GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES

A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite whose orbital track on the Earth repeats regularly over points on the Earth over time. If such a satellite's orbit lies over the equator, it is called a geostationary satellite. The orbits of the satellites are known as the geosynchronous orbit and geostationary orbit. (Wikipedia definition)

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Name NORAD ID Int'l Code Launch date Period
[minutes] Longitude Action

MARISAT 2 9478 1976-101A October 14, 1976 1475.5 15.4° E

COMSTAR 2 9047 1976-073A July 22, 1976 1440.4 127.8° W

PALAPA 1 9009 1976-066A July 8, 1976 1439 70.6° E

OPS 2112 8916 1976-059A June 26, 1976 1447.7 123.9° W

MARISAT 3 8882 1976-053A June 10, 1976 1501.6 176.1° W

COMSTAR 1 8838 1976-042A May 13, 1976 1442.6 36.3° E

NATO 3A 8808 1976-035A April 22, 1976 1442.3 87.4° W

SATCOM 2 8774 1976-029A March 26, 1976 1460.1 103.6° E

LES 9 8747 1976-023B March 15, 1976 1436.1 108.5° W

LES 8 8746 1976-023A March 15, 1976 1436 108.6° W

MARISAT 1 8697 1976-017A February 19, 1976 1451.5 115.2° E

CTS 8585 1976-004A January 17, 1976 1435.1 104.7° W

SATCOM 1 8476 1975-117A December 13, 1975 1445.7 137.4° E

SYMPHONIE 2 8132 1975-077A August 27, 1975 1440.4 22° E

OPS 4966 7963 1975-055A June 18, 1975 1435.7 123.4° E

ANIK A3 (TELESAT-3) 7790 1975-038A May 7, 1975 1439.4 103.6° E

SMS 2 7648 1975-011A February 6, 1975 1447.1 46° E

SYMPHONIE 1 7578 1974-101A December 19, 1974 1440.8 122.5° W

SKYNET 2B 7547 1974-094A November 23, 1974 1436.5 6.6° E

WESTAR 2 7466 1974-075A October 10, 1974 1442 0.5° E

ATS 6 7318 1974-039A May 30, 1974 1412.1 26.9° E

SMS 1 7298 1974-033A May 17, 1974 1460.3 95.6° E

WESTAR 1 7250 1974-022A April 13, 1974 1441.6 57° E

COSMOS 637 7229 1974-017A March 26, 1974 1428.9 15° E

OPS 6157 6691 1973-040A June 12, 1973 1442.7 118.2° W

ANIK A2 (TELESAT 2) 6437 1973-023A April 20, 1973 1442.9 60.4° W

OPS 6063 6380 1973-013A March 6, 1973 1436.1 75.3° E

OPS 9390 6317 1972-101A December 20, 1972 1437 40.7° E

ANIK A1 (TELESAT 1) 6278 1972-090A November 10, 1972 1457.1 168.8° W

OPS 1570 5851 1972-010A March 1, 1972 1443.1 142.2° E

OPS 3811 5204 1971-039A May 5, 1971 1467 151.3° W

NATO 2B 4902 1971-009A February 3, 1971 1436.1 105.4° W

OPS 7329 4510 1970-069A September 1, 1970 1436.1 9.3° W

SKYNET 1B 4493 1970-062A August 19, 1970 - N/A Unable to track

OPS 5346 4418 1970-046A June 19, 1970 1436.2 83.9° E

NATO 2A 4353 1970-021A March 20, 1970 1436.2 101.5° W

SKYNET 1 4250 1969-101A November 22, 1969 1436.1 107° W

ATS 5 4068 1969-069A August 12, 1969 1447.3 5.1° W

OPS 3148 3889 1969-036A April 13, 1969 1434.1 116.9° E

OPS 0757 (TACSAT) 3691 1969-013A February 9, 1969 1433.9 30.6° E

LES 6 3431 1968-081D September 26, 1968 1436.4 60.2° W

ERS 21 (OV5-4) 3430 1968-081C September 26, 1968 1435.7 N/A

OV2-5 3428 1968-081A September 26, 1968 1417.9 124.5° E

OPS 2222 3334 1968-063A August 6, 1968 1450.9 110.3° W

DODGE 1 2867 1967-066F July 1, 1967 1319.1 80.3° E

LES 5 2866 1967-066E July 1, 1967 1316 28° E

OPS 9381 (GGTS) 2207 1966-053A June 16, 1966 1333.3 43.8° W

SYNCOM 3 858 1964-047A August 19, 1964 1434.5 74.4° W

SYNCOM 2 (A 26) 634 1963-031A July 26, 1963 1435.8 72.9° E

SYNCOM 1 553 1963-004A February 14, 1963 1236.2 80.4° W

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