1. Constellation of Meteorological Satellites (Status 2008)
FY-1D, 3A
(CHINA)
Metop-A
(EUMETSAT)
GOES-11
(USA)
135°W
MTSAT-2
(JAPAN)
145°E
MTSAT-1R
(JAPAN)
140°E
geostationary orbit
GOES-13
(USA)
105°W
FY-2E
(CHINA)
123°E
COMS-1
(KOREA)
116.2°E or 128.2°E
GOES-12
(USA)
75°W
sun-synchronous orbit
FY-2C
(CHINA)
105°E
OSTM (Jason-2)
(USA, CNES, EUMETSAT)
(non-sun-synchronous orbit)
GOES-10
(USA)
60°W
INSAT-3A
(INDIA)
93.5°E
NOAA-12,15,16,17,18
(USA)
METEOR-M N1
(RUSSIA)
FY-2D
(CHINA)
86.5°E
Meteosat-9
(EUMETSAT) 0°
GOMS-N1
Electro-L N1
(RUSSIA)
76°E
Kalpana-1
(INDIA)
74°E
Meteosat-8
(EUMETSAT)
10°E
Meteosat-7
(EUMETSAT)
57.5°E
Meteosat-6
(EUMETSAT)
67.5°E
INSAT-3C
(INDIA)
74°E