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Weather and Geoestationary Satellites

As its name says, are satellites whose main objective is to provide data and images of the displacement of masses of air, temperature, wind, etc.. In this category can be found the GOES and Meteosat geostationary satellites in addition to the satellites of NOAA series. The weather satellites are the most important tool to weather forecast.

Satellite	Launch	Norad	Incl. degrees	Apogee Km	Perigee Km	Period min	Options
METEOSAT-7	1997	24932U	11º	36390	36302	1465	Tracking
NOAA 15	1998	25338U	99º	812	799	101	Tracking
METEOSAT-8 (MSG-1)	2002	27509U	5º	35788	35783	1436	Tracking
KALPANA-1 (METSAT 1)	2002	27525U	6º	35839	35732	1436	Tracking
INSAT-3A	2003	27714U	1º	35974	35859	1443	Tracking
NOAA 18	2005	28654U	99º	862	840	102	Tracking
METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)	2005	28912U	2º	35788	35781	1436	Tracking
HIMAWARI-7 (MTSAT-2)	2006	28937U	0º	35801	35770	1436	Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM6	2006	29047U	72º	833	760	101	Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM1	2006	29048U	72º	828	766	101	Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM5	2006	29049U	72º	822	771	101	Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM3	2006	29050U	72º	734	662	99	Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM4	2006	29051U	72º	844	748	101	Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM2	2006	29052U	72º	824	768	101	Tracking
GOES 13	2006	29155U	0º	35809	35765	1436	Tracking
METOP-A	2006	29499U	99º	821	820	101	Tracking
FENGYUN 2D	2006	29640U	4º	35809	35769	1436	Tracking
FENGYUN 3A	2008	32958U	98º	833	819	101	Tracking
FENGYUN 2E	2008	33463U	2º	35802	35775	1436	Tracking
NOAA 19	2009	33591U	99º	862	842	102	Tracking
GOES 14	2009	35491U	0º	35806	35767	1436	Tracking
METEOR-M 1	2009	35865U	98º	820	817	101	Tracking
GOES 15	2010	36411U	0º	35795	35771	1436	Tracking
COMS 1	2010	36744U	0º	35791	35783	1436	Tracking
FENGYUN 3B	2010	37214U	99º	851	828	102	Tracking
ELEKTRO-L 1 (GOMS 2)	2011	37344U	2º	35820	35786	1437	Tracking
SUOMI NPP	2011	37849U	99º	827	826	101	Tracking
FENGYUN 2F	2012	38049U	2º	35801	35777	1436	Tracking
METEOSAT-10 (MSG-3)	2012	38552U	1º	35785	35781	1436	Tracking
METOP-B	2012	38771U	99º	821	820	101	Tracking
FENGYUN 3C	2013	39260U	99º	828	825	101	Tracking
METEOR-M 2	2014	40069U	99º	826	820	101	Tracking
HIMAWARI-8	2014	40267U	0º	35789	35784	1436	Tracking
FENGYUN 2G	2014	40367U	0º	35802	35772	1436	Tracking
METEOSAT-11 (MSG-4)	2015	40732U	2º	35788	35782	1436	Tracking
ELEKTRO-L 2	2015	41105U	0º	35794	35777	1436	Tracking
HIMAWARI-9	2016	41836U	0º	35790	35782	1436	Tracking
GOES 16	2016	41866U	0º	35791	35781	1436	Tracking
FENGYUN 4A	2016	41882U	0º	35739	35714	1433	Tracking
CYGFM05	2016	41884U	35º	536	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM04	2016	41885U	35º	534	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM02	2016	41886U	35º	535	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM01	2016	41887U	35º	537	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM08	2016	41888U	35º	536	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM06	2016	41889U	35º	533	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM07	2016	41890U	35º	533	514	95	Tracking
CYGFM03	2016	41891U	35º	532	514	95	Tracking

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Satellites Orbital Parameters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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