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2024 Apr 24
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Geosynchronous Satellites - Chinese satellites

This a list of satellites in geosynchronous orbit owned by the Peoples Republic of China. They are listed in order of name.

This page is a snapshot and is updated frequently. The more inclined or eccentric the orbit, the larger the error margin of the geosynchronous location. Even the worst case should, however, be within ±3 degrees of reality. Only satellites exhibiting less than 0.25° per day of drift are included.

Appearance in this list does not mean that the satellite is operational or under control at its location. Some older, non-working, satellites have drifted to 'wells' in the Earth's gravitational field and oscillate around that location giving the appearance of an intentionally geosynchronous orbit.

Updated: 2024 Apr 24, 02:48 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
134.0 eastAPStar 6C434502018-041A2024 Apr 2335783 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
134.0 eastAPStar 6D458632020-045A2024 Apr 2335775 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
76.5 eastAPStar 7381072012-013A2024 Apr 2335776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
142.0 eastAPStar 9409822015-059A2024 Apr 2335785 x 35788 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
94.4 eastBeidou 10 (Beidou-2 IGEO-5)379482011-073A2024 Apr 2335387 x 36190 km, 1436.2 min, 49°.1
58.8 eastBeidou 11 (Beidou-2 G-5)380912012-008A2024 Apr 2335747 x 35823 km, 1436.0 min, 1°.9
84.1 eastBeidou 16 (Beidou-2 G-6)389532012-059A2024 Apr 2335740 x 35832 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.4
94.2 eastBeidou 17 (Beidou-3S IGEO-1S)405492015-019A2024 Apr 2335636 x 35943 km, 1436.2 min, 50°.7
96.6 eastBeidou 20 (Beidou-3S IGEO-2S)409382015-053A2024 Apr 2235573 x 35998 km, 1436.0 min, 50°.4
95.8 eastBeidou 22 (Beidou-2 IGEO-6)414342016-021A2024 Apr 2335578 x 35990 km, 1436.0 min, 59°.1
110.5 eastBeidou 23 (Beidou-2 G-7)415862016-037A2024 Apr 2335748 x 35827 km, 1436.2 min, 1°.8
140.4 eastBeidou 3 (Beidou-2 G-1)362872010-001A2024 Apr 2335764 x 35807 km, 1436.0 min, 2°.5
113.0 eastBeidou 32 (Beidou-2 IGEO-7)435392018-057A2024 Apr 2335475 x 36099 km, 1436.1 min, 55°.1
79.6 eastBeidou 4 (Beidou-2 G-3)365902010-024A2024 Apr 2335745 x 35829 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.7
140.1 eastBeidou 41 (Beidou-3 G-1)436832018-085A2024 Apr 2335770 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.1
119.0 eastBeidou 44 (Beidou-3 IGEO-1)442042019-023A2024 Apr 2335707 x 35870 km, 1436.2 min, 57°.6
144.6 eastBeidou 45 (Beidou-2 G-8)442312019-027A2024 Apr 2335776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.8
118.4 eastBeidou 46 (Beidou-3 IGEO-2)443372019-035A2024 Apr 2335652 x 35929 km, 1436.3 min, 55°.2
119.3 eastBeidou 49 (Beidou-3 IGEO-3)447092019-073A2024 Apr 2235632 x 35944 km, 1436.2 min, 56°.1
103.5 eastBeidou 5 (Beidou-2 IGEO-1)368282010-036A2024 Apr 1635625 x 35963 km, 1436.5 min, 54°.2
80.0 eastBeidou 54 (Beidou-3 G-2)453442020-017A2024 Apr 2335782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.3
110.6 eastBeidou 55 (Beidou-3 G-3)458072020-040A2024 Apr 2335763 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.7
160.1 eastBeidou 56 (Beidou-3 G-4)565642023-066A2024 Apr 2335769 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.3
160.1 eastBeidou 6 (Beidou-2 G-4)372102010-057A2024 Apr 2335772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.7
108.0 eastBeidou 7 (Beidou-2 IGEO-2)372562010-068A2024 Apr 2335649 x 35927 km, 1436.2 min, 49°.0
108.8 eastBeidou 8 (Beidou-2 IGEO-3)373842011-013A2024 Apr 2335677 x 35895 km, 1436.1 min, 61°.3
96.2 eastBeidou 9 (Beidou-2 IGEO-4)377632011-038A2024 Apr 2235266 x 36308 km, 1436.1 min, 54°.6
48.2 eastDFH 3-2247981997-021A2024 Apr 2235769 x 35851 km, 1437.3 min, 12°.8
136.1 eastFengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02)263822000-032A2024 Apr 2335830 x 35839 km, 1438.6 min, 12°.5
112.0 eastFengyun 2F (Fengyun 2-05)380492012-002A2024 Apr 2335775 x 35801 km, 1436.2 min, 5°.5
99.7 eastFengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05)403672014-090A2024 Apr 2335777 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.7
79.3 eastFengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05)434912018-050A2024 Apr 2335781 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.0
86.7 eastFengyun 4A (Fengyun 4-01)418822016-077A2024 Apr 2335751 x 35826 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.3
104.8 eastFengyun 4B (Fengyun 4-02)488082021-047A2024 Apr 2335763 x 35812 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
117.7 eastGaofen 13-01466102020-071A2024 Apr 2335731 x 35843 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
146.5 eastGaofen 13-02559122023-036A2024 Apr 2235774 x 35802 km, 1436.2 min, 2°.1
105.7 eastGaofen 4411942015-083A2024 Apr 2335776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
33.7 eastInternet High Orbit Satellite 1590692024-040A2024 Apr 2335770 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
89.7 eastL-SAR 04-01 (Land Exploration 04-01)576242023-120A2024 Apr 2335773 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 15°.8
110.5 eastShijian 13 (Practice 13)426622017-018A2024 Apr 2335774 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
167.2 eastShijian 17 (Practice 17)418382016-065A2024 Apr 2335765 x 35808 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.7
68.1 eastShijian 20 (Practice 20)449102019-097A2024 Apr 2335768 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
128.4 eastShijian 21 payload 1 (Practice 21)493302021-094A2024 Apr 2335429 x 36107 km, 1435.1 min, 9°.7
79.8 eastShijian 23 (Practice 23)551312023-002A2024 Apr 2335837 x 35852 km, 1439.1 min, 1°.7
86.1 eastShiyan 12-01 (Test 12-01)503212021-129A2024 Apr 2335727 x 35730 km, 1433.1 min, 1°.6
164.7 eastShiyan 12-02 (Test 12-02)503222021-129B2024 Apr 2335825 x 35839 km, 1438.4 min, 1°.6
146.5 eastShiyan 9 (Test 9, Tu Haichao)478512021-019A2024 Apr 2335735 x 35842 km, 1436.2 min, 18°.2
77.5 eastSTTW 1 (DFH-2)165261986-010A2024 Apr 2335797 x 35811 km, 1437.0 min, 11°.8
14.8 eastSTTW T2 (DFH 2-1)148991984-035A2024 Apr 2335755 x 35836 km, 1436.6 min, 10°.8
176.8 eastTianlian 1-04418692016-072A2024 Apr 2335665 x 35908 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
16.9 eastTianlian 1-05490112021-063A2024 Apr 2335777 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
77.1 eastTianlian 2-01440762019-017A2024 Apr 2335770 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
171.0 eastTianlian 2-02500052021-124A2024 Apr 2335777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.8
10.5 eastTianlian 2-03531002022-078A2024 Apr 2335776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.4
101.4 eastTiantong 1-01417252016-048A2024 Apr 2335760 x 35810 km, 1436.0 min, 2°.6
124.9 eastTiantong 1-02469162020-082A2024 Apr 2335782 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
81.5 eastTiantong 1-03473212021-003B2024 Apr 2335774 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.0
155.0 eastTJS 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 1)408922015-046A2024 Apr 2335769 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
173.2 eastTJS 10 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 10)582042023-169A2024 Apr 2335756 x 35817 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
120.3 eastTJS 11 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 11)590202024-037A2024 Apr 2335770 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.4
66.5 eastTJS 2 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 2)419112017-001A2024 Apr 2335779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
172.9 eastTJS 3 payload 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 3)438742018-110A2024 Apr 2335785 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
83.5 eastTJS 4 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 4)446372019-070A2024 Apr 2335769 x 35805 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
107.5 eastTJS 5 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 5)449782020-002A2024 Apr 2335771 x 35799 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.4
178.5 eastTJS 6 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 6)476132021-010A2024 Apr 2335778 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
99.4 westTJS 7 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 7)491152021-077A2024 Apr 2335783 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
137.2 eastTJS 9 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 9)505742021-135A2024 Apr 2335777 x 35798 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
123.2 eastYaogan 41585822023-197A2024 Apr 2335714 x 35861 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.7
78.3 eastZhongxing 1 (Chinasat 1)189221988-014A2024 Apr 2335746 x 35809 km, 1435.6 min, 13°.9
110.5 eastZhongxing 10 (Chinasat 10)376772011-026A2024 Apr 2335780 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
97.9 eastZhongxing 11 (Chinasat 11)391572013-020A2024 Apr 2335773 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
87.5 eastZhongxing 12 (Chinasat 12)390172012-067A2024 Apr 2335772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
163.4 eastZhongxing 19 (Chinasat 19)542302022-148A2024 Apr 2335769 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
83.7 eastZhongxing 1A (Chinasat 1A)378042011-047A2024 Apr 2335842 x 35873 km, 1439.7 min, 1°.7
130.2 eastZhongxing 1D (Chinasat 1D)495052021-114A2024 Apr 2335778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
81.4 eastZhongxing 1E (Chinasat 1E)538132022-112A2024 Apr 2335779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
37.4 eastZhongxing 2 (Chinasat 2)197101988-111A2024 Apr 2335758 x 35819 km, 1436.2 min, 14°.5
19.6 westZhongxing 22A (Chinasat 22A)293982006-038A2024 Apr 2335817 x 35851 km, 1438.5 min, 10°.1
125.2 eastZhongxing 26 (Chinasat 26)556862023-023A2024 Apr 2335771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
98.2 eastZhongxing 2A (Chinasat 2A)383522012-028A2024 Apr 2335775 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
103.4 eastZhongxing 2C (Chinasat 2C)410212015-063A2024 Apr 2335772 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
130.0 eastZhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)439202019-001A2024 Apr 2335784 x 35792 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.0
98.0 eastZhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)490622021-071A2024 Apr 2335777 x 35798 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.0
97.6 eastZhongxing 3 (Chinasat 3)204731990-011A2024 Apr 2235759 x 35809 km, 1435.9 min, 14°.5
115.4 eastZhongxing 6B (Chinasat 6B)318002007-031A2024 Apr 2335772 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
130.5 eastZhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C)440672019-012A2024 Apr 2335782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
125.1 eastZhongxing 6D (Chinasat 6D)522552022-038A2024 Apr 2335780 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
115.5 eastZhongxing 6E (Chinasat 6E)582532023-172A2024 Apr 2335769 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
92.2 eastZhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9)330512008-028A2024 Apr 2335766 x 35807 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
101.4 eastZhongxing 9B (Chinasat 9B)491252021-080A2024 Apr 2335780 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1

For the satellites that do not have formal published elements, thanks go to the radio and visual amateur satellite trackers for their observing, and particularly to Mike McCants for archiving the derived orbits.

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