Satellites · 4
Geostationary Satellites
Satellites parked over the equator, fixed above one point on the Earth.
- GOES-16Active
The first of NOAA's advanced GOES-R geostationary weather satellites, imaging the Western Hemisphere every few minutes for forecasting and storm tracking.
OperatorNOAAOrbitGEOLaunched2016 - Himawari-8Active
A Japanese geostationary weather satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency, providing high-frequency full-disk imaging of East Asia and the western Pacific.
OperatorJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)OrbitGEOLaunched2014 - Intelsat I (Early Bird)Retired
The first commercial communications satellite in geostationary orbit, which began regular transatlantic telecommunications service in 1965.
OperatorIntelsatOrbitGEOLaunched1965 EUMETSAT's geostationary weather satellites imaging Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic to support European weather forecasting.
OperatorEUMETSATOrbitGEOLaunched2002