SatBeams - Satellites

List of Satellites at Geostationary orbit

	Position	Status	Satellite Name	Norad	Cospar	Satellite Model	Operator	Launch site	Launch mass	Launch date	Comments
1	3 E	active	Eutelsat 3B (E3B)	39773	2014-030A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Sea Launch (Odyssey platform)	5967	27-May-2014	51 C, Ku and Ka-band transponders to provide video, data, Internet and telecom services across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South America. A Ku-band payload of up to 30 transponders will be connected to widebeam footprints over extended Europe and East Africa. A steerable beam will add further flexibility, with coverage possible of South America or African regions. This capacity will address video contribution, corporate networks, data and telecom markets. A C-band payload with 12 transponders connected to a pan-African beam will respond to continued high demand for capacity for telecom services. A Ka-band payload of nine transponders connected to steerable beams that are in particular expected to cover Africa and South America will meet expanding connectivity requirements for corporate networks and Internet access.
2	9 E	active	Eutelsat 9B (E9B, EDRS-A)	41310	2016-005A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5175	30-Jan-2016	66 Ku-band transponders connected to a broad European widebeam and four regional beams over European countries + European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS) hosted payload
3	9 E	active	Eutelsat KA-SAT 9A (KASAT, KA-Sat)	37258	2010-069A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	6150	26-Dec-2010	82(83) Ka-band spotbeams for consumer broadband services across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Beams 80 and 83 are switcheable.
4	19 E	active	Astra 1N	37775	2011-041A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Guiana Space Center	5350	6-Aug-2011	52 active Ku-band transponders to provide direct-to-home digital and high-definition television broadcasting to Europe
5	19 E	active	Astra 1M	33436	2008-057A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5320	5-Nov-2008	36 Ku-band transponders to provide DTH (including HDTV) services to Europe, Middle East and Africa
6	20 E	active	Arabsat 5C	37810	2011-049B	Eurostar-3000	Arabsat	Guiana Space Center	4619	21-Sep-2011	26 active C-band transponders, 12 active Ka-band transponders to provide a wide range of telecommunication services to MENA
7	23 E	active	Astra 3B	36581	2010-021A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Guiana Space Center	5472	21-May-2010	60 Ku-Band and 4 Ka-Band transponders to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across Europe and Middle East.
8	23 E	active	Astra 5B (Hylas 2B)	39617	2014-011B	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Guiana Space Center	5755	22-Mar-2014	40 Ku-band transponders extending SES ASTRA's transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighboring markets for DTH, Direct-to-Cable (DTC) and contribution feeds to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) networks. 6 Ka-band transponders leased to Avanti and Marketed as Hylas-2B. Hosted payload for the European Commission's (EC) European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS).
9	24 E	active	Skynet 5B	32294	2007-056B	Eurostar-3000S	Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd (EADS Company)	Guiana Space Center	4635	14-Nov-2007	15 active X-Band and UHF transponders providing services for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD)
10	26 E	active	BADR 7 (Arabsat 6B)	41029	2015-065B	Eurostar-3000	Arabsat	Guiana Space Center	5798	10-Nov-2015	24 transponders in Ku-band and Multi-spot beams in Ka-band as well as 3 Ka-band transponders for additional services over a large coverage that includes MENA-East, MENA-South, Africa-North, West Africa and Central Asia.
11	26 E	active	BADR 5 (Arabsat 5B)	36592	2010-025A	Eurostar-3000	Arabsat	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5420	3-Jun-2010	56 Ku and Ka-band transponders to provide full in-orbit back-up capacity both for Badr-4 and Badr-6 television services, covering a stretched zone encompassing the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and beyond. Complementary missions will include supporting the expected boom of HD-TV and, thanks to its Ka-band capacity, the development of new sophisticated interactive television services from broadcasters.
12	28 E	active	Astra 2G	40364	2014-089A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	6000	27-Dec-2014	ASTRA 2G will serve to deliver next generation broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in Europe and Africa, and will carry Ku-and Ka-band payloads at 28.2° East. The Ku-band capacity will allow SES ASTRA to enhance and secure its existing offering to major Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in the UK and Ireland. With a Ku-band payload specifically designed to meet the requirements of some of Europe’s largest DTH broadcasters, the satellites will have spot beam and pan-European beam switching capabilities to accommodate both pay-TV and free-to-air broadcasters, and to provide these customers with increased functionality. SES ASTRA customers in this region include BSkyB, BBC, ITV, Freesat, Channel Four, UK TV, Virgin Media, Five, MTV and Discovery. The Ka-band payload will allow SES ASTRA to develop next generation broadband services in Europe, including its growing ASTRA2Connect product.
13	28 E	active	Astra 2E	39285	2013-056A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	6052	29-Sep-2013	60 Ku-band transponders, and 4 Ka-band transponders to deliver next generation broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in Europe and Africa and enhance and secure its existing offering to major Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in the UK and Ireland.
14	28 E	active	Astra 2F	38778	2012-051A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Guiana Space Center	6000	28-Sep-2012	60 Ku-band and 3 Ka-band transponders to deliver next generation broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in Europe and Africa
15	31 E	active	Arabsat 5A	36745	2010-032B	Eurostar-3000	Arabsat	Guiana Space Center	4940	26-Jun-2010	16 active C-band transponders, 24 active Ku-band transponders to provide the large range of satellite communications services such as television backhauling and broadcasting, telephony, business communications, Internet trunking and the provision of VSAT and other interactive services, over sub-Saharan Africa, North-Africa and the Middle East. Planned to be launched in pair with COMS 1.
16	31 E	active	Turksat 5A	47306	2021-001A	Eurostar-3000EOR	Turksat	Cape Canaveral SFS	3500	8-Jan-2020	42 Ku-band transponders covering Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and large parts of Africa
17	33 E	retired	Eutelsat 33E (E33E, Eutelsat Hot bird 13D, Eutelsat 3C, E3C, Hot Bird 10, Hotbird 10, HB-10, AB-4A, Atlantic Bird 4A)	33750	2009-008B	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Guiana Space Center	4892	12-Feb-2009	64 active Ku-band transponders covering Europe, North Africa, Middle East.
18	33 E	active	Eutelsat 33F (E33F, Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B, HB13B, HB8, Hotbird 8, Hot Bird 8)	29270	2006-032A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	4875	4-Aug-2006	64 Ku-band transponders to provide radio and television coverage through 950 digital channels to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
19	36 E	active	Express AMU1 (Eutelsat 36C)	41191	2015-082A	Eurostar-3000	Russian Satellite Communications Company	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5900	24-Dec-2015	61 Ku-band and 10 Ka-band transponders to provide services to European part of Russia as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Shared capacity with Eutelsat.
20	40 E	active	Express AM7 (Ekspress-AM7, Экспресс АМ7)	40505	2015-012A	Eurostar-3000	Russian Satellite Communications Company	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5720	19-Mar-2015	36 Ku-band, 24 C-band and 2 L-band transponders to provide TV & Radio broadcasting, broadband access, Internet access, multimedia, data, telephony and mobile communications
21	42 E	active	Turksat 5B	50212	2021-126A	Eurostar-3000EOR	Turksat	Cape Canaveral SFS	4500	19-Dec-2021	Ku and Ka-band high-throughput (HTS) payloads (73 spot beams) offering satellite broadband speeds of up to 50 Gbp
22	48 E	active	Al Yah 2 (Yahsat 1B, Y1B)	38245	2012-016A	Eurostar-3000	Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat)	Baikonur Cosmodrome	6050	23-Apr-2012	46 Ka-band transponders, 60 spot beams to provide services to government and commercial customers in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South West Asia
23	53 E	active	Al Yah 1 (Yahlive, Y1A, Yahsat Y1A, Yahsat 1A)	37393	2011-016B	Eurostar-3000	Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat)	Guiana Space Center	5935	22-Apr-2011	14 active C-band transponders, 20 Ku-band transponders, 21 Ka-band transponders to provide DTH coverage in The Middle East, Africa, Europe and South West Asia.
24	53 E	active	Skynet 5D	39034	2012-075A	Eurostar-3000S	Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd (EADS Company)	Guiana Space Center	4800	19-Dec-2012	8 x 20 MHz, 3 x 22 MHz, 4 x 40 MHz X-band transponders and up to 9 x 5 or 25 kHz UHF channels providing services for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD)
25	70 E	active	Eutelsat 70B (E70B, W5A, Eutelsat W5A)	39020	2012-069A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Sea Launch (Odyssey platform)	5250	3-Dec-2012	48 Ku-band transponders to provide Voice/data networks, Broadband applications, Governmental services and Professional Video services to Europe, Middle-East, Central Asia, Far East/Australia and Central Africa
26	80 E	failed	Express AM4 (Ekspress AM4, EAM4)	37798	2011-045A	Eurostar-3000	Russian Satellite Communications Company	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5775	17-Aug-2011	30 С-band, 28 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band and 3 L-band transponders to provide high performance coverage over the Russian Federation and the CIS countries. Unfortunately Breeze-M 2-nd stage failed to get the satellite to the right orbit and it was declared totally lost on August 30 2011.
27	80 E	failed	Express AM4R (Ekspress AM4R, EAM4R)			Eurostar-3000	Russian Satellite Communications Company	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5775	16-May-2014	30 С-band, 28 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band and 3 L-band transponders to provide high performance coverage over the Russian Federation and the CIS countries. Replacement satellite for Express AM4. Failed to reach the orbit due to Proton/Breeze-M 3-rd stage failure.
28	84 E	active	Inmarsat-6 F1 (Inmarsat GX 6A, I6-F1, GX6A)	50319	2021-128A	Eurostar-3000EOR	Inmarsat plc	Tanegashima Space Center	5470	21-Dec-2021	Hybrid L-band and Ka-band payloads. 20 Ka-band spot beams that can be directed to deliver additional capacity in key demand and growth areas. The L-band beams are widely reconfigurable with up to 199 individual small beams over the Earth’s surface, a fewer number of larger beams, and a global beam. It will provide coverage over the Indian Ocean and will be supported by two ground network stations in Western Australia.
29	91 E	active	Measat 3B (Jabiru 2)	40147	2014-054B	Eurostar-3000	MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.	Guiana Space Center	5897	11-Sep-2014	48 Ku-band transponders to expand the SatCom capacity over Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Australia
30	91 E	active	Measat 3D	52904	2022-067B	Eurostar-3000	MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.	Guiana Space Center	5648	22-Jun-2022	C- and Ku-band transponders, Ka band HTS payload and L-band hosted payload for KTSAT.
31	95 E	active	Skynet 5A	30794	2007-007B	Eurostar-3000S	Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd (EADS Company)	Guiana Space Center	4700	11-Mar-2007	15 active X-Band and UHF transponders providing services for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD)
32	95 E	active	SES 12	43488	2018-049A	Eurostar-3000EOR	SES S.A.	Cape Canaveral SFS	5300	4-Jun-2018	54 Ku-band transponders to provide television broadcasting and telecom infrastructure services from one end of Asia to the other, with beams adapted to six areas of coverage. It will also have a flexible multi-beam processed payload for providing broadband services covering a large expanse from Africa to Russia, Japan and Australia. Replacing NSS-6 satellite
33	128 E	active	COMS 1 (Chollian)	36744	2010-032A	Eurostar-3000	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)	Guiana Space Center	2460	26-Jun-2010	Korean multi-function geostationary satellite COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite). S/L-band transponder, Ka-band transponders
34	143 E	active	Inmarsat-4F2 (Inmarsat 4-F2, I4F2, IND-W)	28899	2005-044A	Eurostar-3000GM	Inmarsat plc	Sea Launch (Odyssey platform)	5958	8-Nov-2005	228 Narrow Spots, 19 Wide Spots and 1 Global Beam to support the new Broadband Global Area Network (B-GAN) for internet and intranet solutions, video on demand, video-conferencing, fax, e-mail, telephone and high-speed LAN access.
35	172 E	active	Eutelsat 172B	42741	2017-029B	Eurostar-3000EOR	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Guiana Space Center	3551	1-Jun-2017	All-Electric Satellite with 14 C-band transponders, 36 Ku-band transponders and high throughput Ku-band payload to provide continuity and expansion capacity at this orbital position
36	178 E	active	Inmarsat-4F1 (Inmarsat 4-F1, I4F1, PAC-W)	28628	2005-009A	Eurostar-3000GM	Inmarsat plc	Cape Canaveral SFS	5959	11-Mar-2005	228 Narrow Spots, 19 Wide Spots and 1 Global Beam to support the new Broadband Global Area Network (B-GAN) for internet and intranet solutions, video on demand, video-conferencing, fax, e-mail, telephone and high-speed LAN access
37	139 W	active	Eutelsat 139 West A (E139WA, E12WD, E31B, E7A, W3A, Eutelsat W3A)	28187	2004-008A	Eurostar-3000S	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	4300	15-Mar-2004	58 Ku-band transponders; replace the aging EUTELSAT 12 WEST B satellite to provide FSS services, including Ku-band connectivity for aeronautical and maritime earth stations in motion (“ESIMs”) in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the eastern United States and the Caribbean region. There is also Ka-band capacity available on this satellite.
38	119 W	active	Anik F3	31102	2007-009A	Eurostar-3000S	Telesat Canada Ltd.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	4715	9-Apr-2007	32 Ku-band, 24 C-band and 2 Ka-band transponders to provide voice and video throughout North America.
39	107 W	active	Anik F1R	28868	2005-036A	Eurostar-3000S	Telesat Canada Ltd.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	4500	9-Sep-2005	32 Ku-band, 24 C-band and 2 (WAAS) L-band transponders to provide services across North America.
40	105 W	active	SES 11 (Echostar 105)	42967	2017-063A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Cape Canaveral SFS	5400	11-Oct-2017	24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders to support the continued development of the U.S. orbital arc media distribution neighbourhood and provide coverage over North America, including Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean. Planned for IOT testing at 142.5 West orbital position
41	103 W	active	Directv 15 (AT&T T15)	40663	2015-026A	Eurostar-3000	AT&T	Guiana Space Center	6300	27-May-2015	30 high power transponders in Ku-band, 24 transponders in Ka-band, 18 transponders in Reverse Band, and will be able to operate from up to five orbital locations from 99°W to 119°W, covering Continental US (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
42	101 W	active	Directv 16 (AT&T T16)	44333	2019-034A	Eurostar-3000	AT&T	Guiana Space Center	6350	20-Jun-2019	Replacement Multi-Band Ku , Ka and Rev DBS satellite for 101W orbital slot. Planned for IOT at 134.75 W.L
43	98 W	active	Inmarsat-4F3 (Inmarsat 4-F3, I4F3, PAC-E)	33278	2008-039A	Eurostar-3000GM	Inmarsat plc	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5960	18-Aug-2008	228 Narrow Spots, 19 Wide Spots and 1 Global Beam to support the new Broadband Global Area Network (B-GAN) for internet and intranet solutions, video on demand, video-conferencing, fax, e-mail, telephone and high-speed LAN access
44	82 W	active	Nimiq 4	33373	2008-044A	Eurostar-3000S	Telesat Canada Ltd.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	4850	20-Sep-2008	32 active high-power transponders Ku-band and 8 Ka-band transponders to provide digital HDTV to Canada and America. Fully leased to Bell TV.
45	67 W	active	SES 10 (Simón Bolivar 2)	42432	2017-017A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Cape Canaveral SFS	5300	30-Mar-2017	55 high-power Ku-Band 36MHz transponder equivalents to provide direct-to-home broadcasting, enterprise and mobility services to Latin America
46	61 W	active	Amazonas 2 (AMZ2)	35942	2009-054A	Eurostar-3000	Hispasat	Guiana Space Center	5460	1-Oct-2009	54 Ku-band transponders, 10 C-band transponders to provide a full range of telecommunications services to Brazil, and North and South America
47	47 W	active	SES 14	43175	2018-012B	Eurostar-3000EOR	SES S.A.	Guiana Space Center	4423	25-Jan-2018	The C-band payload of SES-14 will replace NSS-806 and will support SES’s cable neighborhood in Latin America. The Ku-band payload augments the Ku-band capacity on NSS-806 with wide beams and high throughput spot beams covering the Americas and the North Atlantic Region. The Ku-band spot beams will allow SES to support the increasing demand for aeronautical and maritime mobility applications, cellular backhaul, broadband delivery, and VSAT services for enterprise and government segments. The Ku-band wide beams are designed to provide video and data services in Latin America, the Caribbean, and across the North Atlantic. SES-14 also carries the Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) as a hosted payload for NASA
48	43 W	active	Intelsat 32e (IS-32e, SKY Brasil-1, Sky-B1)	41945	2017-007B	Eurostar-3000	Intelsat	Guiana Space Center	6300	14-Feb-2017	81 Ku-band and Ka-band transponders to expand the delivery of high definition, 3-D television and cinema programming throughout Brazil
49	40 W	active	SES 6	39172	2013-026A	Eurostar-3000	SES S.A.	Baikonur Cosmodrome	6140	3-Jun-2013	43 C-Band and 48 Ku-Band 36 MHz equivalent transponders (38 C-Band and 36 Ku-Band physical transponders) to provide services to Brazil, South cone, the Andean region, North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Also featuring an innovative payload for mobile maritime and aeronautical services covering North America, the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic and Europe.
50	36 W	deorbited	Hispasat 55W-1 (Amazonas 1)	28393	2004-031A	Eurostar-3000S	Hispasat	Baikonur Cosmodrome	4545	4-Aug-2004	36 Ku-band, 27 C-band transponders to provide services for North and South American continents. Leak detected - may not have enough fuel for 15-year life.
51	28 W	failed	Inmarsat-6 F2 (Inmarsat GX 6B, I6-F2, GX6B)	55683	2023-022A	Eurostar-3000EOR	Inmarsat plc	Cape Canaveral SFS	5470	18-Feb-2023	Hybrid L-band and Ka-band payloads. 20 Ka-band spot beams that can be directed to deliver additional capacity in key demand and growth areas. The L-band beams are widely reconfigurable with up to 199 individual small beams over the Earth’s surface, a fewer number of larger beams, and a global beam. During gradually rising its orbit, the satellite suffered a power subsystem failure. The satellite is currently in a 48126 km × 23061 km orbit since then. The company has filed an insurance claim indicating a loss of the satellite.
52	18 W	active	Skynet 5C	33055	2008-030A	Eurostar-3000S	Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd (EADS Company)	Guiana Space Center	4638	12-Jun-2008	15 active X-Band and UHF transponders providing services for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD)
53	15 W	active	Telstar 12V (Telstar 12 Vantage)	41036	2015-068A	Eurostar-3000	Telesat Canada Ltd.	Tanegashima Space Center	4900	24-Nov-2015	52 Ku-band transponders
54	12 W	active	Eutelsat 12 West G (E12WG, Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C, HB13C, HB9, Hotbird 9, Hot Bird 9)	33459	2008-065A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Guiana Space Center	4880	20-Dec-2008	64 active Ku-band transponders covering Europe, North Africa, Middle East.
55	7 W	active	Eutelsat 7 West A (E7WA, AB7, Atlantic Bird 7, Nilebird, Atlantic Bird 4R, Nilesat 104)	37816	2011-051A	Eurostar-3000	Eutelsat Communications S.A.	Sea Launch (Odyssey platform)	4600	24-Sep-2011	56 active Ku-band transponders to provide services to Middle East, Gulf states, North Africa and North-West Africa
56	1 W	active	Intelsat 10-02 + MEV2 (Intelsat 1002, Intelsat Alpha-2, Intelsat X-02, IS-1002, MEV 2)	28358	2004-022A	Eurostar-3000	Intelsat	Baikonur Cosmodrome	5576	16-Jun-2004	36 Ku-band, 70 C-band transponders providing television, data, and other telecommunication services to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. MEV-2 has successfully docked with this satellite in April 2021 to extend its operational live in this position.

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