spacenews.dancebeat.info/index.php?topic=ESA http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/029A.HTM http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2004/029A.HTM "DRTS (Data Relay Test Satellite, Kodama)" Japan National Space Development Agency Government Technology Development GEO +90.77 "35,775" "35,799" 2.85E-04 0.02 1436.12 "2,650" "1,500" "2,100" 9/10/2002 7 yrs. Mitsubishi Electric Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2002-042B 27516 Develop more advanced data relay by improving the technology for the Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Satellite (COMETS). Serve as the space communications infrastructure for two-way data relay between ground stations and experimental spacecraft in low- to mid-altitude orbit JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx587.html http://www.nasda.go.jp/projects/sat/drts/tback_e.html http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/f3/status.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "DSCS III-A3 (USA 167, DSCS III-A3) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO +60.01 "35,771" "35,802" 3.68E-04 0.03 1436.12 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 3/11/2003 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2003-008A 27691 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band." JM/12_08 http://1mms.external.lmco.com/newsbureau/pressreleases/03.07.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-B6 (USA 170, DSCS III B-6) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -52.51 "35,760" "35,814" 6.40E-04 0.05 1436.1 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 8/29/2003 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta 4 2003-040A 27875 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band. " JM/12_08 http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/atlas_launch_001019.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-F10 (USA 135, DSCS III B-13) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -130.05 "35,757" "35,817" 7.12E-04 2.54 1436.1 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 10/24/1997 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta 4 1997-065A 25019 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band." JM/12_08 www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/mc/mcd.html www.disa.mil/ca/buyguide/feature/teleport.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-F11 (USA 148, DSCS III B-8) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -135.11 "35,706" "35,868" 1.92E-03 0.01 1436.13 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 1/1/2000 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2000-001A 26052 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band." JM/12_08 www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/mc/mcd.html www.disa.mil/ca/buyguide/feature/teleport.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-F12 (USA 153, DSCS III B-11) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -12.15 "35,774" "35,799" 2.97E-04 0.04 1436.12 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 10/20/2000 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2000-065A 26575 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band." JM/12_08 www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/mc/mcd.html www.disa.mil/ca/buyguide/feature/teleport.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-F6 (USA 82, DSCS III B-12) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -12.09 "35,718" "35,855" 1.62E-03 0.05 1436.1 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 7/2/1992 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas II 1992-037A 22009 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band." JM/12_08 www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/mc/mcd.html www.disa.mil/ca/buyguide/feature/teleport.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-F8 (USA 97, DSCS III B-10) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO +56.77 "35,756" "35,817" 7.23E-04 4.59 1436.11 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 11/28/1993 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1993-074A 22915 "Spare; Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band; in reserve." JM/12_08 www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/mc/mcd.html www.disa.mil/ca/buyguide/feature/teleport.html http://www.af.mil.news/factsheets/Defense_Satellite_Communicati/html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm "DSCS III-F9 (USA 113, DSCS III B-7) (Defense Satellite Communications System)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -52.40 "35,784" "35,784" 0.00E+00 0 1436.1 "1,156" 884 "1,240" 7/31/1995 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 1995-038A 23628 "Super High Frequency (SHF) for U.S. government and military; sophisticated survivability enhancement; worldwide, longhaul coverage; X-band." GS http://www.space-technology.com/projects/sicral/ http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/dscs_3.htm DSP 18 (USA 130) (Defense Support Program) USA Air Force Military Early Warning GEO "35,780" "35,800" 2.37E-04 0.1 1436.27 "2,380" "1,485" 2/23/1997 5 yrs. TRW and Aerojet Electronics Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVB 1997-008A 24737 Infrared sensors to detect heat from missile and booster plumes against earth's background; detection capability of smaller missiles; improved warning of attack by short-range missiles against U.S. and allied forces. JMSatcat304 http://www.af.mil/news/factsheets/Defense_Support_Program_Satel.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DSP 20 (USA 149) (Defense Support Program) USA Air Force Military Early Warning GEO -36.25 "35,897" "35,909" 1.42E-04 4.08 142.08 "2,380" "1,485" 5/18/2000 7-9 yrs. TRW and Aerojet Electronics Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVB 2000-024A 26356 Infrared sensors to detect heat from missile and booster plumes against earth's background; detection capability of smaller missiles; improved warning of attack by short-range missiles against U.S. and allied forces. JM/12_08 http://www.af.mil/news/factsheets/Defense_Support_Program_Satel.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DSP 21 (USA 159) (Defense Support Program) USA Air Force Military Early Warning GEO +69.48 "35,765" "35,810" 5.34E-04 3.68 1436.14 "2,380" "1,485" 8/6/2001 7-9 yrs. TRW and Aerojet Electronics Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4B 2001-033A 26880 Infrared sensors to detect heat from missile and booster plumes against earth's background; detection capability of smaller missiles; improved warning of attack by short-range missiles against U.S. and allied forces. JM/12_08 http://www.spaceline.org/news/titan/dsp-21/dsp-21.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-033a_dsp-21_sum.shtml http://www.af.mil/news/factsheets/Defense_Support_Program_Satel.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DSP 22 (USA 176) (Defense Support Program) USA Air Force Military Early Warning GEO +103.84 "35,741" "35,832" 1.08E-03 1.41 1436.12 "2,380" "1,485" 2/14/2004 7-9 yrs. Northrup Grumman (formerly TRW) USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4B 2004-004A 28158 Infrared sensors to detect heat from missile and booster plumes against earth's background; detection capability of smaller missiles; improved warning of attack by short-range missiles against U.S. and allied forces. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx604.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html DubaiSat-1 UAE Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 666 682 1.14E-03 98.13 98.23 200 360 7/29/2009 5 yrs. Satrec Initiative South Korea Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2009-041B 35682 "Optical imaging camera; will be used for urban development, scientific research, telecommunications, transportation, construction and mapping, water quality and engineering tests." SC - ASCR http://gulfnews.ae/business/Technology/10329297.html http://directory.eoportal.org/presentations/10001145/10001146.html E-bird Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +33.14 "35,781" "35,790" 1.07E-04 0.05 1436.06 "1,525" "1,300" "1,600" 9/27/2003 10 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2003-043A 27948 20 Ku-band transponders; video and data transmission to Europe and Turkey. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Echostar 1 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -148.02 "35,776" "35,795" 2.25E-04 0.01 1436.07 "3,287" "2,000" "7,000" 12/28/1995 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Astro Space USA Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 2E 1995-073A 23754 Western United States to Central/Mountain region; 16 Ku-band transponders JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echo1/index.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Echostar 10 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -110.07 "35,780" "35,792" 1.42E-04 0.06 1436 "4,333" "10,000" 2/15/2006 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Sea Launch Zenit 3-SL 2006-003A 28935 "Direct-to-home transmission of voice, video and internet." JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echoX/index.shtml http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060216_sea_launch.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2006/003A.HTM&act=print Echostar 11 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -109.97 "35,778" "35,793" 1.78E-04 0.03 1436.1 "5,500" "20,000" 7/16/2008 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch Zenit 3-SL 2008-035A 33207 Direct-to-home television. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx657.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Sea_Launch_Delivers_Echostar_11_To_Orbit_999.html Echostar 12 (Rainbow-1) USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -61.63 "35,782" "35,791" 1.07E-04 0.06 1436.11 "4,328" 7/17/2003 18 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2003-033A 27852 Direct-to-home television services; cable's attempt to compete with dish networks. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx597.html http://www.cablevision.com/index.jhtml?id=2003_07_17 Echostar 3 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -61.46 "35,783" "35,790" 8.30E-05 0.02 1436.11 "3,674" "1,700" "10,000" 10/5/1997 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 1997-059A 25004 Central/Mountain region to Eastern U.S.; 32 Ku-band transponders JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echo3/index.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Echostar 4 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -77.04 "35,768" "35,805" 4.39E-04 0.76 1436.11 "3,478" "2,200" "10,000" 5/8/1998 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 1998-028A 25331 "CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders" JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echo4/index.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Echostar 6 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -72.71 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0.07 1436.12 "3,700" "1,493" "11,000" 7/14/2000 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2000-038A 26402 "CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders" JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echo6/index.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Echostar 7 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -118.85 "35,782" "35,789" 8.30E-05 0.01 1436.07 "4,027" "2,200" "13,000" 2/21/2002 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 3B 2002-006A 27378 "CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders" JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echo7/index.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Echostar 8 USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC" Commercial Communications GEO -76.97 "35,783" "35,789" 7.12E-05 0.01 1436.1 "4,660" "10,000" 8/21/2002 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2002-039A 27501 "CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders" JM/12_08 http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/satellites/echo8/index.shtml "Echostar 9/Galaxy 23 (G-23, Intelsat 1A-13, Telstar 13)" USA "Echostar Technologies, LLC/Intelsat " Commercial Communications GEO -121.02 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 0.01 1436.08 "4,000" "2,500" 8/8/2003 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch Zenit 3-SL 2003-034A 27854 "24 C-band, 2 Ka-band, 32 Ku-band; additional C-band payload owned and operated by Loral Skynet." JM/12_08 http://www.abcnewsabsat.com/home.html www.spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/echostar9/status.html http://www.intelsat.com/news/releases/press/2003-26.asp http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Edusat (GSAT-3) India Ministry of Education Government Communications GEO +74.09 "35,750" "35,822" 8.54E-04 0.15 1436.1 "1,950" 820 "2,040" 9/20/2004 7 yrs. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Centre GSLV (F04) 2004-036A 28417 Interactive education for remote areas of India; 6 C-band and 6 Ku-band transponders; first satellite dedicated to education. JM/12_08 http://www.vigyanprasar.com/comcom/inter51.htm http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_26.html http://www.gizmo.com.au/go/3269/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/036A.HTM Egyptsat-1 (MisrSat-) Egypt National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSSS) Government Remote Sensing LEO 658 665 4.98E-04 98.09 97.97 157 4/17/2007 National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (Egypt)/Yuzhnoye Design Bureau (Ukraine) Egypt/Ukraine Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012A 31117 Carries an infrared sensing device and a high resolution multispectral imager together with forward communications payload; considered by many Israeli experts to be a spy satellite. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1176802153354&pagename=Zone-English-HealthScience%2FHSELayout http://www.nkau.gov.ua/nsau/catalogNEW.nsf/proectE/3B41E4935D67F084C2256F2A003356A1?OpenDocument&Lang=E http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2007/I012A.HTM Ekran M1 (Ekran M-18) Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +99.38 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 5.44 1436.13 "1,970" "1,200" 4/7/2001 3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M 2001-014A 26736 TV/radio broadcasting; 2 C-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx570.html http://www.rscc.ru/eng/model106.html Envisat-1 ESA European Space Agency (ESA) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 784 790 4.19E-04 98.5 100.6 "8,111" "3,010" "7,500" 3/1/2002 5 yrs. European Space Agency International Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2002-009A 27386 "Monitoring and study of Earth's environment and climate change; mangement of Earth's rseources, renewable and non-renewable; global warming, ozone layer" JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/envisat/ http://envisat.esa.int/ EO-1 (Earth Observing 1) USA NASA Earth Science Office Government Earth Observation/Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 682 729 3.32E-03 98.2 98.88 572 600 11/21/2000 5 yrs. Swales Aerospace USA Vandenberg AFB Delta-2 2000-075A 26619 One-year technology validation/demonstration mission; image Earth's surface in numerous wavelength bands. JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/EO1/eo1.html http://eo1.usgs.gov/ http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_EO1EarthObserving1.html EOS-AM Terra USA/Canada/Japan Earth Sciences Enterprise (NASA) Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 655 686 2.20E-03 98.2 98.15 "4,854" "2,530" 12/18/1999 6 yrs. TRW Space USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas 2AS 1999-068A 25994 JM/Satcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://terra.nasa.gov/ EOS-CHEM Aura USA Goddard Space Flight Center/EOS Data and Operations System Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 702 703 7.07E-05 98.2 98.8 "2,967" "4,600 (EOL)" 7/15/2004 5+ yrs. TRW USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2004-026A 28376 "Study Earth's ozone, air quality, and climate; extension of UARS and TOMS missions." SC - ASCR http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35136.html http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/026A.HTM "EOS-PM Aqua (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS, EOS PM-1)" USA/Japan/Brazil NASA - Earth Science Enterprise/Japan Meteorological Agency/Brazilian Space Agency Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 673 686 9.22E-04 98.1 98.34 "2,934" "2,832" "4,860 (EOL)" 5/4/2002 6 yrs. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/Equatorial Systems (Brazil) USA/Japan/Brazil Vandenberg AFB Delta 2002-022A 27424 Six-year chronology of the planet and its hydrological processes. JMSatcat304 http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0528aqua.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx583.html http://aqua.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.tierramerica.net/2002/0721/iacentos.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_AQUA.html EROS A1 (Earth Resources Observation Satellite) Israel "ImageSat International, NV/Ministry of Defense" Military/Commercial Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 491 502 8.01E-04 97.3 94.55 240 12/5/2000 6 yrs. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Israel Svobodni Cosmodrome Start-1 2000-079A 26631 "High resolution imaging satellite; obtain images (with terrain width of 12.6 km) of locations chosen by Israeli military or worldwide commercial clients; in Jan. 2001 Ministry of Defense bought rights to all imaging of Israel and territories within 2,000 km radius." JMSatcat304 www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx566.html http://www.coresw.com/news/isi20001205.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html EROS B1 (Earth Resources Observation Satellite) Israel "ImageSat International, NV/Ministry of Defense" Military/Commercial Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 503 516 9.45E-04 97.33 94.82 350 800 4/25/2006 10 yrs. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Israel Svobodni Cosmodrome Start-1 2006-014A 29079 "High resolution imaging satellite; obtain images (with resolution of 0.82 meters) of locations chosen by Israeli military or worldwide commercial clients; in Jan. 2001 Ministry of Defense bought rights to all imaging of Israel and territories within 2,000 km around Israel." SC - ASCR http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2003/erosb1_sumpub.shtml ERS-2 (European Remote Sensing Satellite) ESA European Space Agency Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 783 785 1.40E-04 98.5 100.53 "2,510" "2,200 (BOL)" 4/21/1995 3 yrs. European Space Agency International Guiana Space Center Ariane 1995-021A 23560 "Earth resources spacecraft; measure ocean surface and waves, temperatures; monitor ozone and ozone-destroying gases; ocean currents and changes in Arctic and Antarctic ice." JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx499.html http://earth.esa.int/ers/ http://www.esa.int/export/esaSA/GGGWBR8RVDC_earth_0.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html ESSAIM-1 France Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA) Military ELINT Demonstration LEO Sun-Synchronous 666 674 5.68E-04 98.1 120 12/18/2004 3 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049C 28494 "Demonstration satellites for ELINT; map the ""electro-magnetic environment of the Earth's surface""; system of four satellites." HA http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?satid=28494 ESSAIM-2 France Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA) Military ELINT Demonstration LEO Sun-Synchronous 661 678 1.21E-03 98.1 120 12/18/2004 3 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049D 28495 "Demonstration satellites for ELINT; map the ""electro-magnetic environment of the Earth's surface""; system of four satellites." HA http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?satid=28495 ESSAIM-3 France Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA) Military ELINT Demonstration LEO Sun-Synchronous 643 659 1.14E-03 98.1 120 12/18/2004 3 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049E 28496 "Demonstration satellites for ELINT; map the ""electro-magnetic environment of the Earth's surface""; system of four satellites." HA http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?satid=28496 ESSAIM-4 France Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA) Military ELINT Demonstration LEO Sun-Synchronous 644 655 7.84E-04 98.1 120 12/18/2004 3 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049F 28497 "Demonstration satellites for ELINT; map the ""electro-magnetic environment of the Earth's surface""; system of four satellites." HA http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?satid=28497 Estrela do Sul 1 (Telstar 14) Brazil Loral Skynet do Brasil (Loral Skynet) Commercial Communications GEO -62.99 "35,783" "35,789" 7.12E-05 0.02 1436.08 "4,694" 1/11/2004 Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit-3SL 2004-001A 28137 41 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home video and internet to Brazil and North America. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx603.html http://www.sea-launch.com/past_launches.htm http://www.loralglobalalliance.com/fleet/skynet_brasil/brazil_overview_us.asp.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Eurasiasat 1 (Turksat 2A) Turkey/France Eurasiasat SAM/Alcatel Space Commercial Communications GEO +42.08 "35,761" "35,810" 5.81E-04 0.02 1436.06 "3,535" "1,900" "9,000 (EOL)" 1/10/2001 15 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 2001-002A 26666 "32 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home voice, video, and data transmissions to countries between central Europe and the Indian subcontinent." JM/12_08 http://www.spaceandtech.com/digest/flash2001/flash2001-004.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx567.html http://www.eurasiasat.com/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Eurobird 1 (Eurosat 1) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +28.56 "35,788" "35,794" 7.12E-05 0.07 1436.1 "2,950" "1,375" "5,900" 3/8/2001 12 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane V 2001-011A 26719 Twenty-four channels; Western and Central Europe as far west as Canary Islands. JM/12_08 http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Eurobird 2 (Arabsat 2D, Hot Bird 5)" Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +25.59 "35,771" "35,799" 3.32E-04 0.06 1436.05 "2,995" "1,700" "5,500" 9/10/1998 12 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France/UK Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 1998-057A 25495 "Business services, satellite news gathering and television and radio programme distribution." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/comparison20.html "Eurobird 4 (Hot Bird 3, Eurobird 10, Eutelsat 2-F9)" Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +4.16 "35,755" "35,802" 5.58E-04 0.08 1435.69 "2,885" "1,700" "6,000" 9/2/1997 14 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1997-049A 24931 "Cable programming; direct-to-home broadcasting; Europe, North Africa, 20 active channels" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Eurobird 4A (Eutelsat W-1) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +10.11 "35,761" "35,810" 5.81E-04 0.07 1436.06 "3,250" "1,430" "5,900" 9/6/2000 12 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France/UK/Germany Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2000-052A 26487 "Twenty-eight channels, Europe, Atlantic Islands, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html "Eurobird 9 (Hot Bird 2, Eutelsat 2-F8, Eutelsat HB2)" Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +9.08 "35,757" "35,815" 6.88E-04 0.08 1436.07 "2,915" "1,700" 11/21/1996 14 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France/UK/Germany Cape Canaveral Delta II 1996-067A 24665 "Full coverage of Europe, Middle East, parts of Africa and Asia; 20 active channels" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Eurobird 9A (Hot Bird 7A) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO -30.01 "35,775" "35,799" 2.85E-04 0.07 1436.1 "4,100" "1,740" "10,000" 3/11/2006 15 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2006-007A 28945 38 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/I007B.HTM http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/hotbird7A.html http://www.digitalsat.co.uk/hotbird7afootprint.html "Europe*Star 1 (Intelsat 12, Europe*Star FM1, IS-12, PAS-12)" Multinational Europe*Star (Altacel; Loral Global Alliance) Commercial Communications GEO +45.04 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0 1436.09 "4,167" "1,729" "12,000" 10/29/2000 18 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 2000-068A 26590 30 Ku-band; highest powered Ku-band cross connection between South East Asia and Europe. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.europestar.com/ Eutelsat W-2 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +16.05 "35,770" "35,801" 3.68E-04 0.05 1436.04 "2,490" "1,380" "5,800" 10/5/1998 12 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1998-056A 25491 "Twenty-four transponders, Europe, North Africa, Middle East." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Eutelsat W-2A Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commecial Communications GEO +10.00 "35,781" "35,822" 4.86E-04 0.03 1436.09 "5,900" 4/3/2009 15 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M 2009-016A 34710 "46 Ku-band, 10 C-band transponders." JM/7_09 http://www.eutelsat.com/news/media_library/brochures/W2A-flyer.pdf http:/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx666.html Eutelsat W3A Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +7.06 "35,769" "35,802" 3.91E-04 0.06 1436.07 "4,300" "2,000" 3/15/2004 15 yrs. Astrium France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M 2004-008A 28187 58 Ku-band transponders; covers whole of sub-Saharan Africa and provides connectivity to Europe and Middle East. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx605.html Eutelsat W-4 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +36.09 "35,766" "35,806" 4.74E-04 0.07 1436.08 "3,190" "1,380" "6,000" 5/24/2000 12 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Cape Canaveral Atlas 3A 2000-028A 26369 "Thirty-one operational channels, Western Russia, majoritiy of central and southern Afirca." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Eutelsat W-5 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +70.54 "35,780" "35,790" 1.19E-04 0.02 1436.04 "3,170" "1,900" "5,900" 11/20/2002 12 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Cape Canaveral Atlas IIAS 2002-051A 27554 "Twenty-four transponders, Ku-band connectivity from western Europe through Middle East and Central and South Asia." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Eutelsat W-6 (Eutelsat W-3) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +21.65 "35,770" "35,802" 3.80E-04 0.07 1436.09 "2,490" "1,380" "5,800" 4/12/1999 12 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1999-018A 25673 "Broadcasting, telecommunications, direct-to-home tv, business services; 24 Ku-band transponders; Europe, Atlantic Islands, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Express AM22 (Sesat 2) Russia/Multinational Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik)/EUTELSAT Commercial Communications GEO +53.04 "35,781" "35,790" 1.07E-04 0.02 1436.06 "2,600" "6,000" 12/28/2003 12 yrs. NPO-PM/Alcatel Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2003-060A 28134 "12 of the 24 transponders are referred to as SESAT-2 (EUTELSAT); 26 C-band, 4 Ku-band." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://www.rscc.ru/en/news/news/2003.12.29.html Express-3A (Ekspress-A No. 3) Multinational EUTELSAT (leases Ku-band capacity) - Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO -10.95 "35,772" "35,801" 3.44E-04 0.5 1436.1 "2,600" "2,500" 6/24/2000 10 yrs. NPO-PM/Alcatel Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-031A 26378 "Data transmission, TV and radio broadcasting, communications, Internet, video-conference, and others; digital format throughout Russia." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx560.html http://www.intersputnik.com/expressachars.shtml Express-6A (Ekspress A No. 2) Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +102.80 "35,783" "35,790" 8.30E-05 2.75 1436.11 "2,600" "2,500" 3/12/2000 10 yrs. NPO-PM/Alcatel Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-013A 26098 "12 C-band, 5 Ku-band; television, telecommunications, dedicated networks." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx557.html http://www.intersputnik.com/exprssa.shtml#6a "Express-A1R (Express 4A, Ekspress-A No. 4)" Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +13.97 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.02 1436.1 "2,600" "6,000" 6/10/2002 7-10 yrs. NPO-PM/Alcatel Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2002-029A 27441 "10 C-band transponders; data transmission, TV and radio broadcasting; communications, Internet, video-conference, others; digital format to Russia and neighboring countries." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx584.html http://www.intersputnik.com/express.shtml http://www.rscc.ru/eng/sat.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Express-AM1 Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +40.04 "35,782" "35,790" 9.49E-05 0.05 1436.08 "2,600" "6,000" 10/29/2004 12 yrs. NPO-PM/NEC-Toshiba Russia/Japan Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2004-043A 28463 "9 C-band, 18 Ku-band; 1 L band for broadband and internet links and telephone to Russia and its neighbors." JM/12_08 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/31October2004_22.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx612.html http://www.rscc.ru/en/satellite/models/model04.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/043A.HTM http://www.heavens-above.com/orbitdisplay.asp?satid=28463 Express-AM2 Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +80.03 "35,785" "35,788" 3.56E-05 0.04 1436.1 "2,542" "6,000" 3/29/2005 12 yrs. NPO-PM/Alcatel Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2005-010A 28629 "16 C-band, 12 Ku-band; 1 L-band." JM/12_08 http://www.rscc.ru/en/satellite/zones/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx617.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/010A.HTM Express-AM3 Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +140.17 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.09 1436.1 "2,600" "4,200" 6/24/2005 12 yrs. NPO-PM/Alcatel Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2005-023A 28707 "16 C-band, 12 Ku-band; 1 L-band; video and radio transmissions to all of Russia." JM/12_08 http://www.rscc.ru/en/satellite/zones/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx620/html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/I023A.HTM Express-AM33 Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +96.53 "35,782" "35,791" 1.07E-04 0.05 1436.1 "2,600" 1/28/2008 12 yrs. NPO-PM/Thales Alenia Space Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-003A 32478 "10 C-band, 16 Ku-band; 1 L-band; Russian Federation and Asian Pacific region." JM/12_08 http://www.rscc.ru/en/news/news/2008.01.28.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/003A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx651.html Express-AM44 Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO -11.00 "35,987" "35,995" 9.44E-05 0.11 1446.57 "2,532" 2/11/2009 12 yrs. NPO-PM/Thales Alenia Space Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2009-007A 33595 "16 Ku-band; 10 C-band, 1 L-band transponder." SC - ASCR http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn-090210-proton-satellite-launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn-090210-proton-satellite-launch.html Express-MD1 Russia Russian Satellite Communications Company (intersputnik) Commercial Communications GEO +80.00 "35,741" "35,845" 1.23E-03 0.14 1436.42 "1,140" 2/11/2009 12 yrs. Khrunichev/Thales Alenia Space Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2009-007B 33596 Eight C-band and one L-band transponder will provide secure communications for senior government leaders in western Russia. SC - ASCR http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn-090210-proton-satellite-launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I007A.HTM Falconsat-3 USA US Air Force Academy Civil/Military Technology Development LEO 554 563 6.49E-04 35.4 95.83 46 3/9/2007 US Air Force Academy USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-006E 30776 Air Force Academy’s first attempt at achieving three axis attitude determination and control (ADCS). FalconSAT-3 will carry three payloads to conduct DoD research. When primary mission completed amateur radio payload will be activated. http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/006E.HTM http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2007/falconsat_3_launched.htm FAST (Fast Auroral SnapshoT) USA "Mission and Science Operations Center, UC Berkeley/NASA" Government/Civil Astrophysics Elliptical 350 "4,164" 2.21E-01 83 133.1 180 50 8/21/1996 1 yr. "University of California, Berkeley" USA Vandenberg AFB Pegasus 1996-049A 24285 Designed to study Earth's aurora. JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx514.html http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/fast/ http://science.hq.nasa.gov/missions/earth-sun.html Fengyun 1D (FY-1D) China (PR) China Meteorological Administration Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 851 871 1.38E-03 98.8 102.17 956 5/15/2002 3 yrs. China Aerospace Corporation China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 4B 2002-024B 27431 "Polar-orbiting satellite; carries Multichannel Visible and Infrared Scan Radiometer (MVISR); means ""wind and cloud.""" JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarnspx584.html http://nsmc.cma.gov.cn/fy1e.html http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/satellite/paper1Other.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Fengyun 2C (FY-2C) China (PR) China Meteorological Administration Government Earth Science GEO +104.33 "35,783" "35,793" 1.19E-04 0.91 1436.2 "1,250" 623 300 10/19/2004 3 yrs. China Aerospace Corporation China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2004-042A 28451 "Five radiometer scanning channels; enhanced capacity for the quantitative observation of typhoons, precipitation, sea temperature, clouds, solar radiation and space particles." JM/12_08 http://www.spacedaily.com/news/weather-04z.html http://www.chinaembassy.org.ro/rom/kjwh/t169336.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx612.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_FengYun2GeostationarySatelliteSeries.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/fy-2.htm Fengyun 2D (FY-2D) China (PR) China Meteorological Administration Government Earth Science GEO +86.51 "35,777" "35,791" 1.66E-04 0.77 1436 "1,390" 620 12/8/2006 3 yrs. China Aerospace Corporation China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2006-053A 29640 Meteorological; better weather forecasting for the Beijing Olympics. JM/12_08 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/08/content_5454022.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM Fengyun 2E (FY-2E) China (PR) China Meteorological Administration Government Earth Science GEO +123.59 "35,767" "35,803" 4.27E-04 2.61 1436.04 "1,390" 620 12/23/2008 Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2008-066A 33463 Meteorological; weather forecasting and disaster reduction. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gafc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx662.html Fengyun 3A (FY-3A) China (PR) China Meteorological Administration Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 825 829 2.78E-04 98.8 101.44 "2,300" 5/27/2008 Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4C 2008-026A 32958 Meteorological; better weather forecasting for the Beijing Olympics. SC - ASCR http://www.asmmag.com/news/952 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx655.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I024A.HTM Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope USA NASA/GSFC Government Astrophysics LEO 542 562 1.44E-03 25.59 95.69 "4,303" 6/11/2008 General Dynamics USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2008-029A 33053 "Will study the cosmos in the photon energy range of 8,000 electronvolts (8 keV) to greater than 300 billion electronvolts (300 GeV)." SC - ASCR http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/INDEX1.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html FLTSATCOM-7 (USA 20) USA US Navy Military Communications GEO -100.33 "35,766" "35,809" 5.10E-04 4.9 "1,436.17" "2,310" "1,884" 12/5/1986 5 yrs. "TRW, Defense and Space Systems Group" USA Cape Canaveral Atlas-Centaur 1986-096A 17181 Old system replaced by UFO satellites; this satellite still operational as of 2009. JM/2_09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/1986/096A.HTM http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2009/04/fleetcom?currentPage=all http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/fltsat.htm FLTSATCOM-8 (USA 46) USA US Navy Military Communications GEO -14.74 "35,745" "35,829" 9.96E-04 8.97 "1,436.13" "2,310" "1,884" 9/25/1989 5 yrs. "TRW, Defense and Space Systems Group" USA Cape Canaveral Atlas-Centaur 1989-077A 20253 Old system replaced by UFO satellites; this satellite still operational as of 2009. JM/2_09 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/1989/077A.HTM http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2009/04/fleetcom?currentPage=all http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app3/sat-summary.html http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/fltsat.htm "Formosat-2 (ROCSAT-2, Republic of China Satellite 2) " Taiwan National Space Program Office (NSPO) Government/Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 725 743 1.27E-03 99.1 99.48 764 631 500-700 5/21/2004 5 yrs. Astrium/NSPO France/UK/Germany/Taiwan Vandenberg AFB Taurus XL 2004-018A 28254 """It's mission is to observe and monitor the terrestrial and marine environment and natural resources throughout Taiwan, its remote islands and surrounding ocean for civil applications."" " JMSatcat1104 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx607.html http://www.nspo.gov.tw/e50/home/index.html http://www.spacedaily.com/2004/040520222422.3oqhev83.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/018A.HTM FORTÉ (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events) USA Los Alamos National Labs/DOE Government Earth Observation LEO Intermediate 800 833 2.30E-03 69.9 101.22 215 41 55 8/29/1997 3 yrs. Los Alamos National Lab/Sandia National Lab USA Vandenberg AFB Pegasus-XL 1997-047A 24920 "Electronic equipment for detecting, analyzing and recording bursts of radio energy (nuclear tests) from near Earth's surface (nonproliferation); study lightning; plastic satellite bus." JMSatcat304 "http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,6482,00.html" http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/mini/mini97.html http://nis-www.lanl.gov/nis-projects/forte_science/ http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/news/pdf/LANL_in_SpaceFact.pdf http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Galaxy-12 USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -122.90 "35,775" "35,796" 2.49E-04 0.05 1436.07 "1,760" 800 4/9/2003 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2003-013B 27715 "Voice, video and data transmissions; 24 C-band; North and South America." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx594.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/galaxy_12.asp http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=15749 "Galaxy-13 (Horizons 1, Galaxy 13L)" USA/Japan "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)/JSAT Corp." Commercial Communications GEO -126.97 "35,781" "35,790" 1.07E-04 0.01 1436.07 "4,060" "2,630" "8,600" 10/1/2003 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3 2003-044A 27954 Horizons 1 is Ku-band payload; C-band is on Galaxy 13. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/pop_list.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/galaxy_13.asp Galaxy-14 USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -124.96 "35,776" "35,795" 2.25E-04 0.01 1436.07 "2,086" "4,700" 8/13/2005 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2005-030A 28790 "24 C-band transponders; North America, Caribbean." JM/12_08 http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/GEO/PanAmSat/ http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/galaxy_14.asp http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Galaxy.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx622.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/030A.HTM Galaxy-15 USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -132.97 "35,776" "35,795" 2.25E-04 0.06 1436.07 "2,033" "4,700" 10/13/2005 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2005-041A 28884 "North America, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean; 24 C-band transponders, 2 L-band transponders for transmission of navigational data." JM/12_08 http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/GEO/PanAmSat/ http://www.panamsat.com/news/pressview.asp?article=1419 http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Galaxy.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/041A.HTM Galaxy-16 USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -99.02 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,640" "10,000" 6/18/2006 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2006-023A 29236 "24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; CONUS coverage." JM/12_08 http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/galaxy_16.asp http://www.ssloral.com/html/pressreleases/pr20060618.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/023A.HTM Galaxy-17 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -91.01 "35,774" "35,799" 2.97E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,100" "9,500" 5/4/2007 15 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France/Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane 5-ECA 2007-016B 31307 "24 C-band, 24 Ku-band transponders; service to North America." JM/12_08 http://www.comspacewatch.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22579 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/016B.HTM Galaxy-18 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -123.02 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,642" 5/21/2008 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2008-024A 32951 "Advanced cable television and data, North America; 24 Ku-band, 24 C-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx655.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I024A.HTM http://www.intelsat.com/press/news-releases/2008/20080521.asp Galaxy-19 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -97.08 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.05 1436.1 "4,690" 9/24/2008 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2008-045A 33376 "50-state coverage, in addition to reaching the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico, to video, government and network customers. " JM/12_08 http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6599168.html http://www.intelsat.com/network/satellite/scheduled-launch.asp http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I042A.HTM "Galaxy-25 (G-25, Intelsat 1A-5, Telstar 5)" USA "Intelsat, Ltd. " Commercial Communications GEO -93.09 "35,771" "35,801" 3.56E-04 0.03 1436.08 "3,515" 5/24/1997 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 1997-026A 24812 "24 C-band, 28 Ku-band; U.S., southern Canada, Mexico, Caribbean." JM/12_08 http://www.loralglobalalliance.com/fleet/loral_skynet/lor_overview_us.asp.html http://www.loralskynet.com/news_031704.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx524.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1997/026A.HTM "Galaxy-26 (G-26, Intelsat 1A-6, Telstar 6)" USA "Intelsat, Ltd. " Commercial Communications GEO -93.01 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.01 1436.11 "3,765" "1,469" "8,100" 2/15/1999 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 1999-005A 25626 "24 C-band, 28 Ku-band; U.S., southern Canada, Mexico, Caribbean; has experienced several anomalies and brief shutdowns." JM/12_08 http://www.loralglobalalliance.com/fleet/loral_skynet/lor_overview_us.asp.html http://www.loralskynet.com/news_031704.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx544.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/005A.HTM "Galaxy-27 (G-27, Intelsat IA-7, Telstar 7)" USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -128.93 "35,776" "35,794" 2.13E-04 0 1436.06 "3,790" "1,537" 9/25/1999 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1999-052A 25922 "24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; voice and video to North and Central America; a 2004 anomaly resulted in loss of half its capacity." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html www.intelsat.com http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/2676 "Galaxy-28 (G-28, Intelsat IA-8, Telstar 8)" USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -88.96 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0.01 1436.1 "5,493" "16,000" 6/23/2005 "13 trs," Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2005-022A 28702 "28 C-band, 36 Ku-band, 24 Ka-band; video and data transmissions to all countries in North and South America." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/aboutus/press/IA8info.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat http://www.satnews.com/stories11/384.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx620.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/022A.HTM Galaxy-3C USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -95.02 "35,784" "35,788" 4.74E-05 0.01 1436.11 "4,860" "2,873" "18,000" 6/15/2002 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2002-030A 27445 "Direct-to-home broadcast of video and Internet; 24 C-band, 16 Ku-band; North America" JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx584.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/galaxy_3c.asp Galaxy-9 USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -80.98 "35,781" "35,792" 1.30E-04 0.28 1436.11 "1,209" 700 "1,100" 5/24/1996 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 1996-033A 23877 "Voice and vision communication; 24 C-band; North America, Caribbean." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx511.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/galaxy_9.asp GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) USA California Institute of Technology/NASA Government/Civil Space Science LEO Intermediate 693 699 4.25E-04 29 98.7 280 290 4/28/2003 2.3 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Cape Canaveral Pegasus 2003-017A 27783 "Conduct several sky surveys, including extra-gallactic. Nuclear-powered." JMSatcat304 http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/LEO/GALEX/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx594.html http://www.galex.caltech.edu/ABOUT/about.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Garuda-1 (Aces 1) Indonesia/Philippines/Thailand Asia Cellular Satellite Commercial Communications GEO +123.03 "35,774" "35,801" 3.20E-04 1.22 1436.16 "4,291" "2,500" "14,000" 2/12/2000 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2000-011A 26089 L-band; mobile telephone communications. JM/12_08 http://www.acesinternational.com/corporate/index.php?fuseaction=System.satellite http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx556.html http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/garuda1/000212garuda.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "GE-23 (AMC-23, Worldsat 3, Americom 23)" USA SAT-GE Commercial Communications GEO +172.06 "35,772" "35,799" 3.20E-04 0.01 1436.1 "5,000" "13,000" 12/29/2005 16 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2005-052A 28924 "Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite. 20 Ku-band, 18 C-band transponders. Broadcast, Internet, business; Ku-band tailored to broadband for Boeing Connexion; Pacific region." JM/12_08 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2006/1January2006_7.html http://www.ses-global.com/ses-global/siteSections/mediaroom/Latest_News/29_12_05/index.php http://www.sat-ge.com/pages/ourcompany.htm http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=31819&session=dae.17286678.1139512222.Q@uTnsOa9dUAAEubvqk&modele=jdc_1 http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2007/06/18/sat-ge-to-offer-satellite-capacity-across-the-pacific/ GeneSat-1 USA NASA/Ames Research Center Government Scientific Research LEO 410 410 0.00E+00 40 92.77 7 5 5 12/16/2006 .3-1 yr. NASA/Ames Research Center USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Minotaur-1 2006-058C 29655 Carries bacteria (e. coli) - expose to space environment for affect; radiation and space to deep-space human travel. SC - ASCR http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=article&sid=990&mode=thread&order=0 http://tia.arc.nasa.gov/genesat1/ http://tia.arc.nasa.gov/genesat1/missionReq.html Genesis-1 USA Bigelow Aerospace Commercial Technology Development LEO 555 562 5.05E-04 64.51 95.83 "1,360" 7/12/2006 5 yrs. Bigelow Aerospace USA Dombarovsky Missile Base Dnepr 2006-029A 29252 Prototype for space hotel; inflatable spacecraft. SC - ASCR http://satellite.ehabich.info/genesis.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13828908/ http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/9kj7MS2AFuBaGb/Inflatable-Satellite-Launch-Pumps-Up-Space-Travel-Biz.xhtml Genesis-2 USA Bigelow Aerospace Commercial Technology Development LEO 553 564 7.94E-04 64 95.82 "1,360" 6/28/2007 5 yrs. Bigelow Aerospace USA Yasny Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-028A 31789 Second prototype for space hotel; inflatable spacecraft. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0706/28genesis2/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/I028A.HTM GeoEye-1 (Orbview 5) USA GeoEye Commercial/Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 669 688 1.35E-03 98.13 98.32 "1,955" 9/6/2008 7+ yrs. General Dynamics USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2008-042A 33331 "Remote sensing for both commercial customers and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), GeoEye-1 is capable of acquiring image data at 0.41 meter panchromatic and 1.65 meter multispectral resolution." SC - ASCR http://geoeye.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=304 http://www.satimagingcorp.com/satellite-sensors/geoeye-1.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I042A.HTM GeoLite (USA 158) (Geosynchronous Lightweight Technology Experiment) USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Communications GEO "35,780" "35,800" 2.37E-04 1 1436.27 "1,800" 700 "1,200 (EOL)" 5/18/2001 9 yrs. TRW USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2A 2001-020A 26770 Advanced technology demonstration satellite with laser communications experiment and operational UHF communications mission. JMSatcat304 http://www.spaceandtech.com/digest/flash2001/flash2001-038.shtml http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d285/010517geolite.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Geotail (Geomagnetic Tail Laboratory) Multinational Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)/NASA/ESA Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "3,905" "104,552" 8.30E-01 22.3 "2,474.83" 980 273 7/24/1992 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 1992-044A 22049 Study the dynamics of the Earth's magnetotail over a wide range of distance JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx465.html http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/spacesci/geotail.htm GIOVE-A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-A) ESA European Space Agency Commercial Demonstration for Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "23,228" "23,281" 8.95E-04 56 846.10 660 610 700 12/28/2005 2 yrs. Surrey Space Technology Ltd. (SSTL) United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2005-051A 28922 "Test version of 30-satellite (27 active, 3 spares) Galileo constellation; totally civilian navigation system to be completed by 2010." JMSatcat206 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html http://www.esa.int/esapub/br/br251/br251.pdf http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/default.aspx?nid=5492 http://www.starsem.com/news/GioveA_missionupdate_2.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4555298.stm GIOVE-B (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-B) ESA European Space Agency Commercial Demonstration for Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "23,105" "23,244" 2.35E-03 55.98 842.66 530 4/26/2008 Thales Alenia Space Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2008-020A 32781 "Test version of 30-satellite (27 active, 3 spares) Galileo constellation; totally civilian navigation system to be completed by 2010." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx654.html http://www.giove.esa.int/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I017A.HTM Globalstar FM15 (Globalstar 8) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,403" "1,423" 1.28E-03 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 4/24/1998 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1998-023D 25309 In early 2007 an SEC filing by Globalstar indicated that by 2008 essentially all of its satellite fleet could fail to support two-way communication due to degradation of the S-band because of radiation. JMSatcat803 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/02/11/2329707.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM19 (Globalstar 17) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 904 943 2.67E-03 51.9 103.49 450 350 "1,500" 4/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-019A 25676 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx546.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM22 (Globalstar 13) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 3/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-012A 25649 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx545.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM23 (Globalstar 10) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,388" "1,401" 8.37E-04 51.9 113.66 450 350 "1,500" 2/9/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-004B 25622 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM3 (Globalstar 3) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,249" "1,260" 7.21E-04 52 110.6 450 350 "1,500" 2/14/1998 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1998-008D 25165 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM36 (Globalstar 9) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,405" "1,410" 3.21E-04 52 113.95 450 350 "1,500" 2/9/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-004A 25621 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM37 (Globalstar 16) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,410" "1,412" 1.29E-04 52 114.02 450 350 "1,500" 3/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-012D 25652 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx545.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM38 (Globalstar 11) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,410" "1,416" 3.85E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 2/9/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-004C 25623 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM4 (Globalstar 4) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,248" "1,262" 9.18E-04 51.9 110.62 450 350 "1,500" 2/14/1998 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1998-008B 25163 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM40 (Globalstar 12) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 2/9/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-004D 25624 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM41 (Globalstar 14) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,411" "1,415" 2.57E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 3/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-012B 25650 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx545.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM42 (Globalstar 18) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 905 944 2.67E-03 51.9 103.51 450 350 "1,500" 4/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-019B 25677 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx546.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM44 (Globalstar 19) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 930 977 3.21E-03 51.9° 104.13 450 350 "1,500" 4/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-019C 25678 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx546.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM45 (Globalstar 20) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 4/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-019D 25679 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx546.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM46 (Globalstar 15) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,411" "1,415" 2.57E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 3/15/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-012C 25651 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx545.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar FM65 (Globalstar 65) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,414" "1,415" 6.42E-05 52 114.1 450 350 "1,500" 5/29/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-020A 31571 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=24629 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/020A.HTM Globalstar FM69 (Globalstar 69) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,415" 1.28E-04 52 114.08 450 350 "1,500" 5/29/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-020C 31573 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=24629 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/020C.HTM Globalstar FM71 (Globalstar 71) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,415" 1.28E-04 52 114.08 450 350 "1,500" 5/29/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-020D 31574 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=24629 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/020D.HTM Globalstar FM72 (Globalstar 72) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,414" 6.42E-05 52 114.08 450 350 "1,500" 5/29/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-020F 31576 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=24629 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/020F.HTM Globalstar FM8 (Globalstar 6) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,396" "1,426" 1.93E-03 52 114.02 450 350 "1,500" 4/24/1998 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1998-023B 25307 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO24 (Globalstar 33) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 8/17/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-043A 25883 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx550.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO25 (Globalstar 23) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,414" 6.42E-05 52 114.08 450 350 "1,500" 6/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-031C 25772 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO26 (Globalstar 29) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/25/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-041A 25872 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO27 (Globalstar 34) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 8/17/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-043B 25884 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx550.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO28 (Globalstar 30) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,413" 0.00E+00 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/25/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-041B 25873 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO29 (Globalstar 45) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 897 941 3.02E-03 51.9 103.39 450 350 "1,500" 11/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-062A 25961 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx553.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO30 (Globalstar 26) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,413" 0.00E+00 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-037B 25852 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO31 (Globalstar 41) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,411" "1,415" 2.57E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 10/18/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-058A 25943 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx552.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO32 (Globalstar 25) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,413" 0.00E+00 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-037A 25851 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO33 (Globalstar 37) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 901 956 3.77E-03 51.9 103.59 450 350 "1,500" 9/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-049A 25907 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO34 (Globalstar 46) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 51.9 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 11/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-062B 25962 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx553.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO39 (Globalstar 47) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 900 942 2.88E-03 51.9 103.44 450 350 "1,500" 11/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-062C 25963 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx553.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO43 (Globalstar 31) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,413" 0.00E+00 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/25/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-041C 25874 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO47 (Globalstar 24) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 51.9 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 6/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-031D 25773 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO48 (Globalstar 32) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/25/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-041D 25875 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx549.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO49 (Globalstar 22) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 6/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-031B 25771 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO50 (Globalstar 38) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 9/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-049B 25908 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO51 (Globalstar 28) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,413" 0.00E+00 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 7/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-037D 25854 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO52 (Globalstar 21) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,413" 0.00E+00 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 6/10/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-031A 25770 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO54 (Globalstar 36) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 8/17/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 1999-043D 25886 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx550.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO55 (Globalstar 39) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 899 956 3.91E-03 51.9 103.57 450 350 "1,500" 9/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-049C 25909 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO56 (Globalstar 42) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 10/18/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-058B 25944 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx552.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO57 (Globalstar 43) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 897 948 3.50E-03 51.9 103.47 450 350 "1,500" 10/18/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-058C 25945 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx552.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO58 (Globalstar 40) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,415" 1.93E-04 52 114.08 450 350 "1,500" 9/22/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-049D 25910 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO59 (Globalstar 44) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 892 948 3.84E-03 51.9 103.41 450 350 "1,500" 10/18/1999 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz U 1999-058D 25946 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx552.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO60 (Globalstar 49) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 913 931 1.23E-03 52 103.46 450 350 "1,500" 2/8/2000 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 2000-008A 26081 "Global mobile satellite telecommunications services, offering both voice and data services from virtually anywhere in over 100 countries around the world.; went through Chapter 11 in 2002; acquired by ICO Global Communications (majority shareholder in 2003. In 2002 awarded contract to Space Systems/Loral for second generation constellation." JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx553.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO62 (Globalstar 50) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,414" 1.28E-04 52 114.07 450 350 "1,500" 2/8/2000 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 2000-008B 26082 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx553.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO63 (Globalstar 51) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 923 931 5.48E-04 52 103.56 450 350 "1,500" 2/8/2000 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7420 2000-008C 26083 JMSatcat803 http://spaceflightnow. Com/delta/d276/00208launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx553.html http://www.globalstar.com/view_page.jsp?page=1.11 http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/SSHP/data/data_globalstar.html http://www.astrium-space.com/corp/prod/00000913.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Globalstar MO66 (Globalstar 66) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 917 935 1.23E-03 51.98 103.53 450 350 "1,500" 10/20/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-048C 32265 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/048C.HTM Globalstar MO67 (Globalstar 67) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 919 934 1.03E-03 51.98 103.55 450 350 "1,500" 10/20/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-048A 32263 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/048A.HTM Globalstar MO68 (Globalstar 68) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 914 937 1.58E-03 51.98 103.53 450 350 "1,500" 10/20/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz/Fregat 2007-048D 32266 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/048D.HTM Globalstar MO70 (Globalstar 70) USA Globalstar Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,413" "1,415" 1.28E-04 51.98 114.09 450 350 "1,500" 10/20/2007 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio USA/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat 2007-048B 32264 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/048B.HTM Glonass 701 (Cosmos 2404) Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,026" "19,233" 4.06E-03 64.87 675.73 "1,480" "1,600" 12/10/2003 6 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2003-056C 28114 "New Glonass-M type; Russia's version of the GPS system, functions the same; there has been cooperation between the two; much scaled-back constellation" SC - ASCR http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.php http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2003/056C.HTM "Glonass 712 (Uragan M, Cosmos 2413)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,134" "19,141" 1.37E-04 64.8 676.1 "1,480" "1,600" 12/26/2004 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2004-053A 28508 "New Glonass-M type; Russia's version of the GPS system, functions the same; there has been cooperation between the two; much scaled-back constellation" GS http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000162.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/russia/glonass.htm http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ptti/ptti2002/paper13.pdf Glonass 713 (Cosmos 2418) Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,113" "19,129" 3.14E-04 64.8 675.37 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2005 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2005-050B 28916 "New Glonass-M type; Russia's version of the GPS system, functions the same; there has been cooperation between the two; much scaled-back constellation" SC - ASCR http://www.glonas-center.ru/nagu.txt http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/russia/glonass.htm Glonass 714 (Cosmos 2419) Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,118" "19,125" 1.37E-04 64.8 675.39 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2005 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2005-050A 28915 "New Glonass-M type; Russia's version of the GPS system, functions the same; there has been cooperation between the two; much scaled-back constellation" SC - ASCR http://www.glonas-center.ru/nagu.txt http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/russia/glonass.htm "Glonass 715 (Glonass 35-1, Cosmos 2424)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,130" "19,130" 0.00E+00 64.8 675.75 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2006 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2006-062A 29670 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt "Glonass 716 (Glonass 35-2, Cosmos 2425)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,130" "19,130" 0.00E+00 64.8 675.75 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2006 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2006-062B 29671 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt "Glonass 717 (Glonass 35-3, Cosmos 2426)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,130" "19,130" 0.00E+00 64.8 675.75 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2006 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2006-062C 29672 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt "Glonass 718 (Glonass 36-1, Cosmos 2431)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,083" "19,177" 1.84E-03 64.9 675.75 "1,480" "1,600" 10/26/2007 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2007-052A 32275 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/052A.HTM http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt "Glonass 719 (Glonass 36-2, Cosmos 2432)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,094" "19,171" 1.51E-03 64.9 675.83 "1,480" "1,600" 10/26/2007 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2007-052B 32276 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/052B.HTM http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt "Glonass 720 (Glonass 36-3, Cosmos 2433)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,124" "19,133" 1.76E-04 64.9 675.67 "1,480" "1,600" 10/26/2007 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2007-052C 32277 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/052C.HTM http://www.glonass-center.ru/nagu.txt "Glonass 721 (Glonass 37-1, Cosmos 2434)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,142" "19,378" 4.60E-03 64.66 680.91 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2007 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-065A 32393 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/065A.HTM "Glonass 722 (Glonass 37-2, Cosmos 2435)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "18,981" "19,126" 2.85E-03 64.65 672.7 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2007 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-065B 32394 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/065B.HTM "Glonass 723 (Glonass 37-3, Cosmos 2436)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,147" "19,365" 4.25E-03 64.67 680.75 "1,480" "1,600" 12/25/2007 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-065C 32395 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/065C.HTM "Glonass 724 (Glonass 38-1, Cosmos 2442)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,092" "19,141" 9.61E-04 64.79 675.2 "1,480" "1,600" 9/25/2008 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-046A 33378 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I042A.HTM http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/pls/htmldb/f?p=202:3:16005019931026290624::NO::: "Glonass 725 (Glonass 38-2, Cosmos 2443)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,134" "19,145" 2.16E-04 64.79 676.1 "1,480" "1,600" 9/25/2008 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-046B 33379 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I042A.HTM http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/pls/htmldb/f?p=202:3:16005019931026290624::NO::: "Glonass 726 (Glonass 38-3, Cosmos 2444)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,136" "19,141" 9.80E-05 64.82 676.07 "1,480" "1,600" 9/25/2008 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-046C 33380 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I042A.HTM http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/pls/htmldb/f?p=202:3:16005019931026290624::NO::: "Glonass 727 (Glonass 39-1, Cosmos 2447)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,112" "19,142" 5.88E-04 64.83 675.62 "1,415" "1,000" 12/25/2008 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-067A 33466 SC - ASCR 1/09 http://russianforces.org/space/navigation/glonass.shtml "Glonass 728 (Glonass 39-2, Cosmos 2448)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "18,880" "19,129" 4.91E-03 64.79 670.75 "1,415" "1,000" 12/25/2008 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-067B 33467 SC - ASCR 1/09 http://russianforces.org/space/navigation/glonass.shtml "Glonass 729 (Glonass 39-3, Cosmos 2449)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "18,922" "19,135" 4.19E-03 64.79 671.71 "1,415" "1,000" 12/25/2008 7 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-067C 33468 SC - ASCR 1/09 http://russianforces.org/space/navigation/glonass.shtml GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) ESA European Space Operations Centre Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 273 290 1.28E-03 96.71 90.14 "1,100" "1,300" 3/17/2009 Alenia Aerospazio Italy Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2009-013A 34602 Mapping of the Earth's gravity field. SC - ASCR 3/09 http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMH3NITYRF_LPgoce_0.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx665.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I007A.HTM "GOES 10 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES K)" USA NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Government Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -59.31 "35,768" "35,803" 4.15E-04 3.13 1436.06 "2,105" 977 "1,100 (EOL)" 4/25/1997 5 yrs. NASA USA Cape Canaveral Atlas Centaur 1997-019A 24786 "Cloud cover images, monitor atmospheric temperatures and moistures at many altitudes." JM/12_08 http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/DocumentsSystemDataDocument/SD30-NOV04.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx523.html http://www.osd.noaa.gov/GOES/goes-10.asp "GOES 11 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES L)" USA NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Government Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -135.53 "35,761" "35,811" 5.93E-04 0.06 1436.11 "2,105" 977 5/3/2000 5 yrs. NASA USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2000-022A 26352 Same as other GOES; orbit spare. JM/12_08 http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/DocumentsSystemDataDocument/SD30-NOV04.pdf http://www.wslfweb.org/docs/roadmap/irm/internet/emonitor/init/html/goes.htm http://www.osd.noaa.gov/GOES/goes-11.asp "GOES 12 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-M)" USA NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Government Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -74.87 "35,782" "35,791" 1.07E-04 0.42 1436.09 "2,105" 977 7/23/2001 5 yrs. NASA USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2001-031A 26871 "Carries an IR imager, a ""sounder,"" and an X-ray imager." JM/12_08 http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/DocumentsSystemDataDocument/SD30-NOV04.pdf http://www.wslfweb.org/docs/roadmap/irm/internet/emonitor/init/html/goes.htm http://www.osd.noaa.gov/GOES/goes-M.asp "GOES 13 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-N)" USA NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Government Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -104.77 "35,768" "35,801" 3.91E-04 0.28 1436 "3,200" "1,533" "2,300" 5/24/2006 7 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Delta 4 2006-018A 29155 "Will supply data critical for fast, accurate forecasts and warnings for severe weather, including tornadoes, winter storms and hurricanes." JM/12_08 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2636.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/018A.HTM "GOES 14 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O)" USA NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Government Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -89.50 "35,170" "35,170" 0.00E+00 0 1436 "3,200" "1,533" "2,300" 6/27/2009 10 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Delta 4 2009-033A 35491 Spare. SC - ASCR http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/033A.HTM "GOES 3 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-C)" USA "University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) (loaned by NOAA)" Civil Communications GEO -101.44 "35,772" "35,800" 3.32E-04 14.3 1436.08 627 6/16/1978 7 yrs. Hughes Aircraft USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2914 1978-062A 10953 Still supplying communications at South Pole; equipment scheduled to be removed in 2006. JM/12_08 http://ice.rsmas.miami.edu/access.phtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1978/INDEX1.HTM Gonets D1-1 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,400" "1,413" 8.36E-04 82.5 113.92 225 40 2/18/1996 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 1996-009A 23787 Commercial version of Strela (GRU) military system; store and forward communications satellites; will operate until 2004 or 2005; not a successful commercial venture. JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx508.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-2 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,407" "1,413" 3.86E-04 82.5 114 225 40 2/18/1996 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 1996-009B 23788 Commercial version of Strela (GRU) military system; store and forward communications satellites; will operate until 2004 or 2005; not a successful commercial venture. JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx508.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-3 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,409" "1,416" 4.50E-04 82.5 114.05 225 40 2/18/1996 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 1996-009C 23789 Commercial version of Strela (GRU) military system; store and forward communications satellites; will operate until 2004 or 2005; not a successful commercial venture. JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx508.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-4 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,429" 1.09E-03 82.6 114.23 225 40 2/14/1997 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 1997-006A 24725 Commercial version of Strela (GRU) military system; store and forward communications satellites; will operate until 2004 or 2005; not a successful commercial venture. JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx520.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-5 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,423" 7.06E-04 82.6 114.16 225 40 2/14/1997 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 1997-006B 24726 Commercial version of Strela (GRU) military system; store and forward communications satellites; will operate until 2004 or 2005; not a successful commercial venture. JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx520.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-6 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,412" "1,415" 1.93E-04 82.6 114.07 225 40 2/14/1997 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 1997-006C 24727 Commercial version of Strela (GRU) military system; store and forward communications satellites; will operate until 2004 or 2005; not a successful commercial venture. JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx520.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-7 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,411" "1,418" 4.50E-04 82.5 114.1 225 40 12/28/2001 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 2001-058A 27055 "Civilian reconnaissance/communications spacecraft to locate and report natural and man-made environmental disasters; relay messages, same as earlier six Gonets." JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx579.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1-9 Russia Smolensk Satellite (SmolSat) Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,404" "1,417" 8.35E-04 82.5 114.01 225 40 12/28/2001 NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 2001-058C 27057 "Civilian reconnaissance/communications spacecraft to locate and report natural and man-made environmental disasters; relay messages, same as earlier six Gonets." JMSatcat304 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gonetsd1.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx579.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-058b_gonetsd1_sumpub.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ Gonets D1M 1 Russia Gonets Satcom Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate "1,437" "1,447" 6.40E-04 82.4 114.7 280 40 12/21/2005 5 yrs. NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2005-048A 28908 "Civilian version of military Strela 3 store-dump communications satellite; fleet will have 36 craft, with six craft per orbital plane." JMSatcat206 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000661.shtml http://www.uhf-satcom.com/gonets/ "Grace 1 (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, ""Tom and Jerry"")" Germany/USA "GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)/Center for Space Research, University of Texas" Civil Earth Science LEO Polar 482 506 1.75E-03 89 94.49 480 445 150 3/17/2002 5 yrs. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)/Space Systems/Loral/Astrium GmBH Germany/USA Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2002-012A 27391 "Map gravitational mini-variations caused by sea-level changes, glaciers and melting/freezing of ice sheets by measuring distance between satellites." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx581.html "Grace 2 (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, ""Tom and Jerry"")" Germany/USA "GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)/Center for Space Research, University of Texas" Civil Earth Science LEO Polar 482 507 1.82E-03 89 94.5 480 445 150 3/17/2002 5 yrs. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)/Space Systems/Loral/Astrium GmBH Germany/USA Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2002-012B 27392 "Map gravitational mini-variations caused by sea-level changes, glaciers and melting/freezing of ice sheets by measuring distance between satellites." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx581.html "Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (Ibuki, GoSAT)" Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Civil Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 668 670 1.42E-04 98.05 98.12 "1,750" "3,800" 1/23/2009 5 yrs. Mitsubishi Electric Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-IIA 2009-002A 33492 Observe the concentration and distribution of greenhouse gases across most of the Earth's surface. SC- ASCR 4/09 http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html http://envisat.esa.int/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=5096 GSAT-2 India Indian Space Reseaerch Organization (ISRO) Government Communications/Technology Development GEO +48.04 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.04 1436.07 "1,825" 5/8/2003 3-5 yrs. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Center GSLV-D2 2003-018A 27807 "4 C-band, 2 Ku-band; mobile satellite service." JM/12_08 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2003/11May2003.html#Launches http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx595.html http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/May20_2003.htm "GS-F1 (Wideband Global SATCOM F1, USA 195)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO "35,783" "35,790" 8.30E-05 0 1436.1 "5,900" "3,450" 10/11/2007 Boeing Integrated Defense Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-046A 32258 First of five; will provide services to the US Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense for Canada as well as other Government and Allied users under unstressed conditions. Estimated http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2007/14October2007_68.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/046A.HTM "Haiyang 1B (HY 1B, Ocean 1B)" China (PR) State Oceanic Administration (SOA) Government Meteorology LEO 783 813 2.09E-03 98.6 100.84 500 450 4/11/2007 3 yrs. Dongfanghong Satellite Corporation Ltd. China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 2007-010A 31113 Ocean-imaging surveillance satellite. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx642.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_HY1BHaiyang1BOcean1B.html HAMSat (VUSat Oscar 52) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government/Civil Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 618 646 2.00E-03 97.2 97.2 43 42 5/5/2005 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Center PSLV-C6 2005-017B 28650 Microsatellite; India's contribution to amateur radio UHF and VHF for Southeast Asia. SC - ASCR http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/May05_2005.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/017B.HTM http://www.niar.org/vusat/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx619.html http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/hamsat.php Hawksat-1 USA Hawk Institute for Space Science Civil Technology Development LEO 427 467 2.93E-03 40.47 93.52 1 5/19/2009 Hawk Institute for Space Sciences/Pumpkin USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Minotaur-1 2009-028C 35003 Technology development. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/028C.HTM http://www.dd1us.de/spacesounds%204.html Helios 1A France/Italy/Spain Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA) Military Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 679 681 1.42E-04 98 98.35 "2,494" "1,210" "2,200" 7/7/1995 5 yrs. Matra Marconi Space/CNES (Astrium) France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 1995-033A 23605 Optical reconnaissance; cannot see through clouds or at night. JM/304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.space.com/news/ariane_spy_991201_wg.html Helios 2A France/Belgium/Spain Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA) Military Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 681 683 1.42E-04 98.1 98 "4,200" "1,500-1,900" "2,900" 12/18/2004 5 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049A 28492 Optical reconnaissance; independent military intelligence capability for the EU. SC - ASCR http://www.yenra.com/satellite-imaging/ http://www.forum-europe.com/NDA/index.html?http://www.forum-europe.com/NDA/news_detail.asp?ID=319&block=true&frame=yes~main http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx614.html http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/18/french.satellite.ap/ http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ariane5_helios_launch_041218.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "HellasSat 2 (Intelsat K-TV, NSS K-TV)" Greece Hellas-Sat Consortium Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +39.06 "35,769" "35,803" 4.03E-04 0.01 1436.08 "3,300" "7,600" 5/12/2003 15 yrs. Astrium "France, UK, Germany" Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2003-020A 27811 30 Ku-band; television broadcasting services for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. JM/12_08 http://www.hellas-sat.net/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx595.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/digest/flash2002/flash2002-069.shtml http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av002/030512hellassat.html "HESSI (RHESSI, Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager)" USA "Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley/NASA" Government/Civil Astrophysics LEO Intermediate 588 609 1.51E-03 38 96.65 293 414 2/5/2002 3 yrs. "Spectrum Astro, Inc." USA Cape Canaveral Pegasus 2002-004A 27370 Explore basic physics of particle acceleration and explosive energy release in solar flares. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx580.html http://hessi.ssl.berkeley.edu/spacecraft/ http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/hessi/sheet.htm#Technical%20Facts Hinode (Solar B) Multinational Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science/NASA Government Solar Physics LEO 674 695 1.49E-03 98.09 98.45 700 530 "1,000" 10/22/2006 3 yrs. "Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo/NASA" Japan/USA/UK/Germany Uchinoura Space Center JAXA M-V 2006-041A 29479 Solar observatory; telescope built by Smithsonian Observatory. SC - ASCR http://solarb.msfc.nasa.gov/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2006-041A http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/041A.HTM Hispasat 1C Spain Hispasat Commercial/Gov/Mil Communications GEO -29.93 "35,764" "35,808" 5.22E-04 0.03 1436.08 "3,112" "1,304" "6,000" 2/4/2000 15 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2000-007A 26071 "Third of Spain's communications satellites with government, commercial and military application; X-band heavily used; 24 transponders in Ku-band." JM/12_08 http://www.hispasat.com/portugues/FlotaSat/satHisp1C_plat.htm Hispasat 1D Spain Hispasat Commercial/Gov/Mil Communications GEO -29.95 "35,764" "35,809" 5.34E-04 0.02 1436.11 "3,288" "1,382" "6,200" 9/18/2002 15 yrs. Aerospatiale (Alcatel Space Industries) France Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2002-044A 27528 "Fourth of Spain's communications satellites with government, commercial and military application; X-band heavily used; 28 Ku-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.hispasat.com/portugues/FlotaSat/satHisp1D_plat.htm HJ-1A (Huan Jing 1A) China (PR) National Remote Sensing Center (NRSCC) Government Remote Sensing LEO Polar 625 661 2.57E-03 98.1 97.58 470 9/5/2008 3 yrs. Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 2008-041A 33320 Monitors environment and natural disasters. SC - ASCR http://www.space-risks.com/SpaceData/index.php?id_page=8&Satellite_Name=HJ-1A http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I041A.HTM http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/06longmarch2c/ HJ-1B (Huan Jing 1B) China (PR) National Remote Sensing Center (NRSCC) Government Remote Sensing LEO Polar 629 669 2.85E-03 98.1 97.71 470 9/5/2008 3 yrs. Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 2008-041B 33321 Monitors environment and natural disasters. SC - ASCR http://www.space-risks.com/SpaceData/index.php?id_page=8&Satellite_Name=HJ-1A http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I041A.HTM http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/06longmarch2c/ Horizons 2 USA/Japan "Horizons 2 Satellite, LLC (Intelsat, JSAT Corporation)" Commercial Communications GEO -74.06 "35,777" "35,796" 2.25E-04 0 1436.1 "2,300" "4,700" 12/21/2007 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2007-063B 32388 "Joint venture between Intelsat and JSAT; 20 Ku-band transponders, services to the US, Canada and Japan." JM/12_08 http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Horizons2_fact.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/063B.HTM Hot Bird 10 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO -0.07 "35,766" "35,806" 4.74E-04 0.06 1436.07 "4,892" "2,240" "11,000" 2/11/2009 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2009-008B 33750 64 Ku-band transponders. SC - ASCR http://www.atrexx.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news&newsid=1401 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/008B.HTM Hot Bird 6 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +13.06 "35,756" "35,815" 7.00E-04 0.09 1436.06 "3,800" "1,900" "9,000" 8/28/2002 12 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2002-038A 27499 "Cable programming; direct-to-home broadcasting; 28 Ku-band, 4 Ka-band transponders" JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2002-038A www.eutelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Hot Bird 8 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +13.08 "35,759" "35,812" 6.29E-04 0.02 1436.06 "4,900" "14,000" 8/4/2006 15 yrs. EADS Space France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton Breeze M 2006-032A 29270 64 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2006/pdf/PR3506HB8.pdf http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/3_1.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/032A.HTM Hot Bird 9 Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +0.99 "35,786" "35,787" 1.19E-05 0.06 1436.09 "4,880" "2,338" "14,500" 12/20/2008 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2008-065A 33459 64 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2008/pdf/PR%204508%20HB9%20-%20W2M%20launch.pdf "Hubble Space Telescope (HST, Space Telescope)" ESA/USA European Space Agency/NASA Government Astrophysics/Planetary Science LEO Intermediate 611 620 6.44E-04 28.4 97.01 "11,110" "2,400" 4/25/1990 10 yrs. European Space Agency/NASA International Cape Canaveral Space Shuttle (STS 31) 1990-037B 20580 Exploration of space. JMSatcat304 http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=31 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1990-037B http://hubble.nasa.gov/ http://library.thinkquest.org/21418/hst/hst.htm "ICESat (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite)" USA Earth Science Data and Information System (NASA)/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (Univ. of Colorado) Government/Civil Earth Science LEO Polar 585 601 1.15E-03 94 96.55 "1,270" 970 350 1/12/2003 5 yrs. Ball Aerospace USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2003-002A 27642 "Provide multi-year elevation data needed to determine ice sheet mass balance as well as cloud property information, especially over polar areas." JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx591.html http://www.ball.com/aerospace/icesat.html http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html ICO G1 USA ICO Global Communications Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO -92.92 "35,773" "35,799" 3.08E-04 5.73 1436.1 "6,600" "16,000" 4/14/2008 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2008-016A 32763 "CONUS, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands." JM/12_08 http://www.ico.com/_about/tech/geo.php http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/016A.HTM ICO-F2 United Kingdom ICO Global Communications Ltd. Commercial Communications MEO "10,103" "10,126" 6.98E-04 44.9 351.31 "2,750" "2,200-2,400" "8,700" 6/19/2001 12 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2001-026A 26857 Planned 10-satellite fleet. Currently being used for data gathering by U.S. government agency. JMSatcat304 http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.455 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac156/ http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/2001-026a_ico-a1_sumpub.shtml http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm IGS-1A (Information Gathering Satellite 1A) Japan Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) Government Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 485 491 4.37E-04 97.3 94.36 850 3/28/2003 5 yrs. Mitsubishi Japan Tanegashima Space Center H2A 2003-009A 27698 Japan's first military optical reconnaissance satellites; primary mission the monitoring of N. Korea. Launch failure in 11/03 of second half of system cripples it to a large degree. JMSatcat304 http://www.orbireport.com/Logs/Log03/Log2003-03.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/h2a/f6/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx593.html IGS-3A (Information Gathering Satellite 3A) Japan Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) Government Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 484 492 5.83E-04 97.3 94.37 850 9/11/2006 5 yrs. Mitsubishi Japan Tanegashima Space Center H2A 2006-037A 29393 Optical reconnaissance. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/037A.HTM http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2006/17September2006_24.html "IGS-3B (Information Gathering Satellite 3B, IGS Radar 2)" Japan Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) Government Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 484 491 5.10E-04 97.3 94.37 "1,200" 2/24/2007 5 yrs. Mitsubishi Japan Tanegashima Space Center H2A 2007-005A 30586 Optical reconnaissance. Spacewarn http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx640.html "IGS-4A (Information Gathering Satellite 4A, Optical Verification Satellite [OV-3])" Japan Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) Government Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 484 491 5.10E-04 97.3 94.37 850 2/24/2007 .5 yrs. Mitsubishi Japan Tanegashima Space Center H2A 2007-005B 30587 Experimental satellite - optical reconnaissance; six-month engineering mission. Spacewarn http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx640.html Ikonos-2 USA GeoEye Commercial Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 677 682 3.55E-04 98.1 98.34 726 9/24/1999 7 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space USA Vandenberg AFB Athena 2 1999-051A 25919 Black and white imaging with1 meter resolution; same geography every three days; 1-meter panchromatic and 4-meter multispectral. JMSatcat304 http://www.cscrs.itu.edu.tr/page.en.php?id=52 http://www.space-unit.gr/optical.html http://www.spaceimaging.com/corporate/sats.htm http://www.tec.army.mil/tio/IKONOS.htm http://www.sisea.co.th/kionos/characteristics.html "IMS 1 (Indian Mini-Satellite, TWSat)" India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 624 635 7.86E-04 98.02 97.3 83 220 4/28/2008 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021D 32786 Carries a multispectral imager. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html INMARSAT 2 F1 (Inter. Maritime Sat-2 F1) United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -142.13 "35,773" "35,802" 3.44E-04 6.24 1436.16 "1,382" 690 (BOL) "1,200" 10/30/1990 10 yrs. Matra Marconi Space France Cape Canaveral Delta 1990-093A 20918 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand-assigned L-band transponders; spare satellite co-located with Inmarsat 3s." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html INMARSAT 2 F2 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -98.14 "35,770" "35,802" 3.80E-04 5.47 1436.09 "1,382" 690 (BOL) "1,200" 3/8/1991 10 yrs. Matra Marconi Space France Cape Canaveral Delta 1991-018A 21149 "Leased traffic; broadcasting, business services, mobile communciations; spare satellite co-located with Inmarsat 3s." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html INMARSAT 2 F4 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -108.91 "35,779" "35,796" 2.02E-04 4.12 1436.17 "1,382" 690 "1,200" 4/15/1992 10 yrs. Matra Marconi Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1992-021B 21940 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; leased traffic; spare satellite co-located with Inmarsat 3s." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html INMARSAT 3 F1 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +64.56 "35,764" "35,808" 5.22E-04 0.08 1436.08 "2,064" 860 4/3/1996 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 1996-020A 23839 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; leased traffic; demand-assigned L-band transponders; Indian Ocean region." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1996/020A.HTM INMARSAT 3 F2 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -15.52 "35,763" "35,809" 5.46E-04 0.08 1436.1 "2,070" 860 9/6/1996 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 1996-053A 24307 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand assigned L-band transponders; Atlantic Ocean region." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1996/053A.HTM INMARSAT 3 F3 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +178.20 "35,761" "35,810" 5.81E-04 0.09 1436.07 "2,074" 860 12/18/1996 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 1996-070A 24674 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand assigned L-band transponders; Pacific Ocean region." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1996/070A.HTM INMARSAT 3 F4 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -125.39 "35,609" "35,642" 3.93E-04 0.06 1427.91 "2,066" 860 6/3/1997 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1997-027A 24819 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand assigned L-band transponders; Atlantic Ocean region-West." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1997/027A.HTM http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html INMARSAT 3 F5 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +25.07 "35,769" "35,803" 4.03E-04 0.04 1436.07 "2,000" 895 "2,800" 2/4/1998 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1998-006B 25153 "Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand assigned L-band transponders; back-up and leased-capacity." JM/12_08 www.inmarsat.com http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/006B.HTM INMARSAT 4 F1 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +63.96 "35,772" "35,799" 3.20E-04 2.3 1436.08 "5,959" "13,000" 3/11/2005 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2005-009A 28628 Nearly the size of a double-decker bus; more than 600 channels. JM/12_08 http://about.inmarsat.com/satellites.aspx?top_level_id=3&language=EN&textonly=False#i4 http://www.ilslaunch.com/launches/cbin/Mission_Overview/atlas/INMARSAT_4F1_MO.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/009A.HTM http://www.space.eads.net/web1/press/press_release.asp?id_tree=438&id_tree_nav=394&tree_name=EADS_SPACE_WEB_PAGES&langue=en http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx617.html INMARSAT 4 F2 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -52.76 "35,773" "35,800" 3.20E-04 2.33 1436.11 "5,458" "13,000" 11/8/2005 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2005-044A 28899 Nearly the size of a double-decker bus; more than 600 channels. JM/12_08 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4418484.stm http://www.spacedaily.com/news/satellite-biz-05zzzzzzzh.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/044A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacearn/spx625.html INMARSAT 4 F3 United Kingdom "INMARSAT, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -97.65 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 3.01 1436.1 "5,960" "13,000" 8/18/2008 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M 2008-039A 33278 "200 spot-beams to relay messages from mobile phones based on land, sea, or air." JM/12_08 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2008/space-080819-rianovosti02.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/039A.HTM http://www.inmarsat.com/About/Newsroom/00024238.aspx?language=EN&textonly=False INSAT 3A (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications/Earth Science GEO +93.53 "35,780" "35,793" 1.54E-04 0 1436.1 "2,950" "1,348" "3,100" 4/9/2003 12 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2003-013A 27714 "12 C-band, 6 extended C-band, 6 Ku-band for voice, video and data transmission to West Asia, East Asia, India; augment present INSAT capacity for communication and meteorological services." JM/12_08 http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/DocumentsSystemDataDocument/SD30-NOV04.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx594.html http://www.isro.org/insat3a/page2.htm INSAT 3B (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications GEO +83.09 "35,754" "35,818" 7.59E-04 0.08 1436.09 "2,070" 970 "1,700" 3/21/2000 14 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2000-016B 26108 "Voice, data and fax transmissions." JM/12_08 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2000.html#Insat-3B http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx557.html http://www.isro.org/centers/cen_mcf.htm INSAT 3C (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications GEO +74.08 "35,764" "35,809" 5.34E-04 0.04 1436.1 "2,750" "1,050" "3,200" 1/23/2002 12 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 2002-002A 27298 "Voice, video and digital data services to India and neighboring countries." JM/12_08 http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/kit/V147launchkit.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx579.html http://www.isro.org/centers/cen_mcf.htm INSAT 3E (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications/Earth Science GEO +55.11 "35,765" "35,807" 4.98E-04 0.12 1436.08 "2,750" "1,181" "2,400" 9/27/2003 12 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2003-043E 27951 Provide communications services for India; 24 C-band transponders JM/12_08 http://www.isro.org/insat3e/pg2.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html www.isro.org/pressrelease/Sep28_2003.htm INSAT 4A (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications GEO +83.08 "35,777" "35,796" 2.25E-04 0.03 1436.1 "3,100" "5,500" 12/21/2005 12 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2005-049A 28911 "12 Ku-band, 12 C-band transponders for data and TV services." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html http://www.isro.org/insat-4a/insat-4a.htm INSAT 4B (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications GEO +93.48 "35,760" "35,811" 6.05E-04 0.04 1436.08 "3,028" "1,335" 3/11/2007 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2007-007A 30793 "Television and telecommunications services; 12 Ku-band and 12 C-band transponders, Indian sub-continent." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/007A.HTM INSAT 4CR (Indian National Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Communications GEO +74.10 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.01 1436.08 "2,130" 941 9/2/2007 10 yrs. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Center GSLV 2007-037A 32050 Replacement for INSAT 4C. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/037A.HTM http://www.space.com/missiolaunches/sfn_070903_india_gslv.html Integral (INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) ESA/USA/Russia European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)/NASA/Russia Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "2,284" "152,812" 8.97E-01 52.1 "4,032.86" "4,000" "3,414" "2,000" 10/17/2002 2 yrs. Alenia Aerospazio (and 28 subcontractors) Italy/International Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2002-048A 27540 Astronomical satellite for observing the gamma-ray sky. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx588.html http://www.space-technology.com/projects/integral/ http://isdc.unige.ch/Outreach/Integral/integral.html#mission http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=21 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 10-02 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -0.95 "35,783" "35,789" 7.12E-05 0.02 1436.08 "5,576" "11,000" 6/16/2004 13 yrs. EADS Astrium UK/France/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2004-022A 28358 "Television, data, and other telecommunication services to Europe, Africa and the Middle East; 36 Ku-band, 70 C-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.space.eads.net/web1/press/press_release.asp?langue=en&id_tree=320&id_tree_nav=80 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/proton_launches_intelsat_1002.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/022A.HTM Intelsat 11 (PAS 11) USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -43.06 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.03 1436.1 "2,491" 10/5/2007 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2007-044A 32252 "25 C-band, 18 Ku-band transponders, services to Latin America." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx648.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/044A.HTM "Intelsat 1R (IS-1R, PAS-1R, PanAmSat 1R)" USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -44.96 "35,785" "35,788" 3.56E-05 0.06 1436.11 "4,793" "3,000" "15,000" 11/15/2000 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2000-072A 26608 "36 C-band, 36 Ku-band; direct-to-home (DTH) digital video and Internet services; Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa." JM/12_08 http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.439 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx565.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_1r.asp "Intelsat 2 (IS-2, PAS-2, PanAmSat K1)" USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO +169.08 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.06 1436.08 "2,920" 1727 (BOL) "4,700" 7/8/1994 14 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1994-040A 23175 12 Ku-band; Asia-Pacific. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/pas_234/pas_234.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx489.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_2.asp "Intelsat 3R (IS-3R, PAS-3R, PanAmSat K4)" USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -42.98 "35,779" "35,794" 1.78E-04 0.04 1436.11 "2,920" 1727 (BOL) "4,700" 1/12/1996 13 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1996-002A 23764 "Television and communications services; 12 C-band, 12 Ku-band; Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/pas_234/pas_234.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx507.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_3.asp "Intelsat 4 (IS-4, PAS-4, PanAmSat K3)" USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO +72.05 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0 1436.09 "2,920" 1727 (BOL) "4,700" 8/3/1995 16 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1995-040A 23636 "16 Ku-band; Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/pas_234/pas_234.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx502.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_4.asp Intelsat 601 (Intelsat 6 F-1) USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +47.57 "35,785" "35,787" 2.37E-05 4 1436.07 "4,200" "2,546" "2,500" 10/29/1991 13 yrs. Ford Aerospace USA Cape Canaveral Atlas Centaur 1991-075A 21765 "64 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Indian Ocean region." JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 602 (Intelsat 6 F-2) USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +178.04 "35,799" "35,792" -8.30E-05 6.51 1436.08 "4,409" "1,910" "2,500" 10/27/1989 13 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications Group USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1989-087A 20315 Inclined orbit; Indian Ocean region; C-band and Ku-band broadcasting. JM/12_08 www.intelsat.com http://www.geo-orbit.org/easthemipgs/intel6spec.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Intelsat 603 (Intelsat 6 F-3, IS-603)" USA "Intelsat, Ltd./New Skies Satellites N.V. [SES] (shared capacity)" Commercial Communications GEO +19.84 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 5.99 1436.12 "4,200" "2,546" "2,500" 3/14/1990 13 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications Group USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1990-021A 20523 "Inclined orbit; 64 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Pacific Ocean region." JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.newskies.com/product1.asp?nContentID=491 http://www.satnews.com/stories2/1mar2003-1.html "Intelsat 7 (IS-7, PAS-7) " USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO +68.70 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 0 1436.09 "3,833" "2,118" 9/16/1998 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1998-052A 25473 "Voice and video communications; 14 C-band, 30 Ku-band; Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/052A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_7.asp Intelsat 701 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +179.94 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 0.01 1436.08 "3,642" "1,450" "3,900" 10/22/1993 10-15 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications Group USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1993-066A 22871 "42 C-band, 24 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Pacific Ocean region. " JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 702 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +54.92 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.02 1436.1 "3,642" "1,450" "3,900" 6/17/1994 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1994-034A 23124 "42 C-band, 24 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Pacific Ocean region. " JM/12_08 www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 704 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +66.02 "35,774" "35,797" 2.73E-04 0.02 1436.07 "3,653" "1,450" "3,900" 1/10/1995 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1995-001A 23461 "42 C-band, 24 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Indian Ocean region. " JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 705 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -49.99 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.84 1436.15 "3,653" "1,450" "3,900" 3/22/1995 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 AS 1995-013A 23528 "42 C-band, 24 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Atlantic Ocean region. " JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 706 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +50.30 "35,776" "35,795" 2.25E-04 0.01 1436.07 "3,653" "1,450" "3,900" 5/17/1995 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 AS 1995-023A 23571 "42 C-band, 36 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks Atlantic Ocean region. " JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 707 (Intelsat 7 F-7) USA "Intelsat, Ltd./Telenor (leased capacity)" Commercial Communications GEO -53.00 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 0.01 1436.09 "4,180" "1,450" "3,900" 3/14/1996 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1996-015A 23816 "42 C-band, 36 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Atlantic Ocean region. " JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 709 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +85.18 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0 1436.11 "4,180" "1,450" "3,900" 6/15/1996 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1996-035A 23915 "42 C-band, 24 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Atlantic Ocean region. " JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Intelsat 8 (IS-8, PAS-8) " USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO +166.01 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.01 1436.08 "3,592" "2,100" 11/4/1998 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-065A 25522 Television broadcast; 24 Ku-band; Asia-Pacific. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx541.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_8.asp Intelsat 801 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -31.47 "35,767" "35,802" 4.15E-04 0.21 1436.14 "3,447" "2,000" "4,900" 2/28/1997 14 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44P 1997-009A 24742 "64 C-band, 16 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Atlantic Ocean region." JM/12_08 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 802 (Eurobird 3) USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +32.96 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.02 1436.07 "3,447" "2,000" "4,900" 6/26/1997 14 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1997-031A 24846 "64 C-band, 16 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Pacific Ocean region." JM/12_08 www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 805 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -55.49 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 0.01 1436.08 "3,420" "2,200" "4,900" 6/18/1998 14 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42L 1998-037A 25371 "36 C-band, 6 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Atlantic Ocean region." JM/12_08 www.intelsat.com http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Intelsat 9 (IS-9, PAS-9) " USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO -58.00 "35,782" "35,792" 1.19E-04 0.01 1436.14 "3,659" "2,389 (BOL)" "9,900" 7/28/2000 15 yrs. Hughes USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2000-043A 26451 "160 voice, video, data, and Internet channels; 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Americas, Caribbean, Europe." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/hsc_pressreleases/00_07_28_pas9launch.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx561.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_9.asp Intelsat 901 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -18.01 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0.01 1436.12 "4,723" "1,972" "10,000" 6/9/2001 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 AS 2001-024A 26824 "72 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Atlantic Ocean region." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 902 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +62.05 "35,775" "35,797" 0.00E+00 1436.1 1436.1 "4,723" "1,972" "8,500" 8/30/2001 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2001-039A 26900 "76 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Indian Ocean region." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 903 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -34.55 "35,773" "358,802" 7.93E-01 0.02 1436.16 "4,723" "1,972" "8,600" 3/30/2002 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2002-016A 27403 "76 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Atlantic Ocean region." JM/12_08 http://www.loral.com/inthenews/020330.html http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 904 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +60.05 "35,782" "35,789" 8.30E-05 0.01 1436.07 "4,680" "2,350" "8,500" 2/23/2002 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2002-007A 27380 "76 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Indian Ocean region." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 905 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -24.52 "35,768" "35,805" 4.39E-04 0.01 1436.12 "4,723" "1,984" "10,000" 6/5/2002 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2002-027A 27438 "76 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Atlantic Ocean region." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 906 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +64.19 "35,775" "35,796" 2.49E-04 0.01 1436.07 "4,723" "1,955" "7,000" 9/6/2002 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2002-041A 27513 "72 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat 907 USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO -27.45 "35,770" "35,803" 3.91E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,685" "1,973" "10,000" 2/15/2003 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2003-007A 27683 "76 C-band transponders; business, video, internet." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites/facts.aspx http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Intelsat APR-2 (INSAT 2E) USA "Intelsat, Ltd." Commercial Communications GEO +83.03 "35,769" "35,804" 4.15E-04 0.18 1436.11 "2,550" "1,150" "2,000" 4/3/1999 12 yrs. Aerospatiale France Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ-3B 1999-016A 25666 "6 C-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Asia Pacific region." JM/12_08 http://www.isro.org/insat2e.htm www.intelsat.com Interstellar Boundary EXplorer (IBEX) USA NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "7,000" "320,000" 9.21E-01 11 8 days 462 10/19/2008 Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Kwajalein Island Pegasus XL 2008-051A 33401 Monitor the boundary between heliosphere and interstellar medium. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.ibex.swri.edu/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM Iridium 10 (Iridium SV010) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 778 2.10E-04 86.4 100.37 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/18/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-030D 24839 "66 satellite constellation with 13 spares; 15-20 ground stations with master control complex in Landsdowne, VA; backup in Italy, third engineering center in Chandler, AZ; Filed for Chapter 11 in 2000; started to let system deorbit. Iridium Satellite LLC purchased assets of Iridium LLC. DoD stepped in-- renewable DoD contract; unlimited airtime to 20,000 govt. workers; mobile voice, data and paging" JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx524.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 11A (Iridium SVO88) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 687 713 1.84E-03 86.5 98.77 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 12/19/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1998-074B 25578 JMSatcat304 http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx542.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 12 (Iridium SV012) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 773 782 6.30E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/18/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-030B 24837 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx524.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 13 (Iridium SV013) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 773 781 5.60E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/18/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-030E 24840 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx524.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 14A (Iridium SV092) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 708 711 2.12E-04 86.5 98.98 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/11/1999 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1999-032A 25777 JMSatcat304 http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 15 (Iridium SV015) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 780 4.20E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 7/9/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-034A 24869 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx525.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 18 (Iridium SV018) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 772 782 7.00E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 7/9/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-034D 24872 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx525.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 19 (Iridium SV019) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 778 2.10E-04 86.3 100.37 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/27/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-056A 24965 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridfail.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 20A (Iridium SV089) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 685 712 1.91E-03 86.5 98.74 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 12/19/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1998-074A 25577 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx542.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 21A (Iridium SVO93) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 709 711 1.41E-04 86.5 98.98 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/11/1999 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1999-032B 25778 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 22 (Iridium SV022) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 8/21/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-043E 24907 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 23 (Iridium SV023) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 8/21/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-043D 24906 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 25 (Iridium SV025) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 780 3.50E-04 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 8/21/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-043B 24904 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 26 (Iridium SV026) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 780 4.20E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 8/21/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-043A 24903 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 29 (Iridium SV029) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/14/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-051A 24944 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 3 (Iridium SV078) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 779 2.10E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 8/19/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1998-048A 25431 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 30 (Iridium SV030) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 780 4.20E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/14/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-051F 24949 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 31 (Iridium SVO31) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/14/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-051G 24950 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 32 (Iridium SV032) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/14/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1997-051B 24945 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 34 (Iridium SV034) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/27/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-056E 24969 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 35 (Iridium SV035) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/27/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-056D 24968 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 37 (Iridium SV037) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/27/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-056B 24966 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx527.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 39 (Iridium SV039) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 779 2.10E-04 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/9/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-069D 25042 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx529.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 4 (Iridium SV004) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 771 784 9.09E-04 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/5/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-020E 24796 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx523.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 40 (Iridium SV040) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 767 770 2.10E-04 86.4 100.21 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/9/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-069C 25041 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx529.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 41 (Iridium SV041) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 778 2.10E-04 86.4 100.37 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/9/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-069B 25040 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx529.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 42 (Iridium SV042) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 764 766 1.40E-04 86.4 100.13 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 12/8/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1997-077A 25077 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 43 (Iridium SV043) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 779 2.10E-04 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/9/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-069A 25039 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx529.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 45 (Iridium SV045) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 12/20/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-082A 25104 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 47 (Iridium SV047) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 12/20/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-082C 25106 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 49 (Iridium SV049) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 12/20/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-082E 25108 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 5 (Iridium SV005) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 769 784 1.05E-03 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/5/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-020D 24795 "According to Rod Sladen, the only person who tracks the Iridium system, Iridium 51 may have replaced Iridium 5, but its not certain at this time." JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx523.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 50 (Iridium SV050) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 779 3.50E-04 86.4 100.37 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/18/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-010D 25172 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 52 (Iridium SV052) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 781 4.90E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/18/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-010A 25169 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 53 (Iridium SV053) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/18/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-010E 25173 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 54 (Iridium SV054) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 690 695 3.54E-04 86.5 98.61 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/18/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-010C 25171 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 55 (Iridium SV055) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 780 4.20E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 3/30/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-019A 25272 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx533.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 56 (Iridium SV056) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 780 3.50E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/18/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-010B 25170 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 57 (Iridium SV057) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 3/30/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-019B 25273 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx533.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 58 (Iridium SV058) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 3/30/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-019C 25274 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx533.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 59 (Iridium SV059) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 780 3.50E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 3/30/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-019D 25275 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx533.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 6 (Iridium SV006) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 773 782 6.30E-04 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/6/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-020C 24794 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx523.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 60 (Iridium SV060) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 773 781 5.60E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 3/30/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-019E 25276 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx533.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 61 (Iridium SV061) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 693 696 2.12E-04 86.5 98.65 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 3/25/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1998-018B 25263 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx533.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 62 (Iridium SV062) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021A 25285 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 63 (Iridium SV063) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 780 3.50E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021B 25286 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 64 (Iridium SV064) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021C 25287 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 65 (Iridium SV065) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021D 25288 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 66 (Iridium SV066) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 772 782 7.00E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021E 25289 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 67 (Iridium SV067) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 773 781 5.60E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021F 25290 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 68 (Iridium SV068) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 4/7/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 1998-021G 25291 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 7 (Iridium SV007) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 773 782 6.30E-04 86.4 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/5/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-020B 24793 JMSatcat samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx523.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 70 (Iridium SV070) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 779 2.10E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/17/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-032A 25342 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx535.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 72 (Iridium SV072) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/17/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-032B 25343 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx535.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 74 (Iridium SV074) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 779 2.10E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/17/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-032D 25345 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx535.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 75 (Iridium SV075) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 692 695 2.12E-04 86.5 98.63 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/17/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-032E 25346 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx535.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 76 (Iridium SV076) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 775 779 2.80E-04 86.3 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 8/19/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 1998-048B 25432 "Spare; stored in 667 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 77 (Iridium SV077) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 704 708 2.83E-04 86.5 98.89 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/8/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-051E 25471 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 8 (Iridium SV008) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 774 780 4.20E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 5/5/1997 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1997-020A 24792 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx523.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 80 (Iridium SV080) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/8/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-051C 25469 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 81 (Iridium SV081) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 778 1.40E-04 86.4 100.38 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/8/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-051B 25468 "Spare; stored in 667 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 82 (Iridium SV082) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 704 708 2.83E-04 86.5 98.89 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 9/8/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-051A 25467 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 83 (Iridium SV083) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 776 779 2.10E-04 86.3 100.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/6/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-066E 25531 JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx541.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 84 (Iridium SV084) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 701 705 2.83E-04 86.5 98.83 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/6/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-066D 25530 "Spare; stored in 667 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov http://members.ozemail.com/au/~lbrash/satellites/iridium.html http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx541.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 86 (Iridium SV086) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 744 752 5.62E-04 86.5 98.85 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 11/6/1998 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 7920 1998-066B 25528 Operational JMSatcat304 samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridium.htm http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx541.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 90 (Iridium SV090) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 670 673 2.13E-04 86.5 97.44 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/11/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 2002-005A 27372 "Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-005A_iridium90_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx580.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 91 (Iridium SV091) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 670 673 2.13E-04 86.5 97.4 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/11/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 2002-005B 27373 "Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-005A_iridium91_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx580.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 94 (Iridium SV094) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 670 673 2.13E-04 86.5 97.82 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/11/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 2002-005C 27374 "Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-005C_iridium94_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx580.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 95 (Iridium SV095) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 670 673 2.13E-04 86.5 98.19 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/11/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 2002-005D 27375 "Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-005D_iridium95_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx580.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 96 (Iridium SV096) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 670 673 2.13E-04 86.5 97.39 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 2/11/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 2002-005E 27376 "Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-005E_iridium96_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx580.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 97 (Iridium SV097) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 670 673 2.13E-04 86.5 98.02 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/20/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot/BrizKM 2002-031A 27450 "Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed" JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.iridium.com/corp www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-031A_iridium97_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx584.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm Iridium 98 (Iridium SV098) USA Iridium Satellite LLC Government/Commercial Communications LEO Polar 658 666 5.69E-04 86.5 97.98 689 556 "1,400 (EOL)" 6/20/2002 8 yrs. Motorola Satellite Communications Group USA Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot/BrizKM 2002-031B 27451 Operational JMSatcat304 www.ssc.se/ssd/launches.html www.iridium.com/corp www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-031B_iridium98_sum.shtml http://www.iridium.com/corp/iri_corp-understand.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx584.html http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/seminars/de%20weck/de%20weck%20presentation_01072004.pdf http://com.uvigo.es/asignaturas/scvs/trabajos/curso0001/biblio/ICO/SISTEMA%20ICO.htm IRS-1D (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite 1D) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 738 824 6.01E-03 98.6 100.48 "1,361" 9/29/1997 3 yrs. India Space Research Organization India Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-D3 1997-057A 24971 Remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx509.html http://www.isro.org/sat.htm IRS-P6 (Resourcesat-1) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Remote sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 802 875 5.06E-03 98.7 101.68 "1,360" "1,200" 10/17/2003 5 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C5 2003-046A 28051 "Monitor agricultural, land, and water resources." JMSatcat304 http://www.isro.org/pslvc5/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html www.isro.org ITU-pSAT1 (Istanbul Technical University Picosat-1) Turkey ITU Space Systems Design & Test Laboratory Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 710 725 1.06E-03 98.34 99.13 1 9/23/2009 1 yr. ITU Space Systems Design & Test Laboratory Turkey Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV 2009-051D 35934 "Turkey's first university satellite; raise experienced staff on satellite systems in our country, and also to serve as a practical ground for the theoretically equipped graduate and undergraduate students of ?TÜ Astronautics Department." SC - ASCR http://usl.itu.edu.tr/ http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=127&retURL=/satellites/status.php http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/051D.HTM Jason 1 USA/France NASA/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Government Earth Science LEO Intermediate "1,320" "1,328" 5.20E-04 66 112.11 470 270 450 12/7/2001 5 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2001-055A 26997 Monitor sea surface level and wave heights. JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx578.html http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/jason-1.html Jason 2 USA/France NASA/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/NOAA/EUMETSAT Government Earth Science LEO Intermediate "1,332" "1,346" 9.08E-04 66 112.44 553 510 500 6/20/2008 5 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2008-032A 33105 Monitor sea surface level and wave heights. SC - ASCR http://www.osd.noaa.gov/ostm/index.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html "JCSat 10 (Japan Communications Satellite 10, JCSat 3A)" Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +127.51 "35,772" "35,801" 3.44E-04 1.19 1436.1 "4,400" "1,858" 8/11/2006 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2006-033A 29272 "30 Ku-band, 12 C-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/033A.HTM http://www.jsat.net/en/release/20060814.html http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp=fec&ci=17822&rsbci= "JCSat 110 (N-Sat-110, Superbird-D, Superbird-5, N-Sat-110)" Japan "Japan Satellite Systems, Inc./Space Communication Corp." Commercial Communications GEO +110.10 "35,784" "35,789" 5.93E-05 0.01 1436.11 "3,531" "1,669" "7,200 (EOL)" 10/7/2000 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2000-060A 26559 24 Ku-band; voice and video communications to Japan. JM/12_08 http://www.superbird.co.jp/english/superbird/index.html http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/pop_list.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx564.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html JCSat 1B (JCSAT 5) Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +128.03 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.01 1436.09 "2,982" "1,308" "5,200" 12/2/1997 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1997-075A 25067 Ku-band; voice and video communications to Asian Pacific countries and Hawaii. JM/12_08 http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/pop_list.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx.530.html http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/jcsat-1b.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "JCSat 2A (JCSAT 8, Japan Communications Satellite 8)" Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +154.00 "35,788" "35,794" 7.12E-05 0.01 1436.1 "2,500" "1,460" "3,500" 3/29/2002 11 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2002-015A 27399 "16 C-band, 16 Ku-band; coverage to Japan< East Asia, Australia and Hawaii." JM/12_08 http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/jcsat-2a.html http://www.spacenadtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/2002-015b_jcsat-8_sumpub.shtml http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/jcsat_8/jcsat_8.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "JCSat 4A (JCSAT 6, Japan Communications Satellite 6)" Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +123.85 "33,782" "37,768" 4.73E-02 0.07 1435.52 "2,900" "1,230" "5,200" 2/15/1999 14.5 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 1999-006A 25630 "32 Ku-band; multimedia and Internet access and voice, data and television signals to Japan." JM/12_08 http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/jcsat-4a.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx544.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/jcsat_5_6/jcsat_5_6.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "JCSat 9 (JCSat 5A, Japanese Communications Satellite 9)" Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +132.04 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,400" 4/12/2006 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2006-010A 29045 "C-band, Ku-band, and S-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q2/060412d_nr.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/010A.HTM "JCSat R (JCSAT-4, Japan Communications Satellite 4)" Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +150.05 "35,779" "35,794" 1.78E-04 0.02 1436.1 "3,124" "1,841" "5,200" 2/16/1997 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 AS 1997-007A 24732 "Backup for JCSAT-3; 12 C-band, 12 Ku-band; relay voice, data, television signals via Ku-band to eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, India; via C-band to eastern and southern Asia and Hawaii. Digital TV." JM/12_08 http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/pop_list.html http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/pop_list.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/jcsat34/jcsat34.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "JCSat RA (JCSat 12, Japan Communications Satellite 12)" Japan JSAT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +142.49 "35,780" "35,794" 1.66E-04 0.04 1436.12 "4,000" 8/21/2009 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2009-044A 35755 Backup for other JCSATs. JM/10_09 http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Arianespace_To_Launch_Japanese_Satellite_JCSAT_12_999.html http://www.jsati.com/satellite-servicesJCSAT.asp "Jiang Bing 3A (Ziyuan 2, PRC 44)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 474 492 1.31E-03 97.4 94.26 "1,500" 9/1/2000 2 yrs. Chinese Academy of Space Technology China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March CZ4B 2000-050A 26481 Possible intelligence gathering. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx563.html http://www.sinodefence.com/space/spacecraft/zy2.asp http:/www.spacedaily.com/news/china-02zzh.html http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Radio/PRC-Frequencies.htm Kagayaki Japan Sorun Corporation Commercial Space Science LEO 668 671 2.13E-04 98.04 98.13 28 1/23/2009 "Built by more than 20 companies in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, and students part-time." Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002D 33495 Will measure orbital debris and observe auroral electric currents. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn.spx663.html Kalpana-1 (Metsat-1) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Earth Science GEO +74.07 "35,783" "35,789" 7.12E-05 0.04 1436.08 "1,060" 500 550 9/12/2002 5-7 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Satish Dhawan Space Center Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) 2002-043A 27525 Carries a VHRR (Very High Resolution Radiometer); Data Relay Transponder JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx587.html http://www.isro.org/rep2003/Webpgs/pg8.htm "Keyhole 1 (Advanced KH-11, KH-12-2, Improved Crystal, USA 116)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 409 "1,012" 4.26E-02 97.7 98.99 "18,000" "10,000" 12/5/1995 5+ yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 1995-066A 23728 $1 billion satellite; high resolution surveillance; can carry up to 7 metric tons of fuel. JMSatcat304 http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Intro/Part2_26e.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/_inc/quinstreet.htm http://www.dailywireless.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3423 http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/imint/kh-12.htm http://www.cdi.org/friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=399 "Keyhole 3 (Advanced KH-11, KH-12-4, Advanced Keyhole, Misty-2, EIS-1, 8X Enhanced Imaging System, USA 144)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Reconnaissance LEO Intermediate 800 800 0.00E+00 63.4 100.87 "18,000" "10,000" 5/22/1999 5+ yrs. National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 1999-028A 25744 $1 billion satellite; high resolution surveillance; can carry up to 7 metric tons of fuel. JMSatcat1006 http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/nro_preview_010906.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/safeperl/daveh/satellite http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/nro_preview_010906.html http://www.dailywireless.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3423 http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/imint/kh-12.htm http://www.cdi.org/friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=399 "Keyhole 4 (Advanced KH-11, Advanced Keyhole, Improved Crystal, EIS-2, 8X Enhanced Imaging System, USA 161)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 202 "1,041" 6.00E-02 97.8 97.13 "18,000" "10,000" 10/5/2001 5+ yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 2001-044A 26934 $1 billion satellite; high resolution surveillance; can resolve square or circular objects as small as 10 cm but linear structures of 5-8 cm can also be detected. Reported to have reduced capacity due to electrical problems. oosa http://www.globalsecurity.org/_inc./quinstreet.htm http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/Reports/Regdocs/ser404E.pdf http://www.msnbc.com/news/185953.asp#BODY http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app3/sat-summary.html http://www.spacetoday.org/Satellites/YugoWarSats.html http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/030811/11nro_5.htm "Keyhole 5 (Advanced KH-11, KH-12-5, Improved Crystal, EIS-3, USA 186)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 264 "1,050" 5.59E-02 97.9 97 "18,000" "10,000" 10/19/2005 5+ yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 2005-042A 28888 $1 billion satellite; last use of Titan IV as launch vehicle. JMSR http://www.nro.gov/PressReleases/prs_rel86.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/fl_titan4_preview_010930.html "Kiku-8 (ETS-8, Engineering Test Satellite 8)" Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Government Technology Development GEO +146.06 "35,778" "35,792" 1.66E-04 0.03 1436.04 "5,800" 12/18/2006 Mitsubishi Electric Japan Tanegashima Space Center H2A 2006-059A 29656 Technology development for satellite communications. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f11/outline/index_e.html Kirari (OICETS - Optical Inter-Orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite) Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Government Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 609 610 7.16E-05 97.8 96.9 670 8/23/2005 1 yr. "NEC Toshiba Space Systems, Ltd. (NTSpace)" Japan Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2005-031A 28809 Study inter-satellite communications. Program website http://god.tksc.jaxa.jp/oi/oicets.html http://www.russianspaceweb.com/dnepr.html http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/08/20050825_oicets_index_3_e.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx622.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/031A.HTM Kizuna (WINDS - Wideband InterNetworking engineering Demonstration Satellite) Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Government Technology Development GEO +143.05 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,850" "2,450" 2/23/2008 JAXA/National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2008-007A 32500 "Technology demonstration; carries ultra-fast, 1.2 Gbps direct-to-home downlink in Ka-band." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/007A.HTM http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f14/overview/kizuna_e.html KKS-1 (Kouku Kousen Satellite One) Japan Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology Civil Technology Development LEO 647 667 1.42E-03 98.03 97.88 1/23/2009 Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002H 33499 Demonstrate micro propulsion system and three-aix attitude control functions. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx663.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I002E.HTM "Kompsat-2 (Arirang 2, Korean planned Multipurpose Satellite-2)" South Korea Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) Government/Commercial Earth Observation/Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 675 702 1.91E-03 98.1 98.52 800 955 7/28/2006 3 yrs. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)/ EADS Astrium South Korea/France/UK/Germany Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2006-031A 29268 "High-resolution, multispectral images of Earth's surface." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewaern/spx633.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_KOMPSAT2KoreaMultiPurposeSatellite2Arirang2.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/031A.HTM Koreasat 2 (Mugunghwa 2) South Korea KT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +116.54 "35,785" "35,789" 4.74E-05 1.86 1436.13 "1,459" 800 "1,600" 1/14/1996 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Astro Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1996-003A 23768 Korean peninsula; 15 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1996-003A http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx507.html http://www.kt.co.kr/eng/biz_info/satellite_biz/system/koreasat2.html http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr-76375f.html http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/Reports/Regdocs/ser304E.pdf http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Koreasat 3 (Mugungwha 3) South Korea KT Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +116.18 "35,780" "35,791" 1.30E-04 0.01 1436.06 "3,500" "1,800" "4,800" 9/4/1999 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Astro Space USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1999-046A 25894 "30 Ku-band, 6 Ka-band; Korean peninsula, the Japanese archipelago, and parts of China and Russia." JM/12_08 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.407 http://lmms.external.lmco.com/newsbureau/pressreleases/1999/99.202.html http://www.kt.co.kr/eng/biz_info/satellite_biz/system/koreasat3.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Koreasat 5 (Mugungwha 5) South Korea KT Corporation/Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) Military/Commercial Communications GEO +113.08 "35,780" "35,792" 1.42E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,450" 8/22/2006 Alcatel Alenia Space France Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2006-034A 29349 "24 Ku-band, 8 SHF-band, and 4 Ka-band transponders for commercial and military use." JM/12_08 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2006/034A.HTM Koronas-Foton (Complex Orbital Observations Near Earth of Activity of the Sun) Russia Federal Space Agency Government Solar Physics LEO 540 562 1.59E-03 82.48 95.67 "1,920" "2,000" 1/30/2009 3 yrs. All-Russia Research Institute of Electromechanics (VNIIEM) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon-B 2009-003A 33504 "Study solar electromagnetic radiation, especially from solar flares. Part of International Living with a Star (ILSW) program." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx663.html http://www.russianspaceweb.com/koronas_foton.html "Kukai (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite One, Stars)" Japan Kagawa University Civil Technology Development LEO 651 667 1.14E-03 98.03 97.92 7 1/23/2009 Kagawa University Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002G 33498 Two tethered satellite; one able to photograph the other. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx663.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I002H.HTM "Lacrosse/Onyx 4 (Lacrosse-4, USA 152)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Surveillance LEO Intermediate 574 676 7.29E-03 68 97.21 "14,500" 8/17/2000 9 yrs. Lockheed Martin Astronautics USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 2000-047A 26473 $1 billion range; 3-10 ft. image resolution. JMSatcat304 http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app3/sat-summary.html http://www.floridatoday.com/space/explore/stories/2000b/081600c.htm http://www.afji.com/ISR/Mags/2002/Issue3/space.html http://membres.lycos.fr/filterman/duncan-campbell.htm http://www.bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/Lacrosse_(satellite) http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2000/20August2000.html#Launches "Lacrosse/Onyx 5 (Lacrosse-5, USA 182)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Surveillance LEO Intermediate 713 716 2.12E-04 57.01 99.08 "14,500" 4/30/2005 9 yrs. Lockheed Martin Astronautics USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4B 2005-016A 28646 $1 billion range. SC - ASCR http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001169;p=0 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/016A.HTM http://www.iee.org/oncomms/circuit/members/Paper_J%20Doonan.doc http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3509.htm Landsat 5 USA NASA/US Geological Survey Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 694 701 4.95E-04 98.2 98.72 "1,941" 3/1/1984 3 yrs. GE Astro Space USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 1984-021A 14780 Still imaging. JMSatcat304 http://landsat.usgs.gov/history/Land6.html http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/prod_ser/landdata.htm http://www.earth.nasa.gov/history/landsat/landsat5.html Landsat 7 USA NASA/US Geological Survey Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 687 698 7.79E-04 98.2 98.62 "2,744" "2,200" "1,500" 4/15/1999 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Vandenberg AFB Delta II 1999-020A 25682 Remote sensing; polar orbit. JMSatcat304 http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/prod_ser/landdata.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx546.html http://www.floridatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1999/041599ai.htm http://landsat.usgs.gov/about.html http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/space/landsat.php http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html LAPAN-Tubsat Indonesia Indonesian National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional - LAPAN) Government Earth Observation/Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 619 639 1.43E-03 97.9 97.3 60 14 1/10/2007 Technical University of Berlin Germany Satish Dhawan Space Center PSLV-C7 2007-001A 29709 Video camera surveillance microsatellite; based on German DLR-Tubsat; will perform experiments in attitude control and earth observation. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite.php?s=29709 http://www.ilr.tu-berlin.de/RFA/sat/lapan/paper/triharj1.pdf http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/First_Indonesian_Developed_Satellite_To_Be_Launched_In_October_999.html LatinSat A Argentina Aprize Satellites Argentina Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 638 644 4.28E-04 64.5 97.55 12 12/20/2002 SpaceQuest USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr LV 2002-058H 27612 "Nanosatellite; planned constellation of 48 satellites, little LEO; asset tracking and monitoring services." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx590.html http://www.aprizesat.com/faqs.asp LatinSat B Argentina Aprize Satellites Argentina Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 631 701 4.97E-03 64.5 98.07 12 12/20/2002 SpaceQuest USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr LV 2002-058B 27606 "Nanosatellite; planned constellation of 48 satellites, little LEO; asset tracking and monitoring services." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx590.html http://www.aprizesat.com/faqs.asp LatinSat-C (AprizeSat 1) Argentina Aprize Satellites Argentina Commercial Communications (experimental) LEO Sun-Synchronous 687 753 4.65E-03 98.3 99.5 12 6/29/2004 Aprize Satellite Argentina Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025G 28372 Messaging services. JMSatcat304 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html LatinSat-D (AprizeSat 2) Argentina Aprize Satellites Argentina Commercial Communications (experimental) LEO Sun-Synchronous 673 699 1.84E-03 98.3 12 6/29/2004 Aprize Satellite Argentina Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025A 28366 Messaging services. JMSatcat304 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html "Leasat 5 (Syncom IV-5, Leased Satellite F5)" Australia Royal Australian Navy/Panamsat (owner) Military Communications GEO +100.08 "35,760" "35,812" 6.17E-04 7.97 1436.1 "3,400" "1, 388" "1,200" 1/9/1990 10 yrs. Hughes USA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle 1990-002B 20410 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications services to Australia; leased at end of use by U.S. Navy to Royal Australian Navy. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/hsc_pressreleases/98_05_11_aust.html http://www.g2satellitesolutions.com/pressreleases/98_05_11_hgs_aust.html http://www.astronautix.com/details/lea53950.htm "LES 9 (Lincoln Experimental Satellite) (SESP P74-1B, ST 74-1B)" USA US Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Military/Civil Communications/Technology Research GEO -102.81 "35,694" "35,881" 2.22E-03 10.76 1436.06 461 130 3/15/1976 5+ yrs. MIT Lincoln Laboratories USA Cape Canaveral Titan 3C 1976-023B 08747 "Original purpose was ""Air Force sponsored program in space communications""; nuclear-powered; circuits jam-resistant to operate in hostile environment." JM/12_08 http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/les.htm http://ice.rsmas.miami.edu/msoc_partners.html http://amanda.wisc.edu/data/comms-summary.shtml#LES-9 http://www.aero.org/publications/martin/martin-8a.html http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/wspcomm.htm http://microsat.sm.bmstu.ru/e-library/Thusters/pulsed.pdf LMI-1 (Lockheed Martin-Intersputnik-1) USA/Russia Lockheed Martin Intersputnik Commercial Communications GEO +75.03 "35,777" "35,794" 2.02E-04 0.01 1436.08 "2,894" "1,730" "6,800 (EOL)" 9/26/1999 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 1999-053A 25924 "28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; business services, public voice and data services, broadcasting, direct-to-home; Eastern Europe, CIS, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia." JM/12_08 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18888-2004May11.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html http://www.interpsputnik.com/1mi1chars.shtml http://www.intersputnik.com/press_270999.htm Maroc Tubsat Morocco/Germany CTRS Morocco/Institut für Luft-und Raumfahrttechnik (Berlin) Government Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 985 "1,014" 1.97E-03 99.6 105.1 47 56 12/10/2001 2-3 yrs. Institut für Luft-und Raumfahrttechnik (Berlin) Germany Baikonur Cosmodrome Zenit 2001-056D 27004 Test three-dimensional attitude control system for future remote sensing; currently used for ice observation in Arctic. JMSatcat304 http://www.vectronic-aerospace.com/html/body_maroc-tubsat.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx578.html http://www.ilr.tu-berlin.de/RFA/MAROC-TUBSAT/MAROC-TUBSAT.htm MBSat (Mobile Broadcasting Satellite) Japan/South Korea Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (MBCO)/SK Telecom Commercial Communications GEO +144.09 "35,780" "35,793" 1.54E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,143" "1,700" "7,400" 3/13/2004 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 3 2004-007A 28184 CD-quality radio and data to cellular phones and other portable devices in Japan and South Korea. JM/12_08 http://www.ilslaunch.com/launches/cbin/Mission_Overview/atlas/MBSAT_MO.pdf http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=9625 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx605.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/satellite-biz-04zk.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/007A.HTM Measat 2 (Malaysia East Asia Sat 2) Malaysia MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Commercial Communications GEO +148.00 "35,782" "35,791" 1.07E-04 1.09 1436.12 "1,450" 650 "1,200 (BOL)" 11/14/1996 11.5 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1996-063B 24653 "Digital video and audio broadcasting, international and domestic VSAT and telecommunication services as well as high-speed Internet access; 6 C-band, 9 Ku-band; Malaysia and neighboring countries." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/measat/measat.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx517.html http://www.measat.com.my/company_profile.html http://www.mlesat.com/Measat.html Measat 3 (Malaysia East Asia Sat 3) Malaysia MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Commercial Communications GEO +91.54 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0 1436.1 "4,900" "3,220" "10,800" 12/11/2006 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton M 2006-056A 29648 "24 C-band, 24 Ku-band" JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/measat3/measat3.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM Measat 3A (Malaysia East Asia Sat 3A) Malaysia MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Commercial Communications GEO +91.50 "35,728" "35,788" 7.12E-04 0.04 1434.6 "2,417" 6/21/2009 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Zenit-3SLB 2009-032A 35362 "12 C-band, 12 Ku-band transponders, Asia-Pacific region, Middle East, and Africa." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx668.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/032A.HTM "Mercury 1 (Advanced Vortex 1, USA 105)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF Military Surveillance GEO -27.95 "35,598" "35,976" 4.48E-03 5.1 1436.13 "8,000" "4,000" 8/27/1994 Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVA 1994-054A 23223 In the $1 billion range; ELINT; signals intelligence. JM/12_08 http://reseau.echelon.free.fr/reseau.echelon/satellites.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/vortex2.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx491.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1994/054A.HTM "Mercury 2 (Advanced Vortex 2, USA 118)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF Military Surveillance GEO -23.51 "33,674" "37,900" 5.01E-02 7.33 1436.12 "8,000" "4,000" 4/24/1996 Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVA 1996-026A 23855 In the $1 billion range; ELINT; signals intelligence. JM/12_08 http://reseau.echelon.free.fr/reseau.echelon/satellites.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/vortex2.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx511.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1996/026A.HTM Meridian-2 Russia Military Space Forces (VKS) Government Communications Elliptical Molniya 280 "36,471" 7.31E-01 62.8 645.98 "2,500" 5/20/2009 JSC - ISS - Reshetnev Company Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat (Soyuz 2) 2009-029A 35008 Military communications - designed to replace Molniya and Parus spacecraft. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/029A.HTM http://www.russianspaceweb.com/meridian.html Meteor-M (Meteor-M1) Russia Russian Federal Service For Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET) Government Meteorology LEO Polar 817 822 3.48E-04 98.8 101.28 "2,700" 9/17/2009 5 yrs. VNIIEM Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2-1b 2009-049A 35865 "Will gather data for weather forecasts, monitor Earth's ozone layer and radiation conditions in upper atmosphere, information on ice floes for maritime shipping." SC - ASCR http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2009/space-090917-rianovosti08.htm http://www.russianspaceweb.com/meteor.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html Meteosat 6 (MOP 3) Multinational EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) Government/Civil Earth Science/Meteorology GEO +67.22 "35,782" "35,792" 1.19E-04 7.9 1436.13 11/20/1993 16 yrs. Aerospatiale France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 1993-073B 22912 Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/1993/073B.HTM http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm Meteosat 7 (MTP 1) Multinational EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) Government/Civil Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -57.85 "35,770" "35,797" 3.20E-04 4.71 1435.96 696 320 200 9/2/1997 5 yrs. Alcatel France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 1997-049B 24932 Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States JM/12_08 http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Resources/Weather/Meteosat/System/ http://www.eumetsat.de/en/index.html esapub.esrin.esa.it/br/br200/Meteosat.pdf http://homepage.ntlworld.com/phqfh1/status.htm http://www.eumetsat.de/en/index.html?area=left7.html&body=/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html&a=700&b=0&c=0&d=0&e=0 "Meteosat 8 (MSGalaxy-1, MSG-1)" Multinational EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) Government/Civil Earth Science/Meteorology GEO +9.27 "35,781" "35,793" 1.42E-04 0.46 1436.1 "2,000" "1,000" 700 8/21/2002 12 yrs. Alcatel France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2002-040B 27509 Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States; planned system of 3 satellites JM/12_08 http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/DocumentsSystemDataDocument/SD30-NOV04.pdf http://www.eumetsat.de/en/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx586.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.esa.int/export/esaEO/SEMLFM2VQUD_index_0_m.html Meteosat 9 (MSGalaxy-2) Multinational EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) Government/Civil Earth Science/Meteorology GEO -0.02 "35,775" "35,795" 2.37E-04 0.29 1436 "2,000" "1,000" 700 12/21/2005 12 yrs. Alcatel/Alenia Space France/Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2005-049B 28912 Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorologicla Services (NMS) of Member States; planned system of 3 satellites. JM/12_08 http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=114&l=en http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html MetOp-A (Meteorological Operational satellite) Multinational ESA/EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites) Government/Civil Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Polar 813 830 1.18E-03 98.73 101.34 "4,193" "3,750" 10/19/2006 5 yrs. EADS-Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-Fregat (Soyuz 2) 2006-044A 29499 First polar-orbiting European meteorological satellite. SC - ASCR http://www.esa.int/esaLP/ESAGJ1094UC_LPmetop_0.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/044A.HTM MIDStar 1 (Midshipman Space Technology Applications Research Satellite) USA US Naval Academy Civil Research LEO 492 492 0.00E+00 46 94.54 120 27 3/9/2007 2 yrs. Midshipmen of U.S. Naval Academy USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-006B 30773 Built by midshipmen; mostly off-the-shelf components. http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2007/11March2007_63.html "Milstar DFS-1 (USA 99, Milstar 1-F1) (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -38.90 "35,754" "35,819" 7.71E-04 5.99 1436.13 "4,536" "8,000" 2/7/1994 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4A 1994-009A 22988 "Voice communication, data, imagery and video; survivable global military communication system. ""World's most secure, nuclear survivable, space-based communication system.""" JM/12_08 http://www.losangeles.af.mil.SMC/MC/mcm.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=118 http://www.yenra.com/milstar/ http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/milstar2.htm http://www.ast.lmco.com/milstar/satellite.shtml http://www.asd-network.com/press_detail/19399/1st_LM-Built_Milstar_Satellite_Marks_15_Years_On_Orbit.htm "Milstar DFS-2 (USA 115, Milstar 1-F2) (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO +3.94 "35,765" "35,809" 5.22E-04 0.35 1436.13 "4,536" "8,000" 11/6/1995 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4A 1995-060A 23712 "Voice communication, data, imagery and video; survivable global military communication system. ""World's most secure, nuclear survivable, space-based communication system.""" JM/304 http://www.losangeles.af.mil.SMC/MC/mcm.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=118 http://www.yenra.com/milstar/ http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/milstar2.htm http://www.ast.lmco.com/milstar/satellite.shtml "Milstar DFS-4 (USA 157, Milstar 2-F2) (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -67.90 "35,764" "35,768" 4.75E-05 4.5 1435.04 "4,536" "8,000" 2/27/2001 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4B 2001-009A 26715 "Voice communication, data, imagery and video; survivable global military communication system. ""World's most secure, nuclear survivable, space-based communication system.""" JMSatcat10_06 http://www.losangeles.af.mil.SMC/MC/mcm.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=118 http://www.yenra.com/milstar/ http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/milstar2.htm http://www.ast.lmco.com/milstar/satellite.shtml "Milstar DFS-5 (USA 164, Milstar 2-F3) (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay)" USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO +3.92 "35,753" "35,820" 7.95E-04 3.45 1436.12 "4,536" "8,000" 1/16/2002 12 hrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4B 2002-001A 27168 "Voice communication, data, imagery and video; survivable global military communication system. ""World's most secure, nuclear survivable, space-based communication system.""" JM/304 http://www.losangeles.af.mil.SMC/MC/mcm.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=118 http://www.yenra.com/milstar/ http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/milstar2.htm http://www.ast.lmco.com/milstar/satellite.shtml Milstar DFS-6 (USA 169) (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay) USA US Air Force Military Communications GEO -89.98 "35,768" "35,806" 4.51E-04 0.82 1436.13 "4,536" "8,000" 4/8/2003 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Titan 4B 2003-012A 27711 "Voice communication, data, imagery and video; survivable global military communication system. ""World's most secure, nuclear survivable, space-based communication system.""" JM/12_08 http://www.losangeles.af.mil.SMC/MC/mcm.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=118 http://www.yenra.com/milstar/ http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/com/milstar2.htm http://www.ast.lmco.com/milstar/satellite.shtml MIMOSA (MIcroMeasurements Of Satellite Accelerations) Czech Republic Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences Civil Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 316 845 3.81E-02 96.8 96.28 66 "11,000" 6/30/2003 4.5 yrs. Space Devies Czech Republic Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2003-031B 27841 "Study the atmospheric density in the height domain 200-700 km that affects low-flying satellites, causing them to burn up on reentry." JMSatcat304 http://www.asu.cas.cz/english/new/MIMOSA/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx597.html http://www.asu.cas.cz/~bezdek/density_therm/mimosa/ http://www.dlr.de/iaa.symp/archive_3/pdf/0802.pdf "MITEX (Micro-Satellite Technology Experiment, USA 187)" USA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Navy Research Laboratory (NRL) Military Technology Development GEO "35,800" "35,800" 0.00E+00 0 1346 250 6/21/2006 1 yr. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2006-024A 29240 """Observers speculate that the small satellites are prototypes for inspector spacecraft which could rendezvous with and take closeup images of other geostationary satellites.""" SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/I024A.HTM http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.566 "MITEX (Micro-Satellite Technology Experiment, USA 188)" USA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Navy Research Laboratory (NRL) Military Technology Development GEO "35,800" "35,800" 0.00E+00 0 1346 250 6/21/2006 1 yr. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2006-024B 29241 """Observers speculate that the small satellites are prototypes for inspector spacecraft which could rendezvous with and take closeup images of other geostationary satellites.""" SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/I024A.HTM http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.566 Molniya 3-53 Russia Military Space Forces (VKS) Military/Commercial Communications Elliptical Molniya 631 "39,788" 7.37E-01 62.9 719.1 "1,600" "1,000" 6/19/2003 4 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Molniya-M 2003-029A 27834 Last in Molniya-M series;can carry satellite broadcast television as well as military and manned voice communcations; highly elliptical orbit developed for northern latitudes beyond reach of geostationary satellites. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx596.html http://www.astronautix.com/craft/molniya3.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm Molniya-1T (Molniya 1-92) Russia Military Space Forces (VKS) Military/Commercial Communications Elliptical Molniya 623 "40,644" 7.41E-01 62.8 736.37 "1,600" 4/2/2003 4 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Molniya-M 2003-011A 27707 Highly elliptical orbit developed for northern latitudes beyond reach of geostationary satellites. JMSatcat304 http://ww.astronautix.com/articles/russtems.htm http://www.astronautix.com/craft/molniya3.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.496 MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) Canada Canadian Space Agency Government Astrophysics LEO Sun-Synchronous 831 855 1.66E-03 98.7 101.4 53 53 35 6/30/2003 1 yr. Dynacon Inc./University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies/University of British Columbia Canada Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2003-031D 27843 "Canada's space telescope, dubbed the ""Humble Telescope""; minisatellite; monitor brightness variations in stars." JMSatcat304 http://www.utias-sfl.net/microsatellites/MOST/MOSTDesign.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx597.html http://wombat.astro.ubc.ca/MOST/overview.html Mozhayets 4 (RS-22) Russia Mozhaisky Space Engineering Academy Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 676 692 1.13E-03 98.2 98.44 64 9/27/2003 Mozhaiskiy Space Engineering Academy Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2003-042D 27942 Training satellite; carries an amateur radio payload. JMSatcat206 http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=10958 MSAT 1 USA/Canada Mobile Satellite Ventures Commercial Communications GEO -106.43 "35,763" "35,809" 5.46E-04 1.37 1436.09 "2,850" "1,330" "3,300" 4/20/1996 12 yrs. Spar Aerospace Canada Guiana Space Center Ariane 42P 1996-022A 23846 Wireless network for North America JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx510.html http://www.msvlp.com/about/space_segment.cfm "MSAT 2 (AMSC-1, ACTel-1)" USA/Canada Mobile Satellite Ventures Commercial Communications GEO -101.21 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 4.02 1436.09 "2,850" "1,330" "3,300" 4/7/1995 10 yrs. Hughes Communications Inc. USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 1995-019A 23553 Wireless network for North America JM/12_08 www.heavens.above.com http:/sat.nd.com/geo http://www.analsis.com/satellite/profiles/motient.htm http://www.rolfisoft.de/html/satdb_1995_eng.html http://www.msvlp.com/about/space_segment.cfm MTSAT-1R (Himawari 6) Japan Japanese Ministry of Transport/Japan Meteorological Agency Government Meteorology/Navigation GEO +140.07 "35,778" "35,796" 2.13E-04 0.07 1436.1 "2,900" "1,250" "2,700" 2/26/2005 5 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2005-006A 28622 Dual purpose satellite: air traffic control and navigation function as well as a meteorological function. JM/12_08 http://www.bom.gov.au/sat/MTSAT/MTSAT.shtml http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/~kitamoto/research/rs/gms-goes.html.en http://www.jma.go.jp/JMA_HP/jma/jma-eng/satellite/NEWS/NEWS.html http://www.heavens-above.com/orbitdisplay.asp?satid=28622 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx616.html MTSAT-2 (Multi-Functional Transport Satellite) Japan Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) Government Meteorology GEO +145.06 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.01 1436.1 "2,900" "1,250" "2,700" 2/18/2006 5 yrs. Mitsubishi Electric/Boeing/Alcatel Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2006-004A 28937 Meteorological satellite; will also relay ground weather data to the Meteorological Satellite Center; in standby mode until 2010. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx628.html http://www.bom.gov.au/sat/MTSAT/MTSAT.shtml Nahuel 1 (Nahuel 1A) Argentina Nahuelsat S.A. Commercial Communications GEO -71.82 "35,768" "35,805" 4.39E-04 1.27 1436.11 "1,820" "1,100" "3,200" 1/30/1997 Aerospatiale France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1997-002B 24714 "Coverage of Latin America and U.S., 18 Ku band transponders." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.ses-global.com http://www.nahuelsat.com.ar/ingles/satelites/index.html Nanosat-1 Spain Instituto Nacional de Técnia Aeroespacial (INTA) Government Communications LEO Polar 658 666 5.69E-04 98.1 97.98 20 15 20 12/18/2004 Instituto Nacional de Técnia Aeroespacial (INTA) Spain Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049B 28493 Will maintain contact with Spanish zone in Antarctica; extremely small magnetic and solar sensors. SC - ASCR http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.541 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19December2004_27.html http://www.satnews.com/stories11/873.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/049B.HTM Nanosat-1B Spain Instituto Nacional de Técnia Aeroespacial (INTA) Government Communication/Technology Development LEO Polar 587 675 6.28E-03 98.1 97.34 20 15 20 7/29/2009 Instituto Nacional de Técnia Aeroespacial (INTA) Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2009-041E 35685 Technology demonstration and communication. SC - ASCR http://spacepragmatism.net/2009/09/todays-story-nanosat-1b.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html NATO 4-B (USA 98) Multinational NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (controlled by UK Ministry of Defence) Military Communications GEO -35.05 "35,775" "35,795" 2.37E-04 7.33 1436.04 "1,430" 660 "1,200" 12/8/1993 7 yrs. Matra Marconi France Cape Canaveral Delta II 1993-076A 22921 "Encrypted; X-band, UHF, C-band; NATO and British Ministry of Defence; secure military and diplomatic voice and data communications." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx482.html http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040505/nato_satellites_3.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#fltsatcom http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Navstar GPS 23 (Navstar SVN 23, GPS 2-10, USA 66)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,781" "20,582" 1.51E-02 55.78 717.94 "1,816" 844 700 11/26/1990 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1990-103A 20959 Currently unused although usable. ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html "Navstar GPS 24 (Navstar SVN 24, GPS 2-2, USA 71)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,085" "20,274" 3.56E-03 55.1 717.87 "1,816" 844 700 7/4/1991 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1991-047A 21552 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 26 (Navstar SVN 26, GPS 2A-14, USA 83)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,959" "20,403" 8.36E-03 55 717.93 "1,816" 844 700 7/7/1992 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1992-039A 22014 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 27 (Navstar SVN 27, GPS 2-15, USA 84)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,914" "20,451" 1.01E-02 54.7 717.99 "1,816" 844 700 9/9/1992 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1992-058A 22108 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 30 (Navstar SVN 30, GPS 2-27, USA 128)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,058" "20,305" 4.65E-03 54.7 717.95 "1,816" 844 700 9/12/1996 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1996-056A 24320 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 33 (Navstar SVN 33, GPS 2-25, USA 117)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,080" "20,284" 3.84E-03 54.7 717.97 "1,816" 844 700 3/28/1996 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1996-019A 23833 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 34 (Navstar SVN 34, GPS 2-23, USA 96)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,104" "20,260" 2.94E-03 55 717.97 "1,816" 844 700 10/26/1993 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1993-068A 22877 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 36 (Navstar SVN 36, GPS 2-24, USA 100)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,986" "20,315" 6.20E-03 54.9 716.69 "1,816" 844 700 3/10/1994 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1994-016A 23027 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 38 (Navstar SVN 38, GPS 38, USA 135)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,912" "20,449" 1.01E-02 54.9 717.91 "1,816" 844 700 11/6/1997 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1997-067A 25030 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 39 (Navstar SVN 39, GPS 2-21, USA 92)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,120" "20,244" 2.34E-03 54.7 717.97 "1,816" 844 700 6/26/1993 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1993-042A 22700 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 40 (Navstar SVN 40, GPS 2-26, USA 126)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,134" "20,227" 1.75E-03 55 717.91 "1,816" 844 700 7/16/1996 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1996-041A 23953 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/?p=pm00371002 "Navstar GPS 41 (GPS IIR-6, Navstar SVN 41, USA 154)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,177" "20,498" 6.01E-03 55 724.28 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 11/10/2000 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2000-071A 26605 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf http://www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/pa/fact_sheets/gps_fs.htm "Navstar GPS 43 (Navstar SVN 43, USA 132, GPS IIR-2)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,123" "20,247" 2.33E-03 54.9 718.09 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 7/23/1997 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1997-035A 24876 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 44 (GPS IIR-5, Navstar SVN 44, USA 151)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,184" "20,427" 4.55E-03 55 722.98 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 7/16/2000 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2000-040A 26407 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 45 (Navstar SVN 45, GPS IIR-9, USA 168)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,063" "20,433" 6.95E-03 54.9 720.65 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 3/31/2003 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2003-010A 27704 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 46 (Navstar SVN 46, GPS IIR-3, USA 145)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,096" "20,268" 3.24E-03 53 717.97 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 10/7/1999 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1999-055A 25933 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 47 (Navstar SVN 47, GPS IIR-10, USA 175)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,963" "20,327" 6.86E-03 55.1 716.47 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 12/21/2003 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2003-058A 28129 JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/gpscurr.html http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 48 (Navstar SVN 48, GPS IIR-19, USA 201)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,135" "20,152" 3.21E-04 55.1 716.4 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 3/15/2008 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2008-012A 32711 SC - ASCR ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx653.html "Navstar GPS 49 (Navstar SVN 49, GPS IIR-20, USA 203)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,025" "20,087" 1.17E-03 55.02 712.86 "2,060" 3/24/2009 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2009-014A 34661 SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx665.html ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt "Navstar GPS 51 (GPS IIR-4, Navstar SVN 51, USA 150)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,133" "20,234" 1.90E-03 54.9 718.03 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 5/11/2000 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2000-025A 26360 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 52 (Navstar SVN 52, GPS IIR-15, USA 190)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,020" "20,342" 6.06E-03 54.94 717.93 "2,060" 9/25/2006 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2006-042A 29486 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/I042A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx635.html ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt "Navstar GPS 53 (Navstar SVN 53, GPS IIR-M1, USA 183)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,142" "20,221" 1.49E-03 55.08 717.95 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 9/26/2005 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2005-038A 28874 Two more military and one civilian channels that earlier versions. SC - ASCR http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d313a/ http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/gps.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2005/038A.HTM http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/038A.HTM http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf http://www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/pa/fact_sheets/gps_fs.htm "Navstar GPS 54 (Navstar SVN 54, GPS IIR-7, USA 156)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,104" "20,266" 3.05E-03 55 718.09 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 1/30/2001 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2001-004A 26690 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 55 (Navstar SVN 55, GPS IIR-17, USA 196)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,149" "20,213" 1.21E-03 54.8 717.93 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 10/17/2007 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2007-047A 32260 http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/gpsinfo.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/047A.HTM "Navstar GPS 56 (Navstar SVN 56, GPS IIR-8, USA 166)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,155" "20,344" 3.55E-03 55 720.71 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 1/29/2003 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2003-005A 27663 JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 57 (Navstar SVN 57, GPS IIR-18, USA 199)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,150" "20,311" 3.03E-03 54.96 719.92 "2,060" 12/20/2007 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2007-062A 32384 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/062A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx650.html ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt "Navstar GPS 58 (Navstar SVN 58, GPS IIR-16, USA 192)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,206" "20,366" 3.00E-03 55.02 722.19 "2,060" 11/17/2006 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2006-052A 29601 SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/I042A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx637.html ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt "Navstar GPS 59 (Navstar SVN 59, GPS II-R 11, USA 177)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,089" "20,276" 3.52E-03 55 717.98 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 3/20/2004 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2004-009A 28190 "Precise position data (accurate to within 16 m) to military and civilian users worldwide; constellation of 28 operational satellites; 6 orbit planes; corporate vehicle fleet tracking, surveying, recreational use; nuclear detonation detection sensors." JMSatcat304 ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=119 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf http://www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/pa/fact_sheets/gps_fs.htm "Navstar GPS 60 (Navstar SVN 60, GPS IIR-12, USA 178)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,072" "20,292" 4.14E-03 55.37 717.96 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 6/23/2004 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2004-023A 28361 SC - ASCR ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://gauss.gge.unb.ca/NavstarGPSConstelStatus.html http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/023A.HTM http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/MLV2REA.pdf "Navstar GPS 61 (Navstar SVN 61, GPS IIR-13, USA 180)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "19,938" "20,426" 9.19E-03 54.8 718 "2,217" 980 "1,136" 11/6/2004 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2004-045A 28474 GS ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.430 "Navstar GPS 50 (Navstar SVN 50, GPS IIR-21M, USA 206)" USA DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO "20,160" "20,209" 9.23E-04 55.12 718.07 "2,059" 980 "1,136" 8/17/2009 10 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2009-043A 35752 SC - ASCR http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/gpscurr.html "Naxing 1 (NS-1, Nanosatellite 1)" China (PR) Qinghua University/Aerospace Qinghua Satellite Technologies Co. Ltd. Government Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 600 615 1.07E-03 97.7 96.84 25 4/18/2004 Qinghua University/Aerospace Qinghua Satellite Technologies Co. Ltd. China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 2C 2004-012B 28221 China's first nano-satellite; high-tech demonstration experiments JMSatcat1104 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/25April2004_19.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx606.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-04w.html http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2004.html NFIRE (Near Field InfraRed Experiment) USA Missile Defense Agency Military Technology Development LEO 489 498 6.56E-04 48.2 94.48 494 4/24/2007 General Dynamics USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Minotaur 1 2007-014A 31140 Designed to carry a kill vehicle to intercept any missiles launched against the US; this satellite does not carry the kill vehicle. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx642.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/014A.HTM http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/nfire/ http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=24629 NigeriaSat-1 Nigeria National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 676 694 1.28E-03 98.2 98.45 98 95 240 9/27/2003 5 yrs. Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) United Kingdom Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos 3M 2003-042C 27941 "Nigeria's first satellite; disaster monitoring, urban planning and agriculture; part of Disaster Monitoring Constellation; five countries share all data." JMSatcat304 http://www.itc.nl/~aarse/4thconference/Nigeria-Sat-1%20News.pdf http://www.nigeriafirst.org/article_1992.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_DMCDisasterMonitoringConstellation.html http://africatoday.eh7.co.uk/cgi-bin/public.cgi?sub=news&action=one&cat=37&id=29 Nilesat 101 Egypt Egyptian Radio and TV Union Government Communications GEO -7.00 "35,771" "35,800" 3.44E-04 0.05 1436.04 "1,840" 800 "3,700 (EOL)" 4/28/1998 15 yrs. Matra Marconi France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44P 1998-024A 25311 "Large parts of the Arab world, the Middle East, north and central Africa and southern Europe." JM/12_08 http://www.geo-orbit.org/easthemipgs/nilesatspecp.html http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o180820.htm Nilesat 102 Egypt Egyptian Radio and TV Union Government Communications GEO -7.03 "35,764" "35,808" 5.22E-04 0.03 1436.08 "1,825" 810 "3,700 (EOL)" 8/17/2000 15 yrs. Matra Marconi France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 2000-046B 26470 "Large parts of the Arab world, the Middle East, north and central Africa and southern Europe." JM/12_08 http://www.geo-orbit.org/westhemipgs/nilespec.html#anchor120675 http://www.geo-orbit.org/easthemipgs/nilesatspecp.html http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o180820.htm Nimiq 1 Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -91.24 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.01 1436.09 "3,600" "1,700" "8,600" 5/20/1999 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin/Spar Aerospace USA/Canada Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-D 1999-027A 25740 Television broadcast; 32 Ku-band. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.astronautix.com/chrono/19992.htm http://www.telesat.ca/satellites/photos/satellites_gallery6.htm Nimiq 2 Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -91.25 "35,779" "35,793" 1.66E-04 0.01 1436.08 "3,600" "1,700" "8,600" 12/29/2002 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2002-062A 27632 "Television broadcast; 32 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.sapenewsfeed.co.uk/2003/5January2003.html#Nimiq2 http://www.telesat.ca/satellites/photos/satellites_gallery6.htm Nimiq 4 Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -81.96 "35,779" "35,794" 1.78E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,850" "12,000" 9/19/2008 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2008-044A 33373 "Television broadcast; 32 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band." JM/12_08 http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/telesat-successfully-launches-nimiq-4/story.aspx?guid=%7B059C58A1-F7A1-4F96-9CB3-0C70C9CA9288%7D&dist=hppr http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I042A.HTM Nimiq 5 Canada Echostar Corporation (entire payload leased from Telesat Canada Ltd.) Commercial Communications GEO -72.70 "35,700" "35,700" 0.00E+00 0.01 1436.1 "4,745" 9/17/2009 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Breeze M 2009-050A 35873 32 Ku-band transponders. Full capacity leased to Echostar Corporation for life of satellite. http://www.telesat.ca/File/6F7DA3A310794500B142A895F265C3BB http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1541457838 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/050A.HTM http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/135248-nimiq-5-agreement.html NOAA-15 (NOAA-K) USA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) Government Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 808 822 9.74E-04 98.7 101.2 "2,223" "1,500" 830 5/13/1998 3 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 1998-030A 25338 "Polar-orbiting satellite; lonGalaxy-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA." JMSatcat304 http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://poes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Resources/Weather/NOAA/systeminfo.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) USA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) Government Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 848 863 1.04E-03 98.7 102.04 "2,223" "1,500" 830 9/21/2000 3 yrs. Lockheed Martin Space Systems USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 2000-055A 26536 "Polar-orbiting satellite; lonGalaxy-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA." JMSatcat304 http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://poes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Resources/Weather/NOAA/systeminfo.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) USA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) Government Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 806 821 1.04E-03 98.7 101.16 "2,223" "1,500" 830 6/24/2002 3yrs. Lockheed Martin Space Systems USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 2002-032A 27453 "Polar-orbiting satellite; lonGalaxy-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA." JMSatcat304 http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ www.wmo.ch/web/www/OSY/Meetings/ICT-IOS3/Doc2-3(1).doc http://poes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Resources/Weather/NOAA/systeminfo.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "NOAA-18 (NOAA-N, COSPAS-SARSAT)" USA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) Government Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 847 866 1.31E-03 98.7 102 "2,223" "1,500" 830 5/20/2005 3 yrs. Lockheed Martin Space Systems USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2005-018A 28654 "Polar-orbiting satellite; lonGalaxy-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA." SC - ASCR http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/spacecraftStatusSummary.asp?spacecraft=18 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/018A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx619.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2005/22May2005_16.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/018A.HTM "NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime, COSPAS-SARSAT)" USA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) Government Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 845 868 1.59E-03 98.7 102.7 "1,420" 2/6/2009 3 yrs. Lockheed Martin Space Systems USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2009-005A 33591 "Polar-orbiting satellite; lonGalaxy-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://www.earthtoday.net/news/viewpr.html?pid=27810 http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Advanced_Polar_Operational_Environmental_Satellite_Completes_On_Orbit_Verification_999.html "NROL-22 (National Reconnaissance Office Launch-22, USA 184)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Remote Sensing/Reconnaissance Elliptical Molniya "1,111" "37,564" 7.09E-01 63 684 "4,000" 6/28/2006 National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 4 2006-027A 29249 Speculation on purpose - HEO indicates possible SBIRS-HEO test payload; may also carry NASA's TWINS-A science payload to map the Earth's magnetosphere. SC - ASCR http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.567 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/027A.HTM "NROL-28 (National Reconnaissance Office Launch-28, USA 200)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Remote Sensing/Reconnaissance Elliptical Molniya "1,112" "37,580" 7.09E-01 63.56 684 "4,200" 3/13/2008 National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas 5 2008-010A 32706 Reported to be carrying signals intelligence and early warning payloads. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx653.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2008/16March2008_c.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/010A.HTM NSS 5 (Intelsat 803) Netherlands New Skies Satellites N.V./Intelsat [SES] (shared capacity) Commercial Communications GEO -177.00 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0 1436.08 "3,412" "2,000" 9/23/1997 14 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42L 1997-053A 24957 "38 C-band, 6 Ku-band; Pacific Ocean region; shared capacity with Intelset." JM/12_08 http://www.newskies.com.au/fleet/nss5.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "NSS-10 (AMC-12, Americom 12, Worldsat 2)" USA New Skies Satellites N.V. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -37.37 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.02 1436.1 "5,396" 2/3/2005 16 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton/Breeze M 2005-003A 28526 72 C-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/amc12/status.html http://www.ses-americom.com/media/2005/02_03_05.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/003A.HTM http://www.sat-index.com/geo/28526.htm "NSS-11 (Worldsat-1, AAP-1, GE-1A) " USA New Skies Satellites N.V. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +108.21 "35,776" "35,798" 2.61E-04 0.07 1436.15 "3,582" "2,000" 10/2/2000 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2000-059A 26554 "Direct-to-home voice, video and data transmission in India, China and Philippines; 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.worldsat.net/610.html www.americom-ap.com/satelliteinfo_cover.asp http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html NSS-6 Netherlands New Skies Satellites N.V. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +95.04 "35,776" "35,797" 2.49E-04 0.02 1436.12 "4,575" "2,600" "10,000" 12/17/2002 Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 2002-057A 27603 "Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East; 50 Ku-band." JM/12_08 http://www.newskies.com.au/fleet/nss6.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html NSS-7 Netherlands New Skies Satellites N.V. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -21.00 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0.08 1436.12 "4,500" "2,500" "3,900" 4/16/2002 14 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42L 2002-019A 27414 "36 C-band, 36 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services; Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas." JM/12_08 http://www.newskies.com.au/fleet/nss7.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "NSS-703 (Intelsat 703, Intelsat 7 F-3)" Netherlands New Skies Satellites N.V. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites])/Intelsat (shared capacity) Commercial Communications GEO +57.01 "35,773" "35,798" 2.97E-04 0.02 1436.08 "3,642" "1,450" "3,900" 10/6/1994 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1994-064A 23305 "Africa, Japan, India, China, Australia; 26 C-band, 10 Ku-band; shared capacity with Intelset." JM/12_08 http://www.newskies.com.au/fleet/nss703.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx492.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html NSS-806 (Intelsat 806) Netherlands New Skies Satellites N.V./Intelsat (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites])(shared capacity) Commercial Communications GEO -40.45 "35,779" "35,794" 1.78E-04 0.03 1436.11 "3,720" "2,200" "4,900" 2/19/1998 12 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1998-014A 25239 "Latin America; Iberian peninsula, Canary Islands, Western Europe, much of Eastern Europe; 28 C-band, 3 Ku-band; shared capacity with Intelset." JM/12_08 http://www.newskies.com.au/fleet/nss806.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html NSS-9 Netherlands New Skies Satellites N.V. (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO +183.00 "35,784" "35,792" 9.49E-05 0.02 1436.17 "2,238" "1,014" "2,300" 2/11/2009 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2009-008A 33749 28 C-band transponders for voice and video communication. SC - ASCR http://www.ses.com/ses/PDFs/MediaRoom/Satellites/NSS-9_Fact.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/008B.HTM http:/nssdc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press-center/launch-kits/2009/vol-187-ariane-5-2013-satellites-hot-birdtm-10-nss-9-spirale-a-b-1/vol-187-ariane-5-2013-satellites-hot-birdtm-10-nss-9-spirale-a-b N-Star C Japan "NTT DoCoMo, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO +135.08 "35,772" "35,799" 3.20E-04 0.06 1436.08 "1,625" 800 "2,600 (BOL)" 7/5/2002 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Orbital Sciences USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2002-035B 27461 Multimedia services. JM/12_08 http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/NSTAR.pdf http://media13.fastclick.net/w/safepop.cgi?mid=22029&sid=8288&id=107067&len=719&c=51&nfcp=1 http://lmms.external.lmco.com/newsbureau/pressreleases/2002/02.39.html http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/espace/e.space176.fr.pdf Oceansat-1 (IRS P4) India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 716 739 1.62E-03 98.3 99.34 "1,050" 750 5/26/1999 5 yrs. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Satish Dhawan Space Center PSLV-C2 1999-029A 25756 Oceanography and charting of India's ocean resources. JMSatcat1104 http://www.isro.org/irsp4.htm http://www.isro.org/rep2005/EOS.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx547.html Oceansat-2 India Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 715 725 7.05E-04 98.3 99.34 960 "1,360" 9/23/2009 5 yrs. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) India Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV 2009-051A 35931 "Ocean monitoring; will take data in the visible and near-infrared for observing water pollution, fish populations, sediment distribution and algae. Swath of 1,420 km width with a resolution of 360 m." SC - ASCR http://www.isro.org/satellites/oceansat-2.aspx http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html Odin Sweden Swedish National Space Board Government Astrophysics/Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 611 620 6.44E-04 97.8 97.02 250 170 340 2/20/2001 2 yrs. Swedish Space Corporation/Canadian Space Agency/National Technology Agency of Finland/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales Sweden/Canada/Finland/France Svobodny Cosmodrome START-1 2001-007A 26702 Originally two scientific disciplines on a single spacecraft in studies of star formation/early solar system (astronomy) and of the mechanisms behind the depletion of the ozone layer in the earth atmosphere and the effects of global warming (aeronomy); astronomy mission has ended. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx568.html http://www.space-technology.com/projects/odin/ http://www.snsb.se/eng_odin_intro.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://eu.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=27609 ORBCOMM FM-33 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO 824 830 4.17E-04 45 101.44 42 160W 12/4/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1999-065D 25983 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html Ofeq 5 Israel Ministry of Defense Military Remote Sensing/Reconnaissance LEO Retrograde 367 764 2.86E-02 143.4 95.97 300 5/28/2002 4 yrs. "Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), Missiles and Space Group" Israel Palmachim Launch Complex Shavit 2002-025A 27434 High resolution observation missions. JMSatcat304 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2002.html#Ofeq-5 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2002-025A http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/space/ofeq/OFEQ.html Ofeq 7 Israel Ministry of Defense Military Remote Sensing/Reconnaissance LEO 340 576 1.73E-02 141.76 93.75 300 6/10/2007 5 yrs. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Israel Palmachim Launch Complex Shavit 2007-025A 31601 Reconnaissance satellite Mideast area; especially Syria and Iran. SC - ASCR http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/869771.html http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=4296 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2007/025A.HTM Optus and Defence C1 Australia Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom)/Australian Ministry of Defence Military/Commercial Communications GEO +156.06 "35,773" "35,799" 3.08E-04 0.02 1436.08 "4,800" "2,000" "10,600" 6/12/2003 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2003-028B 27831 "50% owned by Defence Ministry; largest hybrid communications and military satellite launched to date; 24 Ku-band, coverage for Australia, New Zealand and East Asia; commercial services in Ku-band (24), military (8) in X-, UHF- and Ka-bands." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/sp596.html "http://ww.woptus.com.au/Vign/ViewMgmt/display/0,627,1031_32948-3_31346--View_303,00.html" http://www.loral.com/inthenews/030611.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Optus D1 Australia Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom) Commercial Communications GEO +160.06 "35,774" "35,797" 2.73E-04 0.02 1436.08 "2,300" "4,800" 10/13/2006 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Arinae 5 ECA 2006-043B 29495 24 Ku-band transponders; voice and video for Australia and New Zealand; will replace Optus B1. JM/12_08 http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/GEO/Optus/index.html http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Optus_Fact.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/043B.HTM Optus D2 Australia Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom) Commercial Communications GEO +152.05 "35,774" "35,799" 2.97E-04 0.03 1436.1 "2,400" "3,800" 10/5/2007 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2007-044B 32253 Direct-to-home tv services to Australia and New Zealand; 24 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx648.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/044B.HTM Optus D3 Australia Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom) Commercial Communications GEO +155.98 "35,775" "35,795" 2.37E-04 0.04 1436.04 "2,501" "5,000" 8/21/2009 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2009-044B 35756 Direct-to-home tv services to Australia and New Zealand; 24 Ku-band transponders. JM/10_09 http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/OptusD3_Fact.pdf http://www.itwire.com/content/view/27156/1231/ Orbcomm CDS 3-1 USA ORBCOMM Inc./US Coast Guard Commercial/Government Communications LEO Intermediate 661 672 7.82E-04 48.45 98.07 115 80 6/19/2008 OHB System-AG Germany Kapustin Yar Kosmos 3M 2008-031F 33065 "Fully equipped demonstration satellite for the US Coast Guard;able to transmit Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals, thus offering the means of monitoring international shipping on a global basis for the first time." SC - ASCR http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/1906_08.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM ORBCOMM FM-10 (ORBCOMM A6) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 818 824 4.17E-04 45 101.32 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084F 25117 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-11 (ORBCOMM A7) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 817 824 4.87E-04 45 101.31 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084G 25118 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-12 (ORBCOMM A8) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 818 824 4.17E-04 45 101.31 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084H 25119 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-13 (ORBCOMM B1) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 816 827 7.65E-04 45 101.33 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1998-046H 25420 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-14 (ORBCOMM B2) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 816 827 7.65E-04 45 101.33 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1998-046G 25419 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-15 (ORBCOMM B3) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 819 824 3.48E-04 45 101.33 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1998-046F 25418 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-16 (ORBCOMM B4) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 817 825 5.56E-04 45 101.32 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-046E 25417 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-18 (ORBCOMM B6) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 813 824 7.65E-04 45 101.26 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1998-046B 25414 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-19 (ORBCOMM B7) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 814 824 6.96E-04 45 101.27 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1998-046C 25415 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-20 (ORBCOMM B8) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 814 825 7.65E-04 45 101.29 45 22 160 8/2/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1998-046D 25416 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-21 (ORBCOMM C1) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 810 822 8.35E-04 45 101.21 45 22 160 9/23/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-053A 25475 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-22 (ORBCOMM C2) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 814 823 6.26E-04 45 101.26 45 22 160 9/23/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-053B 25476 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-23 (ORBCOMM C3) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 813 824 7.65E-04 45 101.26 45 22 160 9/23/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-053C 25477 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-24 (ORBCOMM C4) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 810 822 8.35E-04 45 101.21 45 22 160 9/23/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-053D 25478 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-25 (ORBCOMM C5) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 806 820 9.75E-04 45 101.15 45 22 160 9/23/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-053E 25479 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-27 (ORBCOMM C7) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 807 820 9.05E-04 45 101.16 45 22 160 9/23/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1998-053G 25481 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx539.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-30 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 825 833 5.56E-04 45 101.49 45 22 160 12/4/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1999-065A 25980 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-31 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 825 833 5.56E-04 45 101.49 45 22 160 12/4/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1999-065B 25981 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-34 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 820 831 7.64E-04 45 101.45 45 22 160 12/4/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1999-065E 25984 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-35 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 824 829 3.47E-04 45 101.43 45 22 160 12/4/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1999-065F 25985 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-36 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 824 829 3.47E-04 45 101.43 45 22 160 12/4/1999 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus XL 1999-065G 25986 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-4 (ORBCOM G2) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 777 804 1.89E-03 108 100.67 45 22 160 2/10/1998 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Taurus 1998-007C 25159 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx532.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-5 (ORBCOMM A1) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 814 824 6.96E-04 45 101.27 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084A 25112 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-6 (ORBCOMM A2) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 813 824 7.65E-04 45 101.26 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084B 25113 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-7 (ORBCOMM A3) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 815 823 5.56E-04 45 101.27 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084C 25114 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-8 (ORBCOMM A4) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 816 822 4.17E-04 45 101.27 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084D 25115 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html ORBCOMM FM-9 (ORBCOMM A5) USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 816 822 4.17E-04 45 101.27 45 22 160 12/23/1997 5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Pegasus 1997-084E 25116 JMSatcat803 http://www.orbcomm.com http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx530.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/S1119.html Orbcomm QL1 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 660 673 9.24E-04 48.45 98.07 115 80 6/19/2008 OHB System-AG Germany Kapustin Yar Kosmos 3M 2008-031A 33060 Global messaging services. SC - ASCR http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/1906_08.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM Orbcomm QL2 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 660 673 9.24E-04 48.44 98.08 115 80 6/19/2008 OHB System-AG Germany Kapustin Yar Kosmos 3M 2008-031B 33061 Global messaging services. SC - ASCR http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/1906_08.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM Orbcomm QL3 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 661 672 7.82E-04 48.44 98.08 115 80 6/19/2008 OHB System-AG Germany Kapustin Yar Kosmos 3M 2008-031C 33062 Global messaging services. SC - ASCR http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/1906_08.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM Orbcomm QL5 USA ORBCOMM Inc. Commercial Communications LEO Intermediate 661 672 7.82E-04 48.45 98.07 115 80 6/19/2008 OHB System-AG Germany Kapustin Yar Kosmos 3M 2008-031E 33064 Global messaging services. SC - ASCR http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/1906_08.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM Orbview 2 (Seastar) USA GeoEye Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 685 699 9.91E-04 98.2 98.61 390 8/1/1997 7.5 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Vandenberg AFB Pegasus XL 1997-037A 24883 Imagery of Earth's land and ocean surfaces every day; high resolution of 1 m. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/~…/HighResolution_Satellites_IKONOS_OrbView_QuickBird.html http://www.orbimage.com/corp/orbimage_system/ov2/index.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_OrbView2SeaStar.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_OrbView2SeaStar.html "Orion/Mentor 1 (Advanced Orion 1, USA 110)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Surveillance GEO "35,786" "35,786" 0.00E+00 3 1436.1 "4,500" 5/14/1995 TRW Space and Electronics USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVA 1995-022A 23567 ELINT. GS http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-1995.html#USA-110 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.msnbc.com/news/185953.asp#BODY "Orion/Mentor 2 (Advanced Orion 2, USA 139)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Surveillance GEO +44.76 "35,560" "36,013" 5.37E-03 7.72 1436.14 "4,500" 5/9/1998 TRW Space and Electronics USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVA 1998-029A 25336 ELINT. JM/12_08 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-1998.html#Orion http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.msnbc.com/news/185953.asp#BODY http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1990/097B.HTM "Orion/Mentor 3 (Advanced Orion 3, USA 171)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Surveillance GEO +95.40 "35,589" "35,984" 4.68E-03 3.2 1436.1 "4,500" 9/9/2003 TRW Space and Electronics USA Cape Canaveral Titan IV 2003-041A 27937 Electronic intelligence (ELINT). JM/12_08 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2003.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx599.html http://www.fsri.org/FSRI%20Archives/Aerospace%20News/Aerospace%20Update%2009-15-03.pdf http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2003/041A.HTM Ørsted (Sunsat) Denmark Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 646 865 1.54E-02 96.4 99.93 61 50 54 2/23/1999 5 yrs. Computer Resources International (CRI) Denmark Vandenberg AFB Delta 7920 1999-008B 25635 Magnetometer and a star camera for measurements of the geomagnetic field. JMSatcat1104 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-1999.html#Orsted http://www.control.auc.dk/projects/satellites/orsted.html http://web.dmi.dk/fsweb/projects/oersted/newsletter/news04-01.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html x "Paksat-1 (Palapa C1, Anatolia 1)" Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications Government/Commercial Communications GEO +38.08 "35,774" "35,796" 2.61E-04 0.06 1436.05 "3,000" "1,740" "3,700" 1/31/1996 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 1996-006A 23779 "30 C-band, 6 Ku-band; voice and TV communications to the Pakistan and Middle East; satellite not operational at full capacity." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx508.html http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/anatoliahistory.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/palapa_c/palapa_c.html http://www.paksat.com.pk/ http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/comparison38.html Palapa C2 Indonesia PT Indosat Commercial Communications GEO +112.99 "35,784" "35,789" 5.93E-05 0.05 1436.13 "3,014" "1,740" "3,700" 5/15/1996 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1996-030A 23864 "30 C-band, 6 Ku-band; voice and vision communications to a large area bounded by Iran, Vlodivostok, Australia, and New Zealand." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx511.html http://www.satelindo.co.id/palapa/overview.htm http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/palapa_c/palapa_c.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Palapa D1 Indonesia PT Indosat Commercial Communications GEO +150.97 "35,780" "35,792" 1.42E-04 0.07 1436.09 "4,100" "6,000" 8/31/2009 15 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3B 2009-046A 35812 "Third stage of rocket put it in a low transfer orbit, but was able to maneuver; reduced service life." JM/10_09 http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Thales_Alenia_Space_To_Build_Palapa_D_Satellite_For_Indosat_999.html http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=2144986119 "PAN-1 (Palladium at Night, P360, USA 207)" USA Unknown US agency Military Communications GEO +34.50 "35,786" "35,787" 1.19E-05 0.03 1436.12 9/8/2009 Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2009-047A 35815 Thought to be a new generation military communications satellite. The operating agency was not announced. JM/10_09 http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/pan-gapfiller.htm http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1450/1 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html PARASOL (Polarization and Anistropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from LIDAR) France Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Government Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 705 705 0.00E+00 98.21 120 180 12/18/2004 2 yrs. Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2004-049G 28498 Improve our knowledge of the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds and aerosols; A-Train formation. Program website http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/mission_up_189.html http://www.yenra.com/satellite-imaging/ http://www.france-science.org/home/page.asp?target=nfo-let&LNG=us&PUBLID=9&LIVRID=8162 http://smsc.cnes.fr/PARASOL/index.htm http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_PARASOL.html Parus 93 (Cosmos 2389) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 949 "1,016" 4.56E-03 82.9 104.74 825 5/28/2002 5 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2002-026A 27436 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. JMSatcat304 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx583.html http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_sovietique/lanceurs/lanceurs_C_cosmos_3.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Parus 94 (Cosmos 2398) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 970 "1,014" 2.99E-03 82.9 104.94 820 6/4/2003 2-3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2003-023A 27818 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. JMSatcat304 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_sovietique/lanceurs/lanceurs_C_cosmos_3.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Parus-90 (Cosmos 2361) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 969 "1,013" 2.99E-03 82.9 104.92 795 12/24/1998 2-3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-C 1998-076A 25590 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. JMSatcat304 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://bbb.darktech.org/~handsken/textfiler/teleetc/sc0706ru.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx542.html http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_sovietique/lanceurs/lanceurs_C_cosmos_3.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Parus-91 (Cosmos 2366) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 965 "1,005" 2.72E-03 82.9 104.79 795 8/26/1999 5 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-C 1999-045A 25892 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. JMSatcat304 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://bbb.darktech.org/~handsken/textfiler/teleetc/sc0706ru.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx550.html http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_sovietique/lanceurs/lanceurs_C_cosmos_3.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Parus-92 (Cosmos 2378) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 963 "1,010" 3.19E-03 82.9 104.83 825 6/8/2001 2-3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-C 2001-023A 26818 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. JMSatcat304 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://bbb.darktech.org/~handsken/textfiler/teleetc/sc0706ru.pdf http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx572.html http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_sovietique/lanceurs/lanceurs_C_cosmos_3.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Parus-95 (Cosmos 2407) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 951 "1,006" 3.74E-03 83 104.7 825 7/22/2004 2-3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2004-028A 28380 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. JMSR http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001097;p=0 http://www.iquebec.ifrance.com/laryzidance/l'espace/ http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000031.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Parus-96 (Cosmos 2414) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 910 967 3.90E-03 82.95 103.8 825 1/20/2005 2-3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2005-002A 28521 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. SC - ASCR http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000235.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx615.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2005/23January2005_27.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/002A.HTM Parus-97 (Cosmos 2429) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 956 999 2.93E-03 82.98 104.63 810 9/11/2007 2-3 yrs. NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2007-038A 32052 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. SC - ASCR http://russianforces.org/blog/2007/09/launch_of_cosmos2429_parus_nav.shtml Parus-98 (Cosmos 2454) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Navigation LEO Intermediate 917 944 1.85E-03 82.96 103.63 810 7/21/2009 2-3 yrs. Information Satellite Systems (formerly NPO-PM) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2009-039A 35635 Normally part of a six-satellite constellation. SC - ASCR http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/07/cosmos-2454_-_new_parus_naviga.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=895091672 PAS-10 USA "PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)" Commercial Communications GEO +68.52 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.04 1436.08 "3,739" "2,510 (BOL)" "9,600" 5/14/2001 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton 2001-019A 26766 "Direct-to-home video channels; 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx571.html http://www.panamsat.com/global_network/pas_10.asp http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/pas10/pas10.html "PCSat (Prototype Communications SATellite, Navy-Oscar 44, NO-44)" USA US Naval Academy Government Technology Development/Communications LEO Intermediate 790 801 7.68E-04 67 100.77 10 10 6 9/30/2001 5 yrs. US Naval Academy USA Kodiak Launch Complex Athena-1 2001-043C 26931 Built by midshipmen to learn technology and operation; will be part of Amateur Radio Reporting System (APRS) JMSatcat1104 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx575.html www.spaceandtech.com/digest/ flash2001/flash2001-083.shtml US Naval Academy Satellite Lab (email) Pharmasat USA "Ames Research Center, NASA" Government Space Science LEO 430 465 2.57E-03 40.47 93.54 5 5/19/2009 .5 yrs. "NASA, Ames Research Center" USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Minotaur 1 2009-028B 35002 Designed to measure the influence of microgravity upon yeast resistance to an antifungal agent. SC - ASCR http://tia.arc.nasa.gov/pharmasat/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/I028B.HTM "Potok 11/Geizer (Cosmos-2371, Geizer 22L)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications GEO +79.53 "35,771" "35,805" 4.03E-04 6.16 1436.19 "2,300" 7/4/2000 5 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-036A 26394 Military data relay satellite; normal four-satellite complement (called Sokol under commercial use). JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.russianforces.org/podvig/eng/publications/space/20040700aaas.shtml "Prism (Pico-satellite for Remote-sensing and Innovative Space Missions, Hitomi)" Japan University of Tokyo Civil Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 620 650 2.14E-03 98 97.3 5 1/23/2009 University of Tokyo Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002B 33493 Expandable refracting telescope; technology demonstration. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn.spx663.html Proba 1 (Project for On-Board Autonomy) ESA European Space Agency (ESA) Government Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 553 676 8.81E-03 97.9 96.98 100 100 10/22/2001 2 yrs. Astrium (and 15+ subcontractors) France/UK/Germany Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C3 2001-049B 26958 "First a technology demonstration, then extended for one year for remote sensing; looks like a washing machine." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx576.html http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba_web_site/ESAQ9KTHN6D_0.html "Prognoz (US-KMO, Cosmos-2440)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military Early Warning GEO +24.00 "35,777" "35,794" 2.02E-04 2.01 1436.03 "2,000" 6/27/2008 Lavochkin Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2008-033A 33108 Normally part of a larger constellation; a newer satellite that is able to detect missiles against Earth background. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/06/launch_of_an_early-warning_sat.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html "Prognoz-13 (US-KMO, Cosmos-2379)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military Early Warning GEO -12.66 "35,769" "35,796" 3.20E-04 4.36 1436.9 8/24/2001 Lavochkin Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2001-037A 26892 Normally part of a larger constellation; a newer satellite that is able to detect missiles against Earth background. JM/12_08 http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/PodviGalaxy-S&GS.pdf http://russianforces.org/sprn/ http://cns.miis.edu/research/space/russia/mil.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx574.html Protostar 1 Multinational Protostar Commercial Communications GEO +98.38 "35,778" "35,793" 1.78E-04 0.02 1436.1 "4,100" "11,000" 7/7/2008 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2008-034A 33153 First satellite of fleet; provides service in Asia. JM/12_08 http://www.protostarsat.com/fleet.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2008/034A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx657.html Protostar 2 Multinational Protostar Commercial Communications GEO +108.00 "35,783" "35,790" 8.30E-05 0.03 1436.1 "4,007" 5/16/2009 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Breeze M 2009-027A 34941 "13 S-band, 27 Ku-band transponders, covers Indonesia, india, Taiwan and the Philippines." JM/7_09 http://pacificsatellitenews.com.au/2009/06/protostar-2-launch-new-life-for-indovision/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/027A.HTM Quickbird 2 USA DigitalGlobe Corporation Commercial Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 461 465 2.93E-04 97.2 93.85 951 250 10/18/2001 7 yrs. Ball Aerospace USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2001-047A 26953 High quality earth imagery and geo-spatial information products; highest resolution commercial satellite in orbit. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx576.html http://www.ballaerospace.com/quickbird.html http://www.digitalglobe.com/about/index.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_QUICKBIRD2.html QuikScat (QUIcKSCATterometer) USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)/California Institute of Technology Government/Civil Earth Science LEO Sun-Synchronous 804 807 2.09E-04 98.6 100.99 971 868 974 6/19/1999 3 yrs. Ball Aerospace USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2 1999-034A 25789 Detailed snapshots of the winds swirling above the world's oceans. JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/034A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx548.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/QuikSCAT/ Radarsat-1 Canada Radarsat International Commercial Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 789 792 2.09E-04 98.5 100.67 "2,924" "3,400" 11/4/1995 5 yrs. Spar Aerospace Canada Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 1995-059A 23710 Use of radar sensors to provide remote sensing through all weather and darkness. JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx505.html http://www.rsi.ca/ http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_RADARSAT1.html Radarsat-2 Canada Radarsat International Commercial Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 792 799 4.88E-04 98.62 100.77 "2,924" 12/14/2007 7 yrs. "MacDonald, Dettwiler/Thales Alenia Spazio" Canada/Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2007-061A 32382 Use of radar sensors to provide remote sensing through all weather and darkness. JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/061A.HTM http://www.radarsat2.info/about/index.asp http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_RADARSAT1.html "Radio-ROSTO (RS-15, Radio Sputnik 15, Russian Defence, Sports and Technical Organization - ROSTO)" Russia RS3A Control Station Civil Amateur Radio MEO "1,885" "2,165" 1.67E-02 64.59 127.45 12/26/1994 Nilakt Posto and radio amateurs Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Rokot 1994-085A 23439 "Amateur radio, designed by group of radio amateurs from the town of Kaluga." JMSatcat1104 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-1994.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx495.html "Raduga 1-5 (Globus-1, Globus 16-L, Cosmos 2372)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications GEO +44.50 "35,775" "35,795" 2.37E-04 6.02 1436.05 "2,400" 8/27/2000 5 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-049A 26477 Military communication. JM/12_08 http://www.russianforces.org/podvig/eng/publications/space/20040700aaas.shtml http://space.com/missionlaunches/launches/proton_launch_000828.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Raduga 1-7 (Globus 17-L, Cosmos 2406)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications GEO +84.79 "35,772" "35,805" 3.91E-04 3.33 1436.2 "2,400" 3/27/2004 5 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2004-010A 28194 Military communication. JM/12_08 http://www.russianforces.org/eng/news/archives/2004_03.html http://www.russianforces.org/podvig/eng/publications/space/20040700aaas.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx605.html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "Raduga 1-8 (Globus 18-L, Cosmos 2434)" Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications GEO +70.05 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0.01 1436.1 "2,400" 12/9/2007 5 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-058A 32373 Military communication. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/058A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx650.html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Raduga-1 (Cosmos 2450) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications GEO +89.84 "35,612" "35,949" 4.00E-03 1.44 1435.79 "2,400" 2/28/2009 5 yrs. Applied Mechanics (NPO) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2009-010A 34264 Military communication. SC - ASCR 2/09 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/02/new_raduga_communication_relay.shtml RapidEye-A Germany RapidEye AG Commercial Earth Observation LEO 606 632 1.86E-03 98 97 175 150 8/29/2008 7 yrs. "Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd." United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2008-040A 33312 "Each satellite captures multi-wavelength images in five bands covering 400-850 nm. 6.5m resolution images, sold to agricultural, forestry and town-planning enterprises." http://www.rapideye.de/home/services/agriculture/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx658.html http://kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2008/040A.HTM RapidEye-B Germany RapidEye AG Commercial Earth Observation LEO 606 632 1.86E-03 98 97 175 150 8/29/2008 7 yrs. "Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd." United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2008-040B 33313 RapidEye-C Germany RapidEye AG Commercial Earth Observation LEO 606 632 1.86E-03 98 97 175 150 8/29/2008 7 yrs. "Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd." United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2008-040C 33314 RapidEye-D Germany RapidEye AG Commercial Earth Observation LEO 606 632 1.86E-03 98 97 175 150 8/29/2008 7 yrs. "Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd." United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2008-040D 33315 RapidEye-E Germany RapidEye AG Commercial Earth Observation LEO 606 632 1.86E-03 98 97 175 150 8/29/2008 7 yrs. "Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd." United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2008-040E 33316 Rascom-QAF 1 Multinational Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM) Commercial Communications GEO +2.79 "35,782" "35,790" 9.49E-05 0.05 1436.09 "3,200" "1,395" 12/21/2007 15 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2007-063A 32387 Low cost communications for sub-Saharan Africa; multinational organization. JM/12_08 http://www.rascom.org/an_historique.php http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/063A.HTM RazakSat (MACSat) Malaysia Malaysian National Space Agency Government Remote Sensing LEO Intermediate 666 689 1.63E-03 8.99 98.3 180 7/14/2009 3 yrs. Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd Malaysia Kwajalein Island Falcon 1 2009-037A 35578 "Will revisit some part of Malaysian territory every 90 minutes, maximising its ability to exploit gaps in the clouds, and substantially improving coverage of the country as a result." SC - ASCR http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/news_lite.php?id=425261 nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html http://www.atsb.my/index.php/products-a-services/razaksat.html Reimei (Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment Satellite - INDEX) Japan Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Government Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 610 645 2.50E-03 97.83 97.26 70 8/23/2005 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) Japan Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2005-031B 28810 Aurora observations and in-orbit verification of new technologies. SC - ASCR http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/3053 http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.553 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/031B.HTM Resurs-DK1 (Resurs - High Resolution 1) Russia TsSKB Progress (State Research & Production Space Rocket Center) Government/Commercial Earth Observation LEO 360 690 2.39E-02 70.4 94 "6,650" 6/15/2006 3 yrs. TsSKB Progress (State Research & Production Space Rocket Center) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-FG 2006-021A 29228 First non-military earth observation satellite for Russia. SC - ASCR http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_ResursDK1ResursHighResolution1.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/021A.HTM RISAT-2 (Radar Imaging Satellite 2) India Ministry of Defense Military Surveillance LEO 406 553 1.07E-02 41.22 94.19 300 4/20/2009 Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Israel Satish Dhawan Space Center PSLV-C12 2009-019A 34807 First dedicated military surveillance satellite; rushed out after terrorist attack on Mumbai. SC - ASCR http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/RISAT-2-not-a-spy-satellite-ISRO-chief/articleshow/4422951.cms http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4047490 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/019A.HTM Rodnik-1 (Cosmos 2416) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,438" "1,448" 6.40E-04 82.4 114.72 225 12/21/2005 NPO-PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2005-048B 28909 Believed to be replacement system for Strela-3 store and dump communications. JMSatcat206 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx626.html http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000661.shtml Rodnik-2 (Cosmos 2437) Russia Russian Defense Ministry Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,478" "1,512" 2.16E-03 82.5 115.8 280 40 5/23/2008 3-5 yrs. OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2008-025A 32953 Rodnik communications satellite. Believed to replace the Strela system. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx655.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I024A.HTM http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/05/launch_of_three_gonetsm_spacec.shtml http://russianforces.org/blog/2005/11/strela3_is_now_rodnik.shtml Rodnik-3 (Cosmos 2438) Russia Russian Defense Ministry Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,479" "1,512" 2.10E-03 82.5 115.8 280 40 5/23/2008 3-5 yrs. OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2008-025B 32954 SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx655.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I024A.HTM http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/05/launch_of_three_gonetsm_spacec.shtml http://russianforces.org/blog/2005/11/strela3_is_now_rodnik.shtml Rodnik-4 (Cosmos 3439) Russia Russian Defense Ministry Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,476" "1,509" 2.10E-03 82.5 115.8 280 40 5/23/2008 3-5 yrs. OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2008-025C 32955 SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx655.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I024A.HTM http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/05/launch_of_three_gonetsm_spacec.shtml http://russianforces.org/blog/2005/11/strela3_is_now_rodnik.shtml Rodnik-5 (Cosmos 2451) Russia Russian Defense Ministry Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,500" "1,506" 3.81E-04 82.49 116.04 280 40 7/6/2009 3-5 yrs. OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2009-036A 35498 SC - ASCR http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/07/rockot_launched_three_communic.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html Rodnik-6 (Cosmos 2452) Russia Russian Defense Ministry Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,500" "1,506" 3.81E-04 82.5 116.05 280 40 7/6/2009 3-5 yrs. OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2009-036B 35499 SC - ASCR http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/07/rockot_launched_three_communic.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html Rodnik-7 (Cosmos 2453) Russia Russian Defense Ministry Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,496" "1,506" 6.35E-04 82.5 116 280 40 7/6/2009 3-5 yrs. OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2009-036C 35500 SC - ASCR http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/07/rockot_launched_three_communic.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html "Rumba (part of Cluster quartet, Cluster 2 FM5)" ESA European Space Agency (and 250 international scientific investigators) Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "17,240" "120,715" 6.87E-01 90.8 3431.1 "1,200" 478 224 8/9/2000 4 yrs. Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors International Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2000-045A 26463 "Collection of four spacecraft flying in formation around the earth, relaying detailed information about solar wind's affect on our planet in three dimensions." JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2000/045A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx562.html http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMYN5T1VED_index_0.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ SAC-C (Satellite for Scientific Applications) Multinational "National Commission of Space Activities (CONAE) (with NASA, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France, Brazil)" Civil Earth Observation Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 687 706 1.34E-03 98.2 98.71 485 472 360 11/21/2000 4 yrs. INVAP Argentina Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2000-075B 26620 "Remotely-sense vegetation, wetlands, and ecosystem in four wavelength bands" JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx565.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2000/2000-075b_sac-c_sumpub.shtml http://www.invap.com.ar/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2000/075B.HTM http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_SACCSatlitedeAplicacionesCientficasC.html "Salsa (part of Cluster quartet, Cluster 2 FM6)" ESA European Space Agency (and 250 international scientific investigators) Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "16,809" "120,768" 6.92E-01 90.7 "3,418" "1,200" 478 220 7/16/2000 4 yrs. Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors International Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2000-041B 26411 "Collection of four spacecraft flying in formation around the earth, relaying detailed information about solar wind's affect on our planet in three dimensions." JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2000/041B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx561.html http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMYN5T1VED_index_0.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ "Samba (part of Cluster quartet, Cluster 2 FM7)" ESA European Space Agency (and 250 international scientific investigators) Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "17,007" "120,923" 6.90E-01 90.5 "3,430.28" "1,200" 478 220 7/16/2000 4 yrs. Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors International Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2000-041A 26410 "Collection of four spacecraft flying in formation around the earth, relaying detailed information about solar wind's affect on our planet in three dimensions." JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2000/041B.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx561.html http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMYN5T1VED_index_0.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ SAR-Lupe 1 Germany German Federal Armed Forces Military Surveillance LEO 468 505 2.70E-03 98.2 94.30 770 12/19/2006 10 yrs. OHB System-AG Germany Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2006-060A 29658 First of five Germany surveillance satellites; 1-m resolution images. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2006/24December2006_58.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_SARLupeConstellation.html SAR-Lupe 2 Germany German Federal Armed Forces Military Surveillance LEO 470 503 2.41E-03 98.19 94.34 770 7/2/2007 10 yrs. OHB-System AG Germany Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2007-030A 31797 http://www.telematicsolutions.de/gb/News/presse/2004_07.html http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_SARLupeConstellation.html SAR-Lupe 3 Germany German Federal Armed Forces Military Surveillance LEO 473 496 1.68E-03 98.17 94.30 770 11/1/2007 10 yrs. OHB-System AG Germany Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2007-053A 32283 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx649.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/053A.HTM SAR-Lupe 4 Germany German Federal Armed Forces Military Surveillance LEO 448 486 2.78E-03 98.16 94.40 770 3/27/2008 10 yrs. OHB-System AG Germany Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2008-014A 32750 "Synthetic Aperture Radar, 4th in a five-satellite fleet. Will be shared with the French military." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx653.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/014A.HTM SAR-Lupe 5 Germany German Federal Armed Forces Military Surveillance LEO 474 502 2.04E-03 98.16 94.37 770 7/22/2008 10 yrs. OHB-System AG Germany Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos-3M 2008-036A 33244 SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx657.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I037A.HTM http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_SARLupeConstellation.html Satcom-C3 USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -78.98 "35,780" "35,794" 1.66E-04 3.9 1436.12 "1,372" 789 "1,400" 9/10/1992 12+ yrs. GE Astro Space USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1992-060B 22117 Will be relocated to 79 degrees W; 24 C-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1992/060B.HTM http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.ses-americom.com/satellites/c3.html Satmex 4 (Solidaridad 2) Mexico Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex; Loral Global Alliance) Commercial Communications GEO -114.90 "35,777" "35,794" 2.02E-04 0.74 1436.08 "2,276" "1,641" "3,300" 10/8/1994 14 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications Company USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1994-065A 23313 "18 C-band, 16 Ku-band; coverage of national territory with television, radio and telephony signals; launched by Mexican Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes, later privatized and taken over by Satlelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V." JM/12_08 http://www.floridatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1997b/102597f.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx492.html http://www.satmex.com/english/flota/solidaridad.php http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ Satmex 5 Mexico Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex; Loral Global Alliance) Commercial Communications GEO -116.77 "35,779" "35,792" 1.54E-04 0.02 1436.08 "3,542" "2,267" "8,800 (EOL)" 12/5/1998 15 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications Company USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42L 1998-070A 25558 "24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Internet, voice and data, analogical and digital television and multimedia; Mexico sent more than 10 engineers to work on the satellite at Hughes." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing/com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/satmex5/satmex5.html http://www.satmex.com/english/flota/satmex5.php http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ Satmex 6 Mexico Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex; Loral Global Alliance) Commercial Communications GEO -112.98 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.03 1436.1 "5,456" "2,310" "12,690 (EOL)" 5/27/2006 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2006-020A 29162 "36 C-band, 24 Ku-band; CONUS, NAFTA, South America, Hawaii, Caribbean" JM/12_08 http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/mission_up_304.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx631.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/020A.HTM Saudicomsat-1 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 699 734 2.47E-03 98.2 99.11 12 6/29/2004 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025D 28369 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. JMSatcat1104 http://www.kacst.edu.sa/en/institutes/sri/index.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ Saudicomsat-2 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 699 764 4.58E-03 98.2 99.44 12 6/29/2004 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025E 28370 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. JMSatcat1104 http://www.kacst.edu.sa/en/institutes/sri/index.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ Saudicomsat-3 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 653 717 4.54E-03 98.1 98.5 12 4/17/2007 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012J 31125 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 Saudicomsat-4 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 650 750 7.07E-03 98.1 98.8 12 4/17/2007 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012L 31127 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 Saudicomsat-5 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 652 728 5.38E-03 98.1 98.6 12 4/17/2007 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012H 31124 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 Saudicomsat-6 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 649 761 7.92E-03 98.1 98.9 12 4/17/2007 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012E 31121 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 Saudicomsat-7 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Commercial Communications LEO Sun-Synchronous 651 739 6.23E-03 98.1 98.7 12 4/17/2007 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012C 31119 Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 "Saudisat 1C (Oscar 50, SO 50)" Saudi Arabia "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Government Research LEO Intermediate 633 689 3.98E-03 64.5 97.96 10 12/20/2002 "Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology" Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2002-058C 27607 "Microsatellite; carries several experiments, available to amateurs as power permits." JMSatcat304 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so50.html http://www.kacst.edu.sa/en/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx590.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ Saudisat-2 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Government Remote Sensing/Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 686 723 2.62E-03 98.3 99.1 35 35 6/29/2004 Riyadh Space Research Institute Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025F 28371 JMSatcat1104 http://www.kacst.edu.sa/en/institutes/sri/index.asp http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ Saudisat-3 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Space Research Institute Government Earth Observation Research LEO 658 677 1.35E-03 98.1 98.1 200 4/17/2007 King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Saudi Arabia Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-012B 31118 Carries a high resolution imager; telecommunications. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0704/17dnepr/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/012B.HTM "SB-WASS 3-1 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) (NOSS 3-1, NOSS C1-1, USA 160)" USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,100" "1,100" 0.00E+00 63 107.26 "5,000+" 9/8/2001 Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas 2AS 2001-040A 26905 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy. This 2-satellite system failed after launch, restored to about 80% functionality." JMSatcat304 http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/surveill/noss.htm http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/030811/11nro_5.htm http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/phenomena/triangle_ufo_noss_000114.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/A2129302 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "SB-WASS 3-1 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) (NOSS 3-1,USA 160, NOSS C1-2) " USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,100" "1,100" 0.00E+00 63 107.26 "5,000+" 9/8/2001 Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas 2AS 2001-040C 26907 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy. This 2-satellite system failed after launch, restored to about 80% functionality." JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx575.html http://satobs.org/noss.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/A2129302 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "SB-WASS 3-2 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) (NOSS 3-2, USA 173, NOSS C2-1) " USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,013" "1,200" 1.25E-02 63.4 107.4 "5,000+" 12/2/2003 Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas 2AS 2003-054A 28095 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy." JMSatcat304 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/031203update.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://satobs.org/noss.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/A2129302 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "SB-WASS 3-2 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) (NOSS 3-2, USA 173, NOSS C2-2) " USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,011" "1,202" 1.28E-02 63.4 107.4 "5,000+" 12/2/2003 Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Atlas 2AS 2003-054C 28097 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy." JMSatcat304 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/031203update.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://satobs.org/noss.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/A2129302 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "SB-WASS 3-3 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) (NOSS 3-3, USA 181, NRO L23) " USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,016" "1,203" 1.25E-02 63.4 107.4 "5,000+" 2/3/2005 Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 3B 2005-004C 28541 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy." SC - ASCR http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2005.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx616.html http://satobs.org/noss.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2005/6February2005_25.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/004C.HTM "SB-WASS 3-3 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) (NOSS 3-3, USA 181, NRO L28) " USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,017" "1,203" 1.24E-02 63.4 107.4 "5,000+" 2/3/2005 Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 3B 2005-004A 28537 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy." SC - ASCR http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2005.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx616.html http://satobs.org/noss.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2005/6February2005_25.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/004A.HTM "SB-WASS 3-4 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) NOSS 3-4, USA 194, NRO L30)" USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,015" "1,200" 1.24E-02 63.4 107.4 "5,000+" 6/15/2007 Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-027A 31701 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy and surveillance of shipping." http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/027A.HTM "SB-WASS 3-4 (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System) NOSS 3-4, USA 194, NRO L30)" USA National Reconnaissance Office/US Navy Military Electronic Surveillance/Ocean LEO Intermediate "1,016" "1,201" 1.24E-02 63.4 107.4 "5,000+" 6/15/2007 Lockheed Martin USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-027C 31703 "ELINT system; wide area ocean surveillance, primarily for the Navy and surveillance of shipping." http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/027C.HTM SCD-2 (Satélite de Coleta de Dados) Brazil Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) Government Meteorology/Earth Observation LEO Intermediate 742 767 1.75E-03 25 99.92 110 70 10/23/1998 3 yrs. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) Brazil Cape Canaveral Pegasus 1998-060A 25504 Collects meteorological and environmental data on the Amazon region JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx540.html http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/natact/2003/brazil.html Scisat-1 (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment) Canada Canadian Space Agency Government Space Science LEO Intermediate 641 654 9.26E-04 73.9 97.67 150 80 8/12/2003 Bristol Aerospace Ltd. Canada Vandenberg AFB Pegasus XL 2003-036A 27858 ACE experiments in space. JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2003/036A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx598.html http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/csa_sectors/space_science/atmospheric/scisat/scisat.asp "SDS III-1 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-5, Capricorn, USA 137) " USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force Military Communications Elliptical Molniya 794 "39,600" 7.30E-01 63.4 718.59 "1,238" 1/29/1998 7-10 yrs. Hughes USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 1998-005A 25148 Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites; within fleet of EIS (Earth Imaging System) satellites; secondary missile warning capability with the COBRA BRASS infrared sensor. JM http://satobs.org/p_chien.html www.zianet.com/jpage/spysats/communications/sds.html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm "SDS III-2 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-10, Great Bear, USA 155)" USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Electronic Surveillance GEO -10.03 "35,758" "35,815" 6.76E-04 2.57 1436.13 12/6/2000 National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2000-080A 26635 Possibly a data relay satellite. JM/12_08 http://nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov/miscellaneous/spacewarn/spx.566 "SDS III-3 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-12, Aquila-1, USA 162) " USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force Military Communications GEO -143.88 "35,761" "35,812" 6.05E-04 2.51 1436.1 10/10/2001 7-10 yrs. Hughes USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2001-046A 26948 Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites; within fleet of EIS (Earth Imaging System) satellites; secondary missile warning capability with the COBRA BRASS infrared sensor. JM/12_08 http://satobs.org/p_chien.html www.zianet.com/jpage/spysats/communications/sds.html http://www.aviationnow.com/content/publication/awst/20011015/aw44.htm http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm "SDS III-4 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-1, Nemesis, USA 179) " USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force Military Communications Elliptical Molniya 500 "39,850" 7.41E-01 63.4 717.7 8/31/2004 7-10 yrs. Hughes USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 2004-034A 28384 Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites. GS http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_25.html http://www.ilslaunch.com/launches/cbin/Mission_Overview/atlas/NRO1_2nd_MO.pdf http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.535 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:XxFS4arY7n4J:www.milsatmagazine.com/2008/Nov08_MSM.pdf+%221992-037A%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=33&gl=us&client=firefox-a "SDS III-5 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-24, Scorpius, USA 198) " USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force Military Communications Elliptical Molniya 400 "39,966" 7.45E-01 60 718 12/10/2007 7-10 yrs. National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-060A 32378 Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites. GS http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/060A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx650.html SDS-1 (Small Demonstration Satellite) Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Government Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 663 667 2.84E-04 98.03 98.04 100 100 1/23/2009 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002C 33494 "Space wire demonstration module, cutting-edge microprocessor, and a thin-film solar cel." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx663.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/002C.HTM SEEDS 2 Japan Nihon University Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 615 636 1.50E-03 98 97.22 3 4/28/2008 Nihon University Japan Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C9 2008-021J 32791 Will download telemetry in Morse code and 1200-baud FM. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html SERVIS-1 (Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System) Japan Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) Commercial Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 984 "1,015" 2.10E-03 99.5 105.1 840 1.2k (EOL) 10/30/2003 2 yrs. Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) Japan Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2003-050A 28060 Utilization of commercial off-the-shelf components in space conditions JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2003/050A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html http://asia.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12916 SESAT-1 (Siberia-Europe Satellite) Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO +35.96 "35,754" "35,817" 7.47E-04 0.07 1436.06 "2,500" "5,600" 4/17/2000 Alcatel Space/NPO PM (Applied Mechanics) France/Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-K 2000-019A 26243 "High-speed Internet access, high-volume data transmission, video broadcasting, messaging and positioning services; 18 Ku-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2000/019A.HTM http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx558.html "Shijian 6A (SJ-6A, Dong Fang Hong 60)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 588 606 1.29E-03 97.7 96.63 9/8/2004 2 yrs. Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology/Dongfanghong Satellite Co. China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2004-035A 28413 Monitor space radiation. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/035A.HTM http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.535 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/12September2004_34.html Shijian 6B (SJ-6B) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 593 602 6.46E-04 97.7 96.64 9/8/2004 2 yrs. Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology/Dongfanghong Satellite Co. China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2004-035B 28414 Monitor space radiation. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/035B.HTM http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.535 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/12September2004_34.html Shijian 6C (SJ-6-02A) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 593 600 5.02E-04 97.7 96.62 10/23/2006 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2006-046A 29505 Radiation detectors and other space environment-related instruments. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/046A.HTM http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.636 Shijian 6D (SJ-6-02B) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 596 601 3.59E-04 97.7 96.66 10/23/2006 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2006-046B 29506 Radiation detectors and other space environment-related instruments. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/046B.HTM http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.636 Shijian 6E (SJ6-03A) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 585 602 1.22E-03 97.74 96.55 10/25/2008 3 yrs. Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology/Dongfanghong Satellite Co. China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2008-053A 33408 Monitor space environment; conduct several experiments. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2008/2_11_2008/2November2008_a.html Shijian 6F (SJ6-03B) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 583 604 1.51E-03 97.74 96.55 10/25/2008 3 yrs. Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology/Dongfanghong Satellite Co. China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2008-053B 33409 Monitor space environment; conduct several experiments. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM "Shijian 7 (SJ7, Dong Fang Hong 65)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Space Physics LEO Sun-Synchronous 555 570 1.08E-03 97.58 95.91 7/5/2005 3 yrs. Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology/Dongfanghong Satellite Co. China (PR) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Long March 2D 2005-024A 28737 Monitor space environment; conduct several experiments. SC - ASCR http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2005/10July2005_28.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx621.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/024A.HTM "Shiyan 1 (SY 1, Tansuo 1, Experimental Satellite 1)" China (PR) Satellite Remote-Sensing Ground Station of CAS Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 599 613 1.00E-03 97.7 96.82 204 4/18/2004 Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology/Changchun Photomechanical Institute (CAS) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 2C 2004-012A 28220 "Stereo mapping; photographic surveys of China's land resources, monitor environment, mapping." JMSatcat1104 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/25April2004_19.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx606.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-04w.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/012A.HTM "Shiyan 2 (SY 2, Tansuo 2, Experimental Satellite 2)" China (PR) Satellite Remote-Sensing Ground Station of CAS Government Remote Sensing/Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 694 711 1.20E-03 98.1 98.82 300 11/18/2004 Dongfanghong Satellite Company China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 2C 2004-046A 28479 "Test technology developments, survey and monitor the geographical environment." SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/046A.HTM http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/21November2004_29.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx613.html "Shiyan 3 (SY3, Experimental Satellite 3)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Remote Sensing/Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 788 803 1.05E-03 98.4 100.78 300 11/5/2008 Harbin Institute of Technology China (PR) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Long March 2D 2008-056A 33433 Experiments on new technologies in atmospheric exploration. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM Sicral 1A Italy Italian Defense Ministry Military Communications GEO +16.25 "35,769" "35,802" 3.91E-04 1.01 1436.06 "2,596" "1,263" "3,300" 2/7/2001 10-12 yrs. Alenia Spazio Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2001-005A 26694 "Italy's first military satellite; communications to fixed and mobile terminals. Extremely High Frequency (EHF), SHF, UHF broadcast frequencies. On-board failure in 2006, but operations recovered." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.space-technology.com/projects/skynet/ http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/ariane_sicral_010207.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2001/005A.HTM Sicral 1B Italy Italian Defense Ministry/Telespazio Military/Commercial Communications GEO +11.80 "35,788" "35,802" 1.66E-04 0.04 1436.52 "3,038" 4/20/2009 10-12 yrs. Thales Alenia Space Italia Italy Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2009-020A 34810 One third paid for by Telespazio; will use some transponders for approved government customers. SC - ASCR http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Sea_Launch_Prepares_For_Launch_Of_SICRAL_1B_999.html http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive07/sicral_0702.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/020A.HTM "Sina-1 (Sinah 1, ZS1)" Iran Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) Government Communications/Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 682 704 1.56E-03 98.1 98.62 170 10/27/2005 3 yrs. Polyot Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos 3M 2005-043D 28893 """Telecommunications and research."" ""Take pictures of Iran and to monitor natural disasters in the earthquake-prone nation.""" JMSatcat206 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/printer_10508.shtml http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4451 http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2005/I043D.HTM http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2005/I043D.HTM http://www.siliconiran.com/company_profiles/top_companies/comp_iran/IROST/index.shtml Sinosat-1 (Intelsat APR-1) China (PR) Sino Satellite Communications Co. Ltd. (Sinosat) Commercial Communications GEO +110.55 "35,770" "35,803" 3.91E-04 0.03 1436.13 "2,840" "1,600" "5,100" 7/18/1998 17.5 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1998-044A 25404 "11 C-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Asia Pacific region." JM/12_08 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/satellites.aspx http://www.sinosat.com.cn/ http://www.spacedaily.com/news/intelsat-00d.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/044A.HTM "Sinosat-3 (Xinnuo 3, XN-3)" China (PR) Sino Satellite Communications Co. Ltd. (Sinosat) Commercial Communications GEO +125.03 "35,778" "35,793" 1.78E-04 0.01 1436.08 "2,200" 5/31/2007 8 yrs. Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2007-021A 31577 10 C-band transponders; voice and video links to Eastern Asia. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx643.html http://www.sinosatcom.com/english/Satellite%20Systems2.htm http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.html http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/212553.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/021A.HTM Sirius 1 (SD Radio 1) USA Sirius Satellite Radio Commercial Communications Elliptical "23,783" "47,100" 2.79E-01 63.3 1418.5 "3,727" "1,570" 6/30/2000 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-035A 26390 "Relay music, news, entertainment directly to motorists in the USA; a fourth satellite is stored on the ground for rapid replacement, if necessary." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx560.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/sirius2/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2000/035A.HTM Sirius 2 (SD Radio 2) USA Sirius Satellite Radio Commercial Communications Elliptical "12,849" "47,048" 4.71E-01 63.3 1148.43 "3,792" "1,570" 9/5/2000 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-051A 26483 "Relay music, news, entertainment directly to motorists in the USA." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx563.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/sirius2/ Sirius 3 Sweden SES Sirius AB Commercial Communications GEO +4.95 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.06 1436.07 "1,400" 630 "1,400" 10/5/1998 12+ yrs. Hughes Space & Communications USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 1998-056B 25492 "15 Ku-band; Nordic region, northern Europe." JM/12_08 http://www.nsab-sirius.com/nsab4.asp?tx_category_id=78 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx540.html http://www.nsab-sirius.com/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/056B.HTM Sirius 3 (SD Radio 3) USA Sirius Satellite Radio Commercial Communications Elliptical "6,179" "47,086" 6.20E-01 63.4 994.83 "3,727" "1,570" 11/30/2000 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2000-077A 26626 "Relay music, news, entertainment directly to motorists in the USA." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx565.html Sirius 4 (Astra 4A) Sweden SES Sirius AB Commercial Communications GEO +4.85 "35,776" "35,795" 2.25E-04 0.04 1436.1 "4,400" 11/17/2007 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2007-057A 32299 52 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; service to Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/057A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx649.html Sirius FM-5 USA Sirius Satellite Radio Commercial Communications GEO -96.00 "35,774" "35,798" 2.85E-04 0 1436 "5,800" "20,000" 6/30/2009 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2009-034A 35493 First in geostationary orbit. SC - ASCR http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/siriusfm5/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/034A.HTM Skynet 4C United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Military Communications GEO +5.75 "35,775" "35,797" 2.61E-04 9.43 1436.07 "1,474" 850 "1,200" 8/30/1990 7 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1990-079A 20776 "Spare; used primarily by UK's armed forces, government departments, agencies and other organizations that require secure communications." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.space-technology.com/projects/skynet/ http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#skynet Skynet 4E United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Military Communications GEO +35.58 "35,774" "35,797" 2.73E-04 4.99 1436.06 "1,510" 759 "1,200" 2/26/1999 7 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1999-009B 25639 "Used primarily by UK's armed forces, government departments, agencies and other organizations that require secure communications." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://www.space-technology.com/projects/skynet/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/009B.HTM http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#skynet Skynet 4F United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Military Communications GEO -34.04 "35,773" "35,801" 3.32E-04 3.23 1436.15 "1,510" 830 "1,200" 2/7/2001 7 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2001-005B 26695 "Used primarily by UK's armed forces, government departments, agencies and other organizations that require secure communications." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2001/005B.HTM http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#skynet Skynet 5A United Kingdom Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) Military Communications GEO -1.12 "35,771" "35,802" 3.68E-04 0.07 1436.1 "4,700" "2,170" "6,000" 3/11/2007 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2007-007B 30794 New generation of Skynet communications. JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/007B.HTM http://www.n2yo.com/satellite.php?s=30793 http://www.tpn.bg/files/Bulgaria_Jun%2005.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2007/007B.HTM Skynet 5B United Kingdom Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) Military Communications GEO +52.80 "35,700" "35,803" 1.22E-03 0.07 1436.1 "4,635" "2,170" "6,000" 11/14/2007 15 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2007-056C 32294 JM/12_08 http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/kit/Skynet5B_StarOneC1_GB.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/056B.HTM Skynet 5C United Kingdom Ministry of Defence/Paradigm Secure Communications Military Communications GEO -17.83 "35,770" "35,803" 3.91E-04 0.53 1436.1 "4,600" 6/12/2008 EADS Astrium United Kingdom Guiana Space Center Ariane 5ECA 2008-030A 33055 24 super-high-frequency and UHF channels; provide secure communications services to British and NATO forces. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/INDEX1.HTM http://www.deagel.com/news/Skynet-5C-Communications-Satellite-Launched-Successfully-from-Korou_n000004399.aspx SLDCOM-3 (Satellite Launch Dispenser Communications System) (USA 119) USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Communications Elliptical "1,200" "11,600" 4.07E-01 63.4 240 5/12/1996 National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 1996-029A 23893 Provides tactical intelligence focused support to broad community of users consisting of uniformed military services and government agencies for both exercises and operations. GS http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.461 www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems.sldcom.html http://satobs.org/satintro.html http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm "SOHLA 1 (Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association, Maido 1)" Japan Astrotech SOHLA Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 661 666 3.55E-04 98.03 98.01 50 1/23/2009 Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002E 33496 Observe lightening. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx663.html SORCE (SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment) USA "NASA Earth Science Office/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ. of Colorado" Government/Civil Astrophysics LEO Intermediate 610 649 2.79E-03 39.9 97.3 315 290 348 1/25/2003 6 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Cape Canaveral Pegasus XL 2003-004A 27651 Monitor Sun; improve accuracy of measurement of solar energy. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx591.html http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/SORCEfact.pdf http://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/pdf/sorce_quick_facts.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2003/004A.HTM http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Spaceway 3 USA Hughes Network Systems Commercial Communications GEO -94.93 "35,785" "35,787" 2.37E-05 0.06 1436.1 "6,100" "3,655" 8/14/2007 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2007-036A 32018 JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/036A.HTM Spaceway F1 USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -102.87 "35,785" "35,787" 2.37E-05 0.05 1436.1 "5,993" "3,691" "12,300" 4/26/2005 12.6 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3SL 2005-015A 28644 17 Ku-band transponders; high definition. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/spaceway/spaceway.html http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/aboutus/headline.dsp?id=04_26_2005A http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/015A.HTM http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2005/I015A.HTM Spaceway F2 USA "DirecTV, Inc." Commercial Communications GEO -99.08 "35,785" "35,787" 2.37E-05 0.04 1436.1 "5,993" "3,691" "12,300" 11/16/2005 12.6 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2005-046B 28903 17 Ku-band transponders; high definition. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/spaceway/spaceway.html http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20051116006130&newsLang=en http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/046A.HTM Spainsat Spain Hisdesat/Ministry of Defense Military Communications GEO +13.06 "35,745" "35,826" 9.61E-04 0.06 1436.1 "3,680" "1,467" 3/11/2006 Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2006-007B 28946 Secure communications satellite for Spanish Ministry of Defense; both X and Ku-band. JM/12_08 http://www.space.eads.net/ http://www.defenseworld.net/eurosatory2006/news.asp/var/10280-DefenseAerospacePressnews-1 http://mek.kosmo.cz/novinky/starty/current.htm http://www.satnews.com/stories2006/2084.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/007A.HTM SPIRALE-A (Système Préparatoire Infra-Rouge pour l'Alerte) France Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA) Military Technology Development Elliptical 608 "35,717" 7.16E-01 1.94 637.65 117 2/11/2009 EADS Astrium France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2009-008C 33751 Demonstration program designed to collect infrared images of terrestrial backgrounds and analyze them to assess the detectability of ballistic missiles during their powered phase. It will pave the way for a future ballistic missile warning system. SC - ASCR http://www.spacemart.com/reports/HOT_BIRD_10_NSS_9_SPIRALE_A_And_B_In_orbit_999.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html SPIRALE-B (Système Préparatoire Infra-Rouge pour l'Alerte) France Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA) Military Technology Development Elliptical 627 "35,697" 7.15E-01 1.92 637.64 117 2/11/2009 EADS Astrium France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2009-008D 33752 Demonstration program designed to collect infrared images of terrestrial backgrounds and analyze them to assess the detectability of ballistic missiles during their powered phase. It will pave the way for a future ballistic missile warning system. SC - ASCR http://www.spacemart.com/reports/HOT_BIRD_10_NSS_9_SPIRALE_A_And_B_In_orbit_999.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html Spot 4 France/Belgium/Sweden Spot Image Commercial Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 824 825 6.95E-05 98.7 101.39 "2,755" "2,100" 3/24/1998 5 yrs. Matra Marconi France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 1998-017A 25260 "Earth imaging for cartography, defence, agriculture, identifying cadastral parcels, urban planning, telecommunications, the environment, disaster management and mitigation and renewable resources." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.spotimage.fr/html/_167_.php http://ceos.cnes.fr:8100/cdrom-00b2/ceos1/satellit/spotsys/spot4/ang/ http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_SPOT5.html Spot 5 France/Belgium/Sweden Spot Image Commercial Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 816 818 1.39E-04 98.7 101.23 "3,030" "2,400" 5/4/2002 5 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2002-021A 27421 "Earth imaging for cartography, defence, agriculture, identifying cadastral parcels, urban planning, telecommunications, the environment, disaster management and mitigation and renewable resources." JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2002/021A.HTM http://www.spotimage.fr/html/_167_.php http://spot5.cnes.fr/gb/index2.htm http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_SPOT5.html SpriteSAT Japan Tohoku University Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 654 667 9.25E-04 98 97.94 45 1/23/2009 Tohoku University Japan Tanegashima Space Center H-2A 2009-002F 33497 Will observe sprites and gamma-rays generated during Earth thunderstorms. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx663.html ST-1 (SinGalaxy-Tel 1) Singapore/Taiwan Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel)/Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +88.01 "35,770" "35,801" 3.68E-04 0.01 1436.07 "3,255" "1,502" "7,000" 8/25/1998 12 yrs. Matra Marconi Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 4 1998-049A 25460 "16 C-band and 14 Ku-Band; Southeast Asia, Middle, Japan" JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1998/049A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx538.html http://business.singtel.com/fixed_satellite/products/fixed_satellite/products_and_services/vsat_st1__description.asp "Sterkh-1 (KOSPAS-11, COSPAS-11)" Russia Russian Space Agency Government Rescue LEO Intermediate 918 944 1.78E-03 82.96 103.64 171 55 330 7/21/2009 5 yrs. Polyot Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos 3M 2009-039B 35636 Replaces the Nadezhda satellites as part of COSPAS-SARSAT rescue system. SC - ASCR http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sterkh.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/039B.HTM "Sterkh-1 (KOSPAS-12, COSPAS-12)" Russia Russian Space Agency Government Rescue LEO Intermediate 815 821 4.17E-04 98.8 101.24 171 55 330 9/17/2009 5 yrs. Polyot Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2-1b 2009-049B 35866 Second COSPAS-SARSAT replacement satellite. SC - ASCR http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sterkh.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html Star One C1 Brazil Star One (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -64.98 "35,778" "35,703" -8.91E-04 0.03 1436 "4,100" "1,750" "10,500" 11/14/2007 15 yrs. Thales Alenia Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2007-056A 32293 "Has one X-band transponder for military use. 28 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders, services to Brazil and neighboring countries." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/056A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx649.html http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/kit/Skynet5B_StarOneC1_GB.pdf Star One C2 Brazil Star One (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Commercial Communications GEO -69.93 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.06 1436.1 "4,100" "1,750" 4/18/2008 Thales Alenia Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5ECA 2008-018B 32768 "Has one X-band transponder for military use. 28 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders, services to Brazil and neighboring countries." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I017A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html STPSat-1 USA US Air Force/NRL Military Technology Development LEO 554 563 6.49E-04 35.44 95.83 156 3/9/2007 1 yr. AeroAstro USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2007-006D 30775 Carries the SHIMMER (Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals) experiment. http://www.aeroastro.com/datasheets/STPSat-1.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/006D.HTM Strela 3 (Cosmos-2384) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,411" "1,418" 4.50E-04 82.5 114.1 225 12/27/2001 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 2001-058A 27055 Satellites have a single simultaneous earth-space and space-earth channel. JMSatcat304 www.astronautix.com/craft/strela3.htm http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2385) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,416" "1,417" 6.42E-05 82.5 114.14 225 12/27/2001 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 2001-058B 27056 Satellites have a single simultaneous earth-space and space-earth channel. JMSatcat304 www.astronautix.com/craft/strela3.htm http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2386) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,404" "1,417" 8.35E-04 82.5 114.01 225 12/27/2001 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3 2001-058C 27057 Satellites have a single simultaneous earth-space and space-earth channel. JMSatcat304 www.astronautix.com/craft/strela3.htm http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2390) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,468" "1,507" 2.48E-03 82.4 115.7 225 7/8/2002 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2002-036A 27464 Store-dump communications for Russian government and military. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx585.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2391) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,468" "1,509" 2.61E-03 82.4 115.73 225 7/8/2002 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2002-036B 27465 Store-dump communications for Russian government and military. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx585.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2400) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,468" "1,501" 2.10E-03 82.4 115.64 225 8/19/2003 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2003-037A 27868 Store-dump communications for Russian government and military. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx598.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2401) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,465" "1,501" 2.29E-03 82.4 115.6 225 8/19/2003 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2003-037B 27869 Store-dump communications for Russian government and military. JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx598.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Strela 3 (Cosmos-2408) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,457" "1,480" 1.47E-03 82.5 115.6 225 9/23/2004 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2004-037A 28419 Store-dump communications for Russian government and military. SC - ASCR http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_27.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx611.html http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000093.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/037A.HTM Strela 3 (Cosmos-2409) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Communications LEO Intermediate "1,459" "1,480" 1.34E-03 82.5 115.6 225 9/23/2004 3 yrs. NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP) Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos-3M 2004-037B 28420 Store-dump communications for Russian government and military. JMSatcat1104 http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_27.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx611.html http://russianforces.org/eng/news/archive/000093.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html "STSAT-1 (KAISTSat 4, Space and Technology Satellite 1) " USA/South Korea "University of California, Berkeley/Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology" Government/Civil Astrophysics LEO Sun-Synchronous 676 695 1.35E-03 98.2 98.47 106 290 9/27/2003 2 yrs. "University of California, Berkeley/Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology" USA/South Korea Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kosmos 3M 2003-042G 27945 Primary payload called Spectroscopy of Plasma Evolution from Astrophysical Radiation (SPEAR); will capture first far ultraviolet pictures of hot and glowing gas in Milky Way galaxy. JMSatcat304 http://www.kao.re.kr/~space21/fims/intro/en_intro.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/09/15_spear.shtml "STSS ATRR (Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction Satellite, USA 205)" USA Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Military Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 867 879 8.28E-04 98.93 102.41 5/5/2009 Northrop Grumman USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2009-023A 34903 Detect and track missile flights. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/023A.HTM http://www.satprnews.com/2009/05/11/satellite-launched-by-missile-defense-agency/ STSS Demo-1 (Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstrator) USA Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Military Technology Development LEO "1,347" "1,352" 3.24E-04 58 112.68 "2,240" "1,100" 9/25/2009 2-4 yrs. Northrop Grumman USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2009-052A 35937 Use sensors on the two spacecraft to track ballistic missiles. SC - ASCR http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d344/090919stss.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/052A.HTM STSS Demo-2 (Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstrator) USA Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Military Technology Development LEO "1,339" "1,351" 7.78E-04 58 112.58 "2,240" "1,100" 9/25/2009 2-4 yrs. Northrop Grumman USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2009-052B 35938 SC - ASCR http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d344/090919stss.html http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/052B.HTM SumbandilaSat (ZASat-002) South Africa South Africa/Stellenbosh University Government/Civil Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 490 505 1.09E-03 97.37 94.56 81 9/17/2009 3 yrs. Sun Space & Information Systems/Stellenbosch University South Africa Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2-1b 2009-049F 35870 "Technology development for South Africa, both bus and payload. Data will be used for agriculture monitoring, infrastructure mapping, disaster response, population measurement, and water management." SC - ASCR http://directory.eoportal.org/get_announce.php?an_id=11319 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) Japan Space Communication Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +143.77 "35,778" "35,794" 1.90E-04 0.12 1436.1 "5,000" 8/14/2008 15 yrs. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Japan Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2008-038A 33274 "28 Ku-band transponders to provide internet and television services to Japan, East Asia, and the Pacific region." JM/12_08 http://global.mitsubishielectric.com/bu/space/satellite/communication/superbird_c2_7.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/038A.HTM Superbird-A (Superbird A1) Japan Space Communication Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +158.12 "35,768" "35,804" 4.27E-04 3 1436.09 "2,489" "1,500" "3,400 (EOL)" 12/1/1992 10 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 42P 1992-084A 22253 "14 Ku-band, 30 Ka-band; Japan." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx470.html http://www.superbird.co.jp/english/superbird/top.html Superbird-B2 (Superbird 4) Japan Space Communication Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +162.03 "35,779" "35,793" 1.66E-04 0.01 1436.09 "4,051" "2,160" "5,400 (EOL)" 2/18/2000 10 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 2000-012A 26095 "23 Ku-band, 6 Ka-band; Japan, Okinawa; business communications." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx556.html http://www.superbird.co.jp/english/superbird/top.html Superbird-C Japan Space Communication Corporation Commercial Communications GEO +143.97 "35,781" "35,792" 1.30E-04 0.01 1436.12 "3,130" "2,500" "4,600 (EOL)" 7/28/1997 10 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS 1997-036A 24880 14 Ku-band; Asia-Pacific region; voice and video communications. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx526.html http://www.superbird.co.jp/english/superbird/top.html Suzaku (Astro E2) Japan/USA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/NASA Government Astrophysics LEO Intermediate 565 573 5.76E-04 31.4 96.05 "1,600" 500 7/10/2005 5 yrs. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) Japan Uchinoura Space Center M5 2005-025A 28773 Orbiting observatory for study of high-energy processes; X-ray spectrometer (XRS) instrument failed one month into mission. SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx621.html http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/3036 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/astro-e2/main/index.html http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/missions/astro-e2/techno.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/025A.HTM Swift USA/United Kingdom/Italy Goddard Space Flight Center/Penn State University Government/Civil Astrophysics LEO Intermediate 600 600 0.00E+00 20.6 98 "1,463" "1,040" 11/20/2004 7 yrs. Spectrum Astro (General Dynamics) USA Cape Canaveral Delta 7320 2004-047A 28485 Multi-wavelength observatory for study of gamma-ray burst (GRB) science; mission life 2 yrs. SC - ASCR http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/21November2004_30.html http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/swiftsc.html http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2004/047A.HTM SwissCube Switzerland Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 714 724 7.05E-04 98.34 99.17 1 9/23/2009 .25-1 yr. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Switzerland Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV 2009-051E 35935 Overall SwissCube project development is primarily to educate students in space technologies and space system engineering SC - ASCR http://swisscube.epfl.ch/ http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/051E.HTM http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php Syracuse 3A (Systeme de Radio Communications Utilisant un Satellite) France Defense Ministry Military Communications GEO +47.05 "35,778" "35,792" 1.66E-04 0 1436.06 "3,725" "1,650" "5,640" 10/13/2005 12 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France/Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2005-041B 28885 Military communications; designed to integrate with UK's Skynet and Italy's Sicral. JM/12_08 http://www.alcatel.com/lead/syracuse3A_launch.htm http://www.spacedaily.com/news/launchers-05zzzn.html http://www.satnews.com/stories2005/1501.htm http://www.france-science.org/home/page.asp?target=nfo-let&PUBLID=9&LIVRID=8438&LNG=us#21086 http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/kit/Vol_168_GB.pdf http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/041B.HTM Syracuse 3B (Systeme de Radio Communications Utilisant un Satellite) France Defense Ministry Military Communications GEO -5.17 "35,772" "35,801" 3.44E-04 0.03 1436.09 "3,750" "1,658" 8/11/2006 12 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France/Italy Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2006-033B 29273 Completes Syracuse III system; voice communication and secure data transmission; can be integrated with NATO and German military satellites. JM/12_08 http://www.home.alcatel.com/vpr/vpr.nsf/DateKey/07072006uk http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/033B.HTM Tacsat 3 USA Air Force Research Laboratory Military Reconnaissance LEO 432 468 2.64E-03 40.46 93.58 400 5/19/2009 1 yr. Air Force Research Laboratory/Raytheon USA Wallops Island Flight Facility Minotaur 1 2009-028A 35001 Provide real-time data (within 10 minutes of its collection) to the combatant commander in the theater of interest. SC - ASCR http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/028A.HTM http://www.kirtland.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=12887 "Tango (part of Cluster quartet, Cluster 2 FM8)" ESA European Space Agency (and 250 international scientific investigators) Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "17,313" "120,961" 6.86E-01 90.7 "3,442.00" "1,200" 478 220 8/9/2000 4 yrs. Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors International Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2000-045B 26464 "Collection of four spacecraft flying in formation around the earth, relaying detailed information about solar wind's affect on our planet in three dimensions." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx562.html http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMYN5T1VED_index_0.html Tatiana-2 (Universitetskij 2) Russia Moscow State University (MSU) Civil Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 815 822 4.87E-04 98.8 101.26 120 98 9/17/2009 1-3 yrs. Polyot/Moscow State University Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2-1b 2009-049D 35868 "International microsatellite science mission, observe simultaneously TLE and NUV (Near-Ultraviolet) emission profiles in high temporal resolution (ms) in a wide spectrum of 8 bands. The SINP-MSU partners in the project are from Korea and Mexico." SC - ASCR http://directory.eoportal.org/get_announce.php?an_id=10002071 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2009/049D.HTM "TDRS-10 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-J)" USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Communications GEO -40.75 "35,768" "35,802" 4.03E-04 1.64 1436.04 "3,180" "1,600" "2,300 (EOL)" 12/4/2002 11 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2002-055A 27566 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions." JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/tdrs_hij/tdrs_hij.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html "TDRS-3 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-C) " USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Communications GEO +84.41 "35,693" "35,878" 2.19E-03 11.53 1436.06 "3,180" "1,600" "1,800" 9/29/1988 10 yrs. TRW Defense and Space Systems Group USA Cape Canaveral STS-26 (Discovery) 1988-091B 19548 Backup; still partially operational. JM/12_08 http://amanda.physics.wisc.edu/data/comms-summary.shtml http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1988-091B http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html "TDRS-4 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-D)" USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Communications GEO -45.95 "35,771" "35,805" 4.03E-04 10.15 1436.2 "3,180" "1,600" "1,800" 3/13/1989 10 yrs. TRW Defense and Space Systems Group USA Cape Canaveral STS-43 (Atlantis) 1989-021B 19883 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions." JM/12_08 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html "TDRS-5 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E)" USA SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Government/Commercial Communications GEO -167.14 "35,773" "35,796" 2.73E-04 9.4 1436.99 "3,180" "1,600" "1,800" 8/2/1991 10 yrs. TRW Defense and Space Systems Group USA Cape Canaveral Shuttle (STS 43) 1991-054B 21639 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions; leased access to C-band by Americom." JM/12_08 http://www.friends-partners.ru/partners/mwade/craft/tdrs.htm http://ses-americom.com/satellites/tdrs_5.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html "TDRS-6 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-F)" USA NASA/SES Americom (SES [Societe Europienne des Satellites]) Government/Commercial Communications GEO -171.35 "35,773" "35,787" 1.66E-04 8.74 1435.7 "3,180" "1,600" "1,800" 1/13/1993 10 yrs. TRW Defense and Space Systems Group USA Cape Canaveral Shuttle (STS 54) 1993-003B 22314 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions; leased access to C-band by Americom." JM/12_08 http://www.worldsat.net/610.html http://ses-americom.com/satellites/tdrs_6.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html "TDRS-7 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-G)" USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Communications GEO -150.53 "35,767" "35,803" 4.27E-04 10.6 1436.04 "3,180" "1,600" "1,800" 7/13/1995 10 yrs. TRW Defense and Space Systems Group USA Cape Canaveral Shuttle (STS 70) 1995-035B 23613 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx501.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html "TDRS-8 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-H)" USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Communications GEO +88.76 "35,768" "35,808" 4.74E-04 0.9 1436.2 "3,180" "1,600" "2,300 (EOL)" 6/30/2000 11 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2000-034A 26388 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions; not fully functional." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx560.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/tdrs_hij/tdrs_hij.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html http://www.spaceandtech.com/digest/flash-articles/flash2000-035.shtml "TDRS-9 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-I)" USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Communications GEO -62.43 "35,768" "35,809" 4.86E-04 0.02 1436.11 "3,180" "1,600" "2,300 (EOL)" 3/8/2002 11 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A 2002-011A 27389 "Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx581.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/tdrs_hij/tdrs_hij.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac144/021201tdrss.html http://nmsp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/tconst.html TecSAR (Polaris) Israel Defense Ministry Military Reconnaissance LEO 405 580 1.28E-02 41.03 94.5 300 260 1/21/2008 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Israel Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C10 2008-002A 32476 Radar reconnaissance; one meter resolution. Said to carry a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). http://www.iai.co.il/Default.aspx?docID=32812&FolderID=15911&lang=en&res=0&pos=0 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx651.html http://www.williambowles.info/isrl-pal/vtjp/2008/0108/vtjp_210108.html Telecom 2C France France Telecom Military/Commercial Communications GEO +2.94 "35,762" "35,809" 5.57E-04 4.69 1436.08 "2,283" "1,100" 12/6/1995 10 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France Guiana Space Center Ariane 1995-067A 23730 Commercial telecommunications but also carries the Syracuse II military payload for communications in X-band; will be replaced by Syracuse III dedicated military communications satellite system. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx506.html eurespace.online.fr/Bulletin/francetelecom.htm Telecom 2D Multinational European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) - leased from France Telecom Commercial Communications GEO -7.89 "35,761" "35,812" 6.05E-04 2.41 1436.1 "2,275" "1,100" 8/8/1996 10 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1996-044B 24209 Television and multimedia services to French-speaking regions of Europe; possible partial French military use of X-band. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx514.html http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html Telkom 1 Indonesia PT Telkomunikasi Commercial Communications GEO +108.01 "35,778" "35,796" 2.13E-04 0.02 1436.13 "2,763" "1,700 (BOL)" "4,000" 8/12/1999 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44P 1999-042A 25880 TV broadcasting in Indonesia. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx550.html http://www.sat-address.com/tt/TelkomVision.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/042A.HTM Telkom 2 Indonesia PT Telkomunikasi Commercial Communications GEO +118.02 "35,781" "35,793" 1.42E-04 0.04 1436.1 "1,930" 899 11/16/2005 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2005-046A 28902 "24 C-band transponders; internet, data, voice and video services to Indonesia." JM/12_08 http://english.people.com.cn/200511/18/eng20051118_222343.html http://www.orbital.com/Template.php?Section=News&NavMenuID=32&template=PressReleaseDisplay.php&PressReleaseID=533 http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/GEO/TELKOM/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/046B.HTM Telstar 11N Canada "Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)" Commercial Communications GEO -37.05 "35,774" "35,801" 3.20E-04 0.04 1436.13 "4,010" 2/26/2009 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit-3SLB 2009-009A 34111 "39 Ku-band transponders; North America, Europe, Africa, across Atlantic." SC - ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx664.html http://www.telesat.ca/File/B594215A79394AD69A24FA7A237275E7 Telstar 12 (Orion 2) Multinational Eutelsat -- leased from Loral Skynet Satellite Services (Loral Global Alliance) Commercial Communications GEO -14.99 "35,773" "35,799" 3.08E-04 0.05 1436.09 "3,878" "1,900" "10,600" 10/19/1999 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP 1999-059A 25949 "Voice and video communications to the Americas, Europe, and Africa" JM/12_08 http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_1.html http://www.loralglobalalliance.com/fleet/loral_skynet/lor_foot_us.asp.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx552.html Telstar 18 (Apstar 5) Multinational Loral Skynet Satellite Services (Loral Global Alliance)/APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +138.04 "35,778" "35,795" 2.02E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,640" "2,500" "16,000 (EOL)" 6/29/2004 13 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit-3SL 2004-024A 28364 54 active transponders; one of the most powerful communications satellites built to date; coverage across East Asia and the Pacific Ocean JM/12_08 http://www.loralglobalalliance.com/fleet/loral_skynet/lor_overview_us.asp.html http://www.intelsat.com/news/releases/press/2003-26.asp http://www. Universetoday.com/am/publish/sea_launch_sends_telstar_18.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/29August2004_4.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/024A.HTM TerraSAR-X 1 (Terra Synthetic Aperture Radar X-Band) Germany German Aerospace Center (DLR)/Infoterra Government/Commercial Remote Sensing LEO 500 517 1.24E-03 97.45 94.79 "1,230" 6/15/2007 5 yrs. EADS Astrium France/UK/Germany/Spain Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2007-026A 31698 "X-band radar system; monitor vegetation and crops across the globe, and special emphasis will be placed on keeping tabs on environmental changes. Commercial sale to business and military clients as well." http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0706/15terrasarx/ http://www.linca.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/026A.HTM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerraSAR-X TerraStar 1 USA TerraStar Corporation Commercial Communications GEO -111.00 "35,783" "35,791" 9.49E-05 5.94 1436.11 "6,910" 7/1/2009 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 ECA 2009-035A 35496 Largest commercial satellite ever built; 18-meter-diameter unfurlable S-band antenna; provide mobile voice and data communications in North America to smartphone-size handsets. SC - ASCR http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/ariane-rocket-puts-terrestar-1-into-orbit.html http://www.terrestar.com/satellite.php http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html TES (Technology Experiment Satellite) India Indian Space Research Organization Government/Military Remote Sensing/Reconnaissance LEO 552 671 8.52E-03 97.7 96.92 "1,108" 10/22/2001 3 yrs. ISRO Satellite Center India Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV-C3 2001-049A 26957 "Takes high resolution photos of anything over 3 feet; called prototype for India's ""spy satellite.""" JMSatcat304 http://globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2005/satellitetables2004.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx576.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1679321.stm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2001/049A.HTM Thaicom-1A (Thaicom 1) Thailand Thaicom Public Company Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +119.94 "35,773" "35,802" 3.44E-04 0.1 1436.16 "1,080" 629 (BOL) 800 12/18/1993 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1993-078B 22931 "12 C-band, 3 Ku-band; Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, east coast of China." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx482.html http://www.thaicom.net/enGalaxy-thaicomsatellite/thaicom1A.html Thaicom-2 Thailand Thaicom Public Company Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +78.53 "35,759" "35,814" 6.52E-04 0.14 1436.11 "1,080" 629 (BOL) 800 10/8/1994 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1994-065B 23314 "12 C-band, 3 Ku-band; Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, east coast of China." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx492.html http://www.thaicom.net/enGalaxy-thaicomsatellite/thaicom2.html Thaicom-4 (Ipstar 1) Thailand Thaicom Public Company Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +119.50 "35,775" "35,798" 2.73E-04 0 1436.1 "6,505" "14,000" 8/11/2005 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5G 2005-028A 28786 "84 Ku-band and 18-Ka band transponders, voice, video and broadband to 14 countries." JM/12_08 http://www.thaicom.net/enGalaxy-press/news-press.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx622.html http://www.ipstar.com/en/ipstar_desc.asp http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/028A.HTM Thaicom-5 Thailand Thaicom Public Company Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO +78.54 "35,777" "35,796" 2.25E-04 0.04 1436.1 "2,800" "1,220" "5,000" 5/27/2006 12 yrs. Alcatel Alenia Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5ECA 2006-020B 29163 Television and Internet services to the Asia-Pacific region; 25 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx631.html http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=17335 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/020B.HTM http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/mission_up_304.html THEMIS 1 (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) International "NASA/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada)" Government/Civil Space Physics Elliptical 461 "87,304" 8.64E-01 15.7 1868.98 126 77 40 2/17/2007 2 yrs. Swales Aerospace USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2007-004A 30580 Five phase mission to study earth's auroras. SC - ASCR http://www.swales.com/spacecraft/themis.html http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/no_flash.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2007/2007021724505.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/mission/index.html THEMIS 2 (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) International "NASA/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada)" Government/Civil Space Physics Elliptical 458 "87,298" 8.64E-01 15.7 1868.73 126 77 40 2/17/2007 2 yrs. Swales Aerospace USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2007-004B 30581 Five phase mission to study earth's auroras. SC - ASCR http://www.swales.com/spacecraft/themis.html http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/no_flash.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2007/2007021724505.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/mission/index.html THEMIS 3 (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) International "NASA/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada)" Government/Civil Space Physics Elliptical 459 "87,054" 8.64E-01 15.68 1861.94 126 77 40 2/17/2007 2 yrs. Swales Aerospace USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2007-004C 30582 Five phase mission to study earth's auroras. SC - ASCR http://www.swales.com/spacecraft/themis.html http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/no_flash.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2007/2007021724505.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/mission/index.html THEMIS 4 (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) International "NASA/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada)" Government/Civil Space Physics Elliptical 467 "87,260" 8.64E-01 15.7 1867.91 126 77 40 2/17/2007 2 yrs. Swales Aerospace USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2007-004D 30583 Five phase mission to study earth's auroras. SC - ASCR http://www.swales.com/spacecraft/themis.html http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/no_flash.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2007/2007021724505.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/mission/index.html THEMIS 5 (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) International "NASA/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada)" Government/Civil Space Physics Elliptical 474 "87,526" 8.64E-01 15.7 1875.53 126 77 40 2/17/2007 2 yrs. Swales Aerospace USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 2007-004E 30584 Five phase mission to study earth's auroras. SC - ASCR http://www.swales.com/spacecraft/themis.html http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/no_flash.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2007/2007021724505.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/mission/index.html Theos Thailand Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) Government Earth Observation LEO 620 700 5.69E-03 98.8 101.4 715 840 10/1/2008 5 yrs. EADS Astrium France Dombarovskiy Launch Facility Dnepr 2008-049A 33396 Natural resources survey satellite. SC - ASCR http://www.space-talk.com/ForumE/showthread.php3?threadid=4543 http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=article&sid=1174&mode=thread&order=0 THEOS (Thailand Earth Observation System) Thailand Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 824 826 1.39E-04 98.78 101.41 750 670 10/1/2008 EADS Astrium France Yasni Space Base Dnepr 2008-049A 33396 "Panchromatic imager with 2M resolution; applications in cartography, land use, agricultural monitoring, forestry management, coastal zone monitoring and flood risk management." SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/families/satellite-navigation-sensing-gps-meteorology/remote-sensing/theos http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM Thor-3 Norway Telenor Satellite Broadcasting Commercial Communications GEO -0.83 "35,777" "35,795" 2.13E-04 0.07 1436.07 "1,400" 646 "1,400" 6/10/1998 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 1998-035A 25358 "14 Ku-band; Nordic region, central and eastern Europe." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx536.html http://www.thor-satellites.com Thor-5 (Thor 2R) Norway Telenor Satellite Broadcasting Commercial Communications GEO -0.72 "35,773" "35,798" 2.97E-04 0.01 1436.1 "2,024" 2/11/2008 15 yrs. Orbital Sciences Corp. USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton-M 2008-006A 32487 "25 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home and Internet to Scandinavia, eastern Europe, Middle East." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/006A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx652.html http://www.telenorsbc.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=601 Thuraya 2 United Arab Emirates Thuraya Satellite Communications Commercial Communications GEO +44.13 "35,764" "35,807" 5.10E-04 2.99 1436.07 "5,250" "3,200" "11,000" 6/10/2003 12 yrs. Hughes Space and Communications Group USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit -3SL 2003-026A 27825 "Capacity for 13,750 simultaneous calls; voice, fax, data transmissions from/to mobile telephones; Middle East, North and Central Africa, Europe, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent." JM/12_08 http://www.thuraya.com/corporate/newsroom/2003/thuraya2-launched.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx596.html http://www.thuraya.com/tech/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Thuraya 3 United Arab Emirates Thuraya Satellite Communications Commercial Communications GEO +98.60 "35,766" "35,807" 4.86E-04 5.84 1436.1 "5,180" 1/15/2008 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit-3SL 2008-001A 32404 "Mobile phone communication in eastern Asia, Middle East, Australia." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx651.html http://www.thuraya.com/content/mission-profile-4.html "TianLian 1 (TL-1-01, CTDRS)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Communications GEO +77.08 "35,769" "35,813" 5.22E-04 0.06 1436.08 "3,750" 4/25/2008 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3C 2008-019A 32779 "China's first data relay satellite, will cover Shenzhou missions.Supports near real-time communication." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I017A.HTM http://www.sinodefence.com/strategic/spacecraft/tianlian1.asp http://www.bjreview.com.cn/science/txt/2008-05/12/content_116255.htm TIMED (Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Mesosphere • Energetics and Dynamics) USA "NASA/Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins" Government/Civil Astrophysics LEO Intermediate 626 627 7.15E-05 74 97.24 587 406 12/7/2001 2 yrs. "Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins" USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2001-055B 26998 Study influences of the sun and humans on the least explored and understood region of Earth's atmosphere – the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere/Ionosphere (MLTI). JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx578.html http://www.timed.jhuapl.edu/mission2/index.html Topsat United Kingdom Ministry of Defence/British National Space Centre Government Technology Development/Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 682 707 1.77E-03 98.19 98.66 120 10/27/2005 QinetiQ/Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. United Kingdom Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos 3M 2005-043B 28891 "Low-cost, high resolution images." SC - ASCR http://news.eoportal.org/eomissions/051031_topsat.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/043B.HTM http://www.sstl.co.uk/index.php?loc=114 http://www.sstd.rl.ac.uk/Topsat/Technical_Information.htm TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) USA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA) Government Astrophysics LEO Sun-Synchronous 597 642 3.22E-03 97.8 97.09 213 200 4/2/1998 1 yr. Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Pegasus 1998-020A 25280 Coordinates with SOHO; image the solar corona and transition region at high angular and temporal resolution. JMSatcat304 http://www.kc4cop.bizland.com/NASA_Current_Missions.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx534.html http://vestige.lmsal.com/TRACE/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) Japan/USA National Space Development Agency(NASA)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Government Earth Observation LEO Intermediate 345 347 1.49E-04 34.9 91.45 "3,820" 850 11/27/1997 3 yrs. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center USA Tanegashima Space Center H2 1997-074A 25063 Joint mission to measure rainfall in tropical areas; to operate through spring of 2005. JMSatcat304 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/TRMM/ http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0104/10trmm/ http://www.nasda.go.jp/projects/sat/trmm/index_e.html http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/publications_dir/breaking_news.html Trumpet 1 (USA 103) USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF Military Surveillance Elliptical Molniya "1,628" "38,728" 6.99E-01 63 717.8 "8,000" 5/3/1994 Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IV 1994-026A 23097 Signals intelligence; surveillance of cellular phones. JMSatcat304 http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/27c/289.html http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.342 http://www.msnbc.com/news/185953.asp#BODY http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1998/06/980606-sigint.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1994/026A.HTM Trumpet 2 (USA 112) USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF Military Electronic Surveillance Elliptical Molniya "1,575" "38,780" 7.01E-01 63.4 717.78 "8,000" 7/10/1995 Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IV 1995-034A 23609 Signals intelligence; surveillance of cellular phones. JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1994/026A.HTM http://www.drumbeat.mlaterz.net/October%202002/Tracking%20Saddam%20100102a.htm http://www.msnbc.com/news/185953.asp#BODY http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1998/06/980606-sigint.htm Trumpet 3 (USA 136) USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF Military Electronic Surveillance Elliptical Molniya "1,210" "38,740" 7.12E-01 64.7 709.61 "8,000" 11/8/1997 Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVA 1997-068A 25034 Signals intelligence; surveillance of cellular phones. JMSatcat304 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1997/068A.HTM http://www.drumbeat.mlaterz.net/October%202002/Tracking%20Saddam%20100102a.htm http://www.msnbc.com/news/185953.asp#BODY http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1998/06/980606-sigint.htm Tselina-2 (Cosmos 2428) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Electronic surveillance LEO Intermediate 850 880 2.07E-03 71 101.96 "3,200" 6/29/2007 KB Yuznoye Ukraine Baikonur Cosmodrome Zenit-2M 2007-029A 31792 ELINT; likely the last satellite of this class; to be replaced by Liana system. http://russianforces.org/blog/2007/06/launch_of_cosmos2428_the_last.shtml http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.582 Turksat 1C Turkey Turksat Commercial Communications GEO +31.07 "35,769" "35,802" 3.91E-04 0.67 1436.05 "1,743" "1,078" "2,900" 7/9/1996 12 yrs. Aerospatiale France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L 1996-040B 23949 16 Ku-band transponders; radio and TV communications to Turkey and neighboring countries. JM/12_08 http://www.turkishdailynews.com/old_editions/05_06_98/feature.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx513.html http://www.frontierstatus.com/fs0085.shtml http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Turksat 3A Turkey Turksat Commercial Communications GEO +42.04 "35,778" "35,793" 1.78E-04 0.01 1436.06 "3,100" "1,272" "8,100" 6/12/2008 Thales Alenia Space France Guiana Space Center Ariane 5ECA 2008-030B 33056 24 Ku-band transponders; television service to Turkey. JM/12_08 http://www.turksat.com.tr/english/index.php/News/Announcements/Turksat-3A-transferred-to-launch-site-in-Kourou.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx656.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I030B.HTM "UFO-10 (USA 146, UHF F/O F10) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO +72.67 "35,738" "35,834" 1.14E-03 1.97 1436.1 "3,200" "1,540" "3,800 (EOL)" 11/24/1999 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1999-063A 25967 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/063A.HTM http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo "UFO-11 (USA 174) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO +71.44 "35,786" "35,787" 1.19E-05 2.16 1436.1 "3,200" "1,545" "2,800 (EOL)" 12/18/2003 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 3 2003-057A 28117 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac203/031211uhfprogram.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo "UFO-4 (USA 108, UFO F4 EHF) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO -177.12 "35,763" "35,775" 1.42E-04 3.34 1435.22 "3,200" "1,545" "2,800 (EOL)" 1/29/1995 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1995-003A 23467 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo "UFO-5 (USA 111, UFO F5 EHF) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO -99.10 "35,725" "35,848" 1.46E-03 4.97 1436.11 "3,200" "1,545" "2,800 (EOL)" 5/31/1995 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1995-027A 23589 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo "UFO-6 (USA 114, UFO F6 EHF) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO -105.50 "35,744" "35,829" 1.01E-03 4.11 1436.12 "3,200" "1,545" "2,800 (EOL)" 10/22/1995 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1995-057A 23696 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo "UFO-7 (USA 127, F7 EHF) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO -21.91 "35,738" "35,835" 1.15E-03 3.79 1436.11 "3,200" "1,545" "2,800 (EOL)" 7/25/1996 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1996-042A 23967 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo "UFO-8 (USA 138, UHF F/O F8) ""UHF Follow-On""" USA US Navy Military Communications GEO +172.28 "35,772" "35,794" 2.61E-04 5.24 1435.94 "3,206" "1,545" "3,800 (EOL)" 3/16/1998 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2 1998-016A 25258 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications and Super-High Frequency (SHF) antijam command and broadcast capabilities through four pairs of geosynchronous satellites and one spare; tactical application. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/uhf_followon/uhf_followon.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://users.ox.ac.uk/~daveh/Space/Military/milspace_comsat.html#ufo UGATUSAT (Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU) Satellite) Russia Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU) Civil Technology Development/Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 815 823 5.56E-04 98.8 101.27 30 9/17/2009 Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU) Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz 2-1b 2009-049E 35869 "Goals of the mission are to provide experience to the students in operating a satellite, to develop a satellite control system and to provide earth observation to monitor water and forrest resources." SC - ASCR http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sterkh.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html "UK-DMC (BNSCSat-1, British National Science Center Satellite)" United Kingdom UK/DMC International Imaging (DMCII) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 676 694 1.28E-03 98.2 98.45 80 240 9/27/2003 5 yrs. Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) United Kingdom Plesetsk Cosmodrome Cosmos 3M 2003-042D 27942 Part of Disaster Monitoring Constellation; five countries share all data. JMSatcat1104 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx600.html http://centaur.sstl.co.uk/datasheets/Mission_DMC.pdf http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_DMCDisasterMonitoringConstellationAlSAT1BILSAT1NigeriaSat1UKDMCBeijing1.html "UK-DMC-2 (BNSCSat-2, British National Science Center Satellite 2)" United Kingdom UK/DMC International Imaging (DMCII) Government Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 624 677 3.77E-03 98.12 97.74 97 7/29/2009 5 yrs. Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) United Kingdom Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 2009-041C 35683 Part of Disaster Monitoring Constellation second generation; five countries share all data. SC ASCR http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx669.html http://www.sstl.co.uk/Missions/Current_Projects Unisat-3 (University Satellite 3) Italy La Sapienza University of Rome Civil Scientific Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 700 779 5.56E-03 98.2 99.6 12 12 6/29/2004 La Sapienza University of Rome Italy Baikonur Cosmodrome Dnepr 1 2004-025H 28373 Test solar cells in the space environment. JMSatcat1104 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx608.html http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/4July2004_11.html http://www.maris.com/content/index.php3?id=20&mode=rs5_u&cur=5015 US-KS Oko 87 (Cosmos-2422) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Early Warning Elliptical Molniya 542 "39,807" 7.40E-01 62.8 717.66 "2,400" "1,250" 7/21/2006 NPO Lovochkin Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Molniya-M 2006-030A 29260 Russian early-warning system. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/030A.HTM http://russianforces.org/podvig/eng/publications/20061000sgs.shtml US-KS Oko 88 (Cosmos-2430) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Early Warning Elliptical Molniya 512 "39,849" 7.41E-01 62.9 717.9 "2,400" "1,250" 10/23/2007 NPO Lovochkin Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Molniya-M 2007-049A 32268 Russian early-warning system. http://russianforces.org/blog/2007/10/launch_of_cosmos2430_earlywarn.shtml http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/049A.HTM US-KS Oko 89 (Cosmos-2446) Russia Ministry of Defense Military Early Warning Elliptical Molniya 667 "39,697" 7.35E-01 62.8 717.9 "2,400" "1,250" 12/2/2008 NPO Lovochkin Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Molniya-M 2008-062A 33447 Russian early-warning satellite of 73D6 type. SC - ASCR 1/09 http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/12/launch_of_cosmos-2446_a_new_fi.shtml UWE-2 (University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2) Germany University of Würzburg Civil Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous 714 724 7.05E-04 98.34 99.17 1 9/23/2009 University of Würzburg Germany Sriharikota Launch Station PSLV 2009-051B 35932 Demonstration of a newly developed Attitude Determination and Control system (ADCS) and the technology demonstration of a GPS on a Cubesat. SC - ASCR http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=128&retURL=satellites/all_oscars.php http://www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/forschung/space_exploration/projekte/cubesat/uwe-2/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx671.html VeneSat 1 (Simon Bolivar) Venezuela Ministry of Science and Technology Government Communications GEO -65.00 "35,777" "35,796" 2.25E-04 0.21 1436.1 "5,100" 10/29/2008 15 yrs. Great Wall Industry Corp. China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center CZ-3B 2008-055A 33414 "12 C-band, 14 Ku-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/90876/6550673.html Vinasat 1 Vietnam Vietnamese Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) Government Communications GEO +131.97 "35,782" "35,791" 1.07E-04 0.02 1436.1 "2,600" 4/18/2008 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5ECA 2008-018A 32767 "Provide voice, video and internet service; Asia, India, Australia, Japan, Hawaii. 12 Ku-band, 8 C-band transponders." JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx654.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I017A.HTM http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7356010.stm http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080416/aqw502.html?.v=5 "Wideband Global Satcom 2 (WGS F2, USA 204)" USA Military Satellite Communications - US Air Force Military Communications GEO +60.00 "35,786" "35,787" 1.19E-05 0.03 1436.12 "5,987" "3,450" 4/4/2009 Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 5 2009-017A 34713 X and Ka-band transponders. Will replace DSCS system. JM/7_09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/017A.HTM http://www.afspc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5582 http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/wgs/wgs_factsheet.html WildBlue 1 USA WildBlue Communications Commercial Communications GEO -111.09 "35,776" "35,796" 2.37E-04 0.01 1436.1 "4,735" "1,995" "10,000" 12/8/2006 12 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 2006-054A 29643 Totally dedicated to broadband internet services; total CONUS coverage. JM/12_08 http://www.nabble.com/WildBlue1-delivers-internet-to-anywhere-in-USA---Ariane-5-5-out-of-5-for-2006-t2817499.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/INDEX1.HTM Wind (International Solar-Terrestrial Program) Multinational National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Government Astrophysics Elliptical Cislunar 186 "470,310" 9.73E-01 28.7 19700.45 "1,200" 895 472 11/1/1994 Martin Marietta Astrospace USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 1994-071A 23333 "Operates with ""Polar""; provide complete plasma, energetic particle, and magnetic field input for magnetospheric and ionospheric studies." JMSatcat304 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx493.html http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/wind.shtml http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/polar/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html WMAP (Wilkinson Microsave Anisotropy Probe) (MIDEX 2) USA Goddard Space Flight Center Government Astrophysics Elliptical Cislunar "3,144" "347,874" 9.48E-01 28.3 "12,866.59" 835 768 400 6/30/2001 3-5 yrs. Princeton/NASA USA Cape Canaveral Delta II 2001-027A 26859 Measures temperature of the cosmic background radiation over the full sky withunprecedented accuracy; remnants of Big Bang. JMSatcat304 http://www.princeton.edu/pr/home/03/0211_universe/hmcap.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx572.html http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Worldview 1 USA DigitalGlobe Corporation Military/Commercial Earth Observation LEO Sun-Synchronous 493 494 7.28E-05 97.5 95.00 "4,500" "3,200" 9/18/2007 7.25 yrs. Ball Aerospace USA Vandenberg AFB Delta 2 2007-041A 32060 "Earth-imaging satellite; images with 0.5 meter resolution of about 290,000 square miles of Earth's surface." http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/041A.HTM http://www.digitalglobe.com/about/worldview1.html http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/3909 XM Radio 3 (Rhythm) USA XM Satellite Radio USA Commercial Communications GEO -85.04 "35,782" "35,790" 9.49E-05 0.01 1436.1 "4,703" "18,000" 3/1/2005 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3-SL 2005-008A 28626 130 channels of digital music uplinked in the X-band from one or more ground stations. JM/12_08 http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q1/nr_050228s.html http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/pr_2005_03_01.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/008A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx617.html XM Radio 4 (Blues) USA XM Satellite Radio USA Commercial Communications GEO -114.96 "35,784" "35,787" 3.56E-05 0.01 1436.09 "5,193" "18,000" 10/30/2006 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3-SL 2006-049A 29520 S-band Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) to homes and automobiles in Noth America. JM/12_08 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spaceewarn/spx636.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2006/049A.HTM XM Rock (XM 2) USA XM Satellite Radio USA Commercial Communications GEO -85.23 "35,784" "35,789" 5.93E-05 0.08 1436.13 "4,682" "2,500" "18,000" 3/18/2001 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3-SL 2001-012A 26724 100 channels of digital music uplinked in the X-band from one or more ground stations. JM/12_08 http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/print/event_rock_launches.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx569.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html XM Roll (XM 1) USA XM Satellite Radio USA Commercial Communications GEO -85.16 "35,785" "35,788" 3.56E-05 0.09 1436.11 "4,667" "2,500" "18,000" 5/8/2001 15 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Sea Launch (Odyssey) Zenit 3-SL 2001-018A 26761 100 channels of digital music uplinked in the X-band from one or more ground stations. JM/12_08 http://www.sea-launch.com/information.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx571.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html XMM Newton (High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission) ESA European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) Government Space Physics Elliptical Deep Highly Eccentric "7,079" "114,027" 7.99E-01 38.4 "2,872.15" "3,764" "3,233" 12/10/1999 2-10 yrs. Dornier Systems (and 46 subcontractors) International Guiana Space Center Ariane 5 1999-066A 25989 Detect and study celestial x-ray sources. JMSatcat304 http://orbits.esa.int/orbits/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx554.html http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31250 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1999/066A.HTM "X-Ray Timing Explorer (Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer, RXTE)" USA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA) Government Astrophysics LEO Intermediate 564 583 1.37E-03 22.9 96.13 "3,039" 12/30/1995 5 yrs. "Engineering Director, Goddard Space Flight Center" USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2 1995-074A 23757 "Observes the fast-moving, high-energy worlds of black holes, neutron stars, x-ray pulsars and bursts of x-rays." JMSatcat304 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx507.html http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/xte_1st.html http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1995/074A.HTM XTAR-EUR Spain Ministry of Defense/XTAR Military/Government Communications GEO +29.03 "35,778" "35,792" 1.66E-04 0.1 1436.06 "3,631" "1,412" 2/12/2005 15 yrs. Space Systems/Loral USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 5-ECA 2005-005A 28542 X-band; designed to be compatible with U.S. and NATO SATCOM systems. Contract with US Department of State. JM/12_08 http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur/Spacecrafts-2005.html http://www.xtarllc.com/systems/index.htm http://www.spacewar.com/news/milspace-comms-05n.html http://investor.loral.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=183881 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2005/005A.HTM Yamal-102 (Yamal 100 No. 2) Russia Gazprom Space Systems Commercial Communications GEO +90.00 "35,771" "35,802" 3.68E-04 0.37 1436.11 "1,347" "1,300" 9/6/1999 10 yrs. Rocket-Space Corporation Energia/Space Systems Loral Russia/USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 1999-047B 25897 Provide communications for gas corporation operations throughout Eurasian continent. http://www.gascom.ru/index.php?lang=en&screen=content&level_1=3&level_2=1&level_3=3 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx551.html Yamal-201 Russia Gazprom Space Systems Commercial Communications GEO +90.05 "35,773" "35,800" 3.20E-04 0.03 1436.1 "1,360" "2,000" 11/24/2003 12 yrs. Rocket-Space Corporation Energia/Alcatel Russia/France Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2003-053B 28094 "Nine C-band, 6 Ku-band; provide communications for gas corporation operations throughout Eurasian continent." JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://www.gascom.ru/english/communication-satellites/yamal-200-90.html Yamal-202 Russia Gazprom Space Systems Commercial Communications GEO +49.03 "35,774" "35,796" 2.61E-04 0.04 1436.06 "1,320" "2,000" 11/24/2003 12 yrs. Rocket-Space Corporation Energia/Alcatel Russia Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton K 2003-053A 28089 18 C-band; provide communications for gas corporation operations throughout Eurasian continent. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx602.html http://www.gascom.ru/english/communication-satellites/yamal-200-90.html "Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite 1, RSS-1, JianBinGalaxy-5)" China (PR) People's Liberation Army (C41) Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 623 626 2.14E-04 97.79 97.2 "2,700" 4/26/2006 Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2006-015A 29092 "Scientific experiments, land and agricultural surveys, and disaster monitoring." SC - ASCR http://www.sinodefence.com/strategic/spacecraft/jianbing5.asp http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0604/26longmarch/ "Yaogan 2 (Remote Sensing Satellite 2, Jian Bing 5-2, JB 5-2)" China (PR) People's Liberation Army (C41) Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 630 655 1.78E-03 97.85 97.57 "2,700" 5/25/2007 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ2D 2007-019A 31490 Remote sensing; help with crop estimates and diasaster alert/remedy; believed to actually be a military radar satellite. SC - ASCR http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0705/25yaogan2/ http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2007/I019A.HTM "Yaogan 3 (Remote Sensing Satellite 3, Jian Bing 5-3, JB 5-3)" China (PR) People's Liberation Army (C41) Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 627 630 2.14E-04 97.81 97.28 "2,700" 11/11/2007 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2007-055A 32289 Remote sensing. http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2007/055A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx649.html Yaogan 4 (Remote Sensing Satellite 4) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 633 653 1.43E-03 97.92 97.58 "2,700" 12/1/2008 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Long March 2D 2008-061A 33446 "Scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield estimate and disaster prevention and relief." SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM http://www.asmmag.com/news/china-launches-yaogan-4-satellite "Yaogan 5 (Remote Sensing Satellite 5, JB 5-C, Jian Bing 5-C)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 488 494 4.37E-04 97.39 94.44 "2,700" 12/15/2008 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 4B 2008-064A 33456 "Data collection and transmission involving land resources surveys, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster prevention and reduction, and space science experiments." SC - ASCR 1/09 http://www.bjreview.com.cn/science/txt/2008-12/18/content_170787.htm http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I065B.HTM "Yaogan 6 (Remote Sensing Satellite 6, Jian Bing 7-A)" China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Government Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 511 513 1.45E-04 97.6 94.87 "2,700" 4/22/2009 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March 2C 2009-021A 34839 "Land resources surveys, etc. (see Yaogan 5). But western military believes it to be a reconnaissance satellite." SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/021A.HTM http://www.asmmag.com/news/yaogan-6-launched http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0904/23china/ "Yubileiny (Jubilejnyj, Radio Sputnik 30 (RS-30))" Russia Research Laboratory of Aerospace Technology (NILAKT ROSTO) Civil Technology Development LEO Intermediate "1,480" "1,508" 1.78E-03 82.52 115.86 45 5/23/2008 OAO ISS Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rokot 2008-025D 32956 "Commemorates Sputnik flight of 1957; will broadcast audio and video about the history of the Soviet and Russian space programs, as well as signals imitating those broadcast by Sputnik in 1957." SC - ASCR http://www.n1ics.net/node/62 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I024A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx655.html Zhangguo Ziyuan 2B (ZY-2B) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology Military Remote Sensing LEO Sun-Synchronous 470 483 9.49E-04 97.4 94.13 "1,500" 10/27/2002 3-5 yrs. Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Long March CZ4B 2002-049A 27550 "Officially intended for environment monitoring and protection, city planning, crops yield estimate, disaster prevention and mitigation, space science testing." JMSatcat304 www.spacedaily.com/news/china-03n.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-03n.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-02zze.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html Zhangguo Ziyuan 2C (ZY-2C) China (PR) Chinese Academy of Space Technology Military Reconnaissance LEO Sun-Synchronous 479 503 1.75E-03 97.3 94.14 11/4/2004 3-5 yrs. Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Taiyuan Launch Center Chang Zheng 4B 2004-044A 28470 Third digital imaging spacecraft launched by Chinese government for reconnaissance purposes. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/knav/space.40/2004/044A.HTM http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/clafleur "Zheda Pixing (ZP-1, Zhejiang University-1)" China (PR) Zhejiang University Civil Scientific Research LEO Sun-Synchronous 633 654 1.50E-03 97.84 97.58 3 5/25/2007 Zhejiang University China (PR) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Long March CZ2D 2007-019B 31491 Picosat for scientific research; built by university. SC - ASCR http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2007/019B.HTM http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8046&mid=139791 "Zhongxing 20 (FH-2, Dong Fang Hong 58)" China (PR) People's Liberation Army (C41) Military Communications GEO +98.17 "35,761" "35,809" 5.69E-04 0.08 1436.02 "2,300" 11/14/2003 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2003-052A 28082 Dedicated military communications satellite. JM/12_08 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html http://www.spacechina.com/espace/webclass1.asp?modelname=e_news_nr&FractionNo=&titleno=news&recno=23 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx601.html Zhongxing 22A (Chinastar 22A) China (PR) Chinasat Military Communications GEO +103.28 "35,767" "35,807" 4.74E-04 0.07 1436.1 "2,300" 9/12/2006 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (PR) Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3A 2006-038A 29398 "Voice and video transmissions, especially during Beijing Olympics in 2008." JM/12_08 http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/038A.HTM http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx635.html "Zhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9, Chinastar 9)" China (PR) Chinasat Government Communications GEO +92.22 "35,759" "35,812" 6.29E-04 0.03 1436.1 6/9/2008 Thales Alenia Space France Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3B 2008-028A 33051 "Voice and video transmissions, especially during Beijing Olympics in 2008." JM/12_08 http://blog.reallyrocketscience.com/node/989 http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/INDEX1.HTM