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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
NOAA 15199825338U99º814798101Tracking
METEOSAT-8 (MSG-1)200227509U5º35795357811436Tracking
NOAA 18200528654U99º861842102Tracking
METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)200528912U3º35791357791436Tracking
HIMAWARI-7 (MTSAT-2)200628937U0º35801357691436Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM6200629047U72º833760101Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM1200629048U72º829764101Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM5200629049U72º822771101Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM3200629050U72º73466199Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM4200629051U72º846746101Tracking
FORMOSAT-3 FM2200629052U72º826766101Tracking
GOES 13200629155U0º35813357541436Tracking
METOP-A200629499U99º821819101Tracking
FENGYUN 2D200629640U5º35810357641436Tracking
FENGYUN 3A200832958U98º834819101Tracking
FENGYUN 2E200833463U3º35805357631436Tracking
NOAA 19200933591U99º862841102Tracking
GOES 14200935491U0º35813357591436Tracking
METEOR-M 1200935865U98º819817101Tracking
GOES 15201036411U0º35790357851436Tracking
COMS 1201036744U0º35789357831436Tracking
FENGYUN 3B201037214U99º852827102Tracking
SUOMI NPP201137849U99º828826101Tracking
FENGYUN 2F201238049U2º35795357831436Tracking
METEOSAT-10 (MSG-3)201238552U1º35785357831436Tracking
METOP-B201238771U99º822819101Tracking
FENGYUN 3C201339260U99º847832102Tracking
METEOR-M 2201440069U99º828818101Tracking
HIMAWARI-8201440267U0º35790357831436Tracking
FENGYUN 2G201440367U0º35796357741436Tracking
METEOSAT-11 (MSG-4)201540732U1º35791357801436Tracking
ELEKTRO-L 2201541105U0º35790357821436Tracking
HIMAWARI-9201641836U0º35790357811436Tracking
GOES 16201641866U0º35790357831436Tracking
FENGYUN 4A201641882U0º35828357451436Tracking
CYGFM05201641884U35º53651395Tracking
CYGFM04201641885U35º53251295Tracking
CYGFM02201641886U35º53351295Tracking
CYGFM01201641887U35º53651295Tracking
CYGFM08201641888U35º53451295Tracking
CYGFM06201641889U35º53251295Tracking
CYGFM07201641890U35º53251295Tracking
CYGFM03201641891U35º53251395Tracking
FENGYUN 3D201743010U99º827825101Tracking
NOAA 20201743013U99º828826101Tracking
Satellites Orbital Parameters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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