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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 around the equator.

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 16, 02:49 UTC

Longi-
tude (°)
Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
14.6 westZhongxing 22A (Chinasat 22A)293982006-038A2024 Apr 1535820 x 35848 km, 1438.5 min, 10°.1
99.5 westTJS 7 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 7)491152021-077A2024 Apr 1535783 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
178.4 eastTJS 6 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 6)476132021-010A2024 Apr 1535781 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
176.8 eastTianlian 1-04418692016-072A2024 Apr 1535667 x 35907 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
173.2 eastTJS 10 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 10)582042023-169A2024 Apr 1535756 x 35818 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
173.0 eastTJS 3 payload 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 3)438742018-110A2024 Apr 1535784 x 35791 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
171.0 eastTianlian 2-02500052021-124A2024 Apr 1535776 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.8
169.4 eastShiyan 12-02 (Test 12-02)503222021-129B2024 Apr 1535823 x 35841 km, 1438.4 min, 1°.6
167.2 eastShijian 17 (Practice 17)418382016-065A2024 Apr 1535767 x 35807 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.7
163.3 eastZhongxing 19 (Chinasat 19)542302022-148A2024 Apr 1535766 x 35807 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
160.0 eastBeidou 6 (Beidou-2 G-4)372102010-057A2024 Apr 1535768 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.7
160.0 eastBeidou 56 (Beidou-3 G-4)565642023-066A2024 Apr 1535771 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.3
155.0 eastTJS 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 1)408922015-046A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
146.7 eastShiyan 9 (Test 9, Tu Haichao)478512021-019A2024 Apr 1535734 x 35842 km, 1436.2 min, 18°.2
146.7 eastGaofen 13-02559122023-036A2024 Apr 1535771 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.2
144.5 eastBeidou 45 (Beidou-2 G-8)442312019-027A2024 Apr 1535773 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.8
142.0 eastAPStar 9409822015-059A2024 Apr 1535784 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
141.0 eastFengyun 2B (Fengyun 2-02)263822000-032A2024 Apr 1535829 x 35839 km, 1438.5 min, 12°.5
140.4 eastBeidou 3 (Beidou-2 G-1)362872010-001A2024 Apr 1535765 x 35808 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
140.1 eastBeidou 41 (Beidou-3 G-1)436832018-085A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.0
137.3 eastTJS 9 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 9)505742021-135A2024 Apr 1535779 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
134.0 eastAPStar 6C434502018-041A2024 Apr 1535779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
134.0 eastAPStar 6D458632020-045A2024 Apr 1535776 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
130.4 eastZhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C)440672019-012A2024 Apr 1535781 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
130.2 eastZhongxing 1D (Chinasat 1D)495052021-114A2024 Apr 1535778 x 35794 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
130.0 eastZhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)439202019-001A2024 Apr 1535779 x 35793 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
126.4 eastShijian 21 payload 1 (Practice 21)493302021-094A2024 Apr 1535430 x 36103 km, 1435.1 min, 9°.7
125.1 eastZhongxing 6D (Chinasat 6D)522552022-038A2024 Apr 1535782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
125.1 eastZhongxing 26 (Chinasat 26)556862023-023A2024 Apr 1535774 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
125.0 eastTiantong 1-02469162020-082A2024 Apr 1535782 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.5
123.3 eastYaogan 41585822023-197A2024 Apr 1535715 x 35858 km, 1436.1 min, 4°.7
120.3 eastTJS 11 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 11)590202024-037A2024 Apr 1535773 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.4
119.5 eastBeidou 49 (Beidou-3 IGEO-3)447092019-073A2024 Apr 1435633 x 35942 km, 1436.1 min, 56°.2
119.2 eastBeidou 44 (Beidou-3 IGEO-1)442042019-023A2024 Apr 1535706 x 35869 km, 1436.1 min, 57°.6
118.8 eastBeidou 46 (Beidou-3 IGEO-2)443372019-035A2024 Apr 1535651 x 35928 km, 1436.3 min, 55°.2
117.7 eastGaofen 13-01466102020-071A2024 Apr 1535729 x 35842 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.5
115.5 eastZhongxing 6B (Chinasat 6B)318002007-031A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
115.5 eastZhongxing 6E (Chinasat 6E)582532023-172A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
113.1 eastBeidou 32 (Beidou-2 IGEO-7)435392018-057A2024 Apr 1535475 x 36097 km, 1436.1 min, 55°.1
112.1 eastFengyun 2F (Fengyun 2-05)380492012-002A2024 Apr 1535776 x 35798 km, 1436.1 min, 5°.4
110.5 eastZhongxing 10 (Chinasat 10)376772011-026A2024 Apr 1535784 x 35790 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
110.5 eastBeidou 23 (Beidou-2 G-7)415862016-037A2024 Apr 1535748 x 35825 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.8
110.5 eastShijian 13 (Practice 13)426622017-018A2024 Apr 1535770 x 35802 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
110.5 eastBeidou 55 (Beidou-3 G-3)458072020-040A2024 Apr 1535760 x 35810 km, 1436.0 min, 0°.7
108.9 eastBeidou 8 (Beidou-2 IGEO-3)373842011-013A2024 Apr 1535678 x 35894 km, 1436.1 min, 61°.3
108.2 eastBeidou 7 (Beidou-2 IGEO-2)372562010-068A2024 Apr 1535649 x 35925 km, 1436.1 min, 49°.0
107.5 eastTJS 5 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 5)449782020-002A2024 Apr 1535770 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
105.6 eastGaofen 4411942015-083A2024 Apr 1535778 x 35797 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.1
104.8 eastFengyun 4B (Fengyun 4-02)488082021-047A2024 Apr 1535763 x 35810 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.2
103.6 eastBeidou 5 (Beidou-2 IGEO-1)368282010-036A2024 Apr 1535625 x 35963 km, 1436.5 min, 54°.2
103.5 eastZhongxing 2C (Chinasat 2C)410212015-063A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
101.4 eastTiantong 1-01417252016-048A2024 Apr 1535759 x 35814 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.6
101.4 eastZhongxing 9B (Chinasat 9B)491252021-080A2024 Apr 1535780 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
99.7 eastFengyun 2G (Fengyun 2-05)403672014-090A2024 Apr 1535777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.6
98.3 eastZhongxing 2A (Chinasat 2A)383522012-028A2024 Apr 1535777 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
98.1 eastZhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)490622021-071A2024 Apr 1535778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
97.9 eastZhongxing 11 (Chinasat 11)391572013-020A2024 Apr 1535771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
97.4 eastZhongxing 3 (Chinasat 3)204731990-011A2024 Apr 1535758 x 35808 km, 1435.9 min, 14°.5
96.5 eastBeidou 20 (Beidou-3S IGEO-2S)409382015-053A2024 Apr 1535573 x 35997 km, 1436.0 min, 50°.5
96.2 eastBeidou 9 (Beidou-2 IGEO-4)377632011-038A2024 Apr 1535267 x 36306 km, 1436.1 min, 54°.6
95.6 eastBeidou 22 (Beidou-2 IGEO-6)414342016-021A2024 Apr 1435577 x 35989 km, 1435.9 min, 59°.1
94.7 eastBeidou 10 (Beidou-2 IGEO-5)379482011-073A2024 Apr 1435388 x 36189 km, 1436.2 min, 49°.1
94.5 eastBeidou 17 (Beidou-3S IGEO-1S)405492015-019A2024 Apr 1535636 x 35942 km, 1436.2 min, 50°.7
92.2 eastZhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9)330512008-028A2024 Apr 1535768 x 35804 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
90.8 eastZhongxing 1A (Chinasat 1A)378042011-047A2024 Apr 1535841 x 35872 km, 1439.7 min, 1°.7
89.6 eastL-SAR 04-01 (Land Exploration 04-01)576242023-120A2024 Apr 1435772 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 15°.8
87.5 eastZhongxing 12 (Chinasat 12)390172012-067A2024 Apr 1535773 x 35800 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
86.9 eastFengyun 4A (Fengyun 4-01)418822016-077A2024 Apr 1535753 x 35824 km, 1436.2 min, 0°.3
85.8 eastShijian 23 (Practice 23)551312023-002A2024 Apr 1535839 x 35850 km, 1439.1 min, 1°.7
84.0 eastBeidou 16 (Beidou-2 G-6)389532012-059A2024 Apr 1535740 x 35831 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.4
83.5 eastTJS 4 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 4)446372019-070A2024 Apr 1535771 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
81.5 eastTiantong 1-03473212021-003B2024 Apr 1535773 x 35799 km, 1436.1 min, 3°.0
81.4 eastZhongxing 1E (Chinasat 1E)538132022-112A2024 Apr 1535779 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
80.3 eastShiyan 12-01 (Test 12-01)503212021-129A2024 Apr 1535729 x 35736 km, 1433.3 min, 1°.6
80.0 eastBeidou 54 (Beidou-3 G-2)453442020-017A2024 Apr 1535782 x 35792 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.2
79.6 eastBeidou 4 (Beidou-2 G-3)365902010-024A2024 Apr 1535746 x 35827 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.7
79.4 eastSTTW 1 (DFH-2)165261986-010A2024 Apr 1535798 x 35810 km, 1437.0 min, 11°.8
79.2 eastFengyun 2H (Fengyun 2-05)434912018-050A2024 Apr 1535782 x 35789 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.0
77.3 eastZhongxing 1 (Chinasat 1)189221988-014A2024 Apr 1435746 x 35809 km, 1435.6 min, 13°.9
77.0 eastTianlian 2-01440762019-017A2024 Apr 1535770 x 35803 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.1
76.5 eastAPStar 7381072012-013A2024 Apr 1535777 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
68.0 eastShijian 20 (Practice 20)449102019-097A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 2°.9
66.5 eastTJS 2 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 2)419112017-001A2024 Apr 1535776 x 35796 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.4
58.7 eastBeidou 11 (Beidou-2 G-5)380912012-008A2024 Apr 1535745 x 35826 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.9
50.4 eastDFH 3-2247981997-021A2024 Apr 1535770 x 35852 km, 1437.4 min, 12°.8
37.7 eastZhongxing 2 (Chinasat 2)197101988-111A2024 Apr 1435761 x 35819 km, 1436.3 min, 14°.5
33.7 eastInternet High Orbit Satellite 1590692024-040A2024 Apr 1535772 x 35801 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.0
16.8 eastTianlian 1-05490112021-063A2024 Apr 1535778 x 35795 km, 1436.1 min, 0°.5
15.7 eastSTTW T2 (DFH 2-1)148991984-035A2024 Apr 1535756 x 35837 km, 1436.6 min, 10°.8
10.5 eastTianlian 2-03531002022-078A2024 Apr 1535775 x 35797 km, 1436.1 min, 1°.4

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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