Global Satellite Chart-Geo-Orbit Quick-Look-Eastern Hemisphere-C/Ku-Band Footprints/Coverage, Specs (Design, Transponder, Bandwidth, Launch, Programming, Orbit Position, Inclination, Links

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Introduction: These sets of C/Ku-band satellite charts contain specs (launch, design, transponder, bandwidth,
orbit position, inclination), programming, EIRP footprint coverage maps and links to original sources. They are organized on the belief that knowledge promotes business. These sites are arranged in four main sections,
Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Footprints by Dish Size, and Interesting Links (lots of good ones and current!!!). The first two charts are designed to provide quick links to primary information sources of satellite footprints, transponder loading, programming, and specifications for global geostationary satellites. The third section is a collection of coverage footprints calibrated in dish diameter, not EIRP, arranged by continent, and listed by satellite; and contains handy links to sites hosted or contributed by satellite operators with azimuth/elevation calculation charts, latitude/longitude charts, declination angle charts, global magnetic deviation charts, link budget programs, detailed charts of dish size vs. EIRP, polar mount antenna alignment instructions; discussion of prime focus systems, LNB/feedhorns/actuators, cabling/connectors, and ground pole/pad mount installation with a wind loading chart and discussion on disruptions to your satellite signal including terrestrial interference, earth thermal noise, rain fade/free space travel and solar outage with links to outage charts. Also in the third section, a general discussion, but detailed, of orbit types including geostationary, low earth orbit, medium earth orbit, highly elliptical orbit, polar orbit and sun synchronous orbit with example applications for each one and a brief satellite history plus much more. The size section should greatly assist in determining equipment type to choose for your location. And in the fourth section you will find related interesting links, the reason we authored this site (to offer as much easy-to-access data as possible, in this subject matter, to the public domain), and a place for your comments, contributions to updates, and suggestions for links - all of which are appreciated. We hope you will find our web pages a handy professional reference. NOTE: If you came to this site for planetary and space related info you will find links on the Interesting Links section. ALSO, if you take a NASA link from below charts and it comes up 'not found', copy the link and enter it manually into browser window as the NASA links are sometimes squirrelly. Enjoy, browse, bookmark and link to any page you wish but please give credit where credit is due.

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EASTERN HEMISPHERE (geosats from 180E to 120E) CONSUMER VIDEO SATELLITES (chart notes)
Satellite Name (footprints)	Owner - Country (programming)	#C/Ku (specs)	Position (E toW)	Deg. Incl.	Max EIRP C-dBw-Ku	*Comments*
Intelsat 701	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	26/10 note	179.93E add'l more	0.0	39 ------- 50 Oceania feeds	c-circ'r pol, more, more more, Japan pr'gming
Intelsat 702	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	26/10 note	175.97E add'l more	0.0 more	39 ------- 50 Oceania feeds	c-circ'r pol, more, more more, Japan pr'gming
Intelsat 802	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	38/6 note	174.02E add'l more	0.0 more	42 ------- 52 Oceania feeds	c-circ'r pol, feeds, more Japan observations
Spacenet 4 (ASC 2)	GE Amer'cm-USA USA f'tprnt but gives contour levels/values	18/16 add'l	172.01E	0.1	37 ------- 45 ku - may be inactive	moved from Con'tl USA to cover Pacific Rim & West Asia-compare to USA f'tprnt
Panamsat 2	Panamsat-USA	16/16 add'l	168.99E more more	0.0	39 ------- 52 add'l pr'gmg	Japan pr'gmg Oceania feeds
Panamsat 8	Panamsat-USA add'l pr'gmg	24/24 add'l	166.00E more more	0.0 more	41 ------- 56 more, more	Japan pr'gmg, more Oceania feeds
Superbird B2 (Superbird 4)	SpaceCom-Japan	23Ku 6Ka	162.37E add'l more	0.0	na ------- ?? more more	will replace B1, feeds, more, more, uplink
Superbird B1	SpaceCom-Japan	23Ku 2Ka	162.06E add'l more	0.0	na ------- 53	ka-circ'r pol, more more, more, uplink
Optus B1	Optus-Australia (not easy to use)	15Ku	159.99E	0.0	na ------- 55 more, uplink	Oceania feeds add'l pr'gmg
Superbird A1	SpaceCom-Japan	23Ku 2Ka	158.00E add'l more	0.0	na ------- 53 more, more	ka-circ'r pol, feeds, often called A2 because is replacement for failed first A1 launch, uplink
Optus B3	Optus-Australia (not easy to use)	15Ku	155.99E more more	0.0	na ------- 55 add'l pr'gmg	add'l (w photo), uplink Oceania feeds
JCSAT 2	Jap'n Sat Sys-Japan	32Ku	153.98E	0.0	na ------- 51	add'l, more, more, more
JCSAT 5 (JCSat 1B)	Jap'n Sat Sys-Japan	32Ku add'l	149.98E photo	0.0	na ------- 51 more, more	ntsc feeds, more, more more, more, uplink
Measat 2	Binariang-Malaysia	6/9 or 6/11	147.98E add'l more	0.0	40 ------- 57	more, more, uplink Japan pr'gming
Agila 2 (Mabuhay) C-band Ku-band more f'prints	MPSC-Phillipines Japan pr'gming	30/24 add'l more	145.95E more more	0.1 more	41 ------- 55 more, more	uplink, Agila-screwed up website/lots of info
Gorizont 45(33)	Space Dept.-Russia	6/1 add'l	144.70E more more	0.8	35 ------- 40	c/ku-circ'r pol, photo more, more, more, more
Superbird C photo, more, more	SpaceCom-Japan	24Ku add'l	143.98E more more	0.0 more	na --------58 more more	no pr'gmg-possibly transferring all to 110E to NSAT-110??, uplink
Gorizont 42(30) (LMI-AP2)	Space Dept.-Russia	6/1 add'l	142.64E more more	3.8	35 ------- 40 more photo	c/ku-circ'r pol (Asiasat G/Rimsat 2)
Gorizont 36(25) more f'prnts	Telesputnik-Russia Japan pr'gmg	6/1 add'l	139.77E more more	5.2	45 ------- 39 add'l pr'gmg	c/ku-circ'r pol, photo Stat 21, Loutch 5
Apstar 1 (Apstar A1)	Apstar-PRCThai India pr'gmg	24C add'l	138.00E more more	0.0	36 ------- na photo, uplink	Japan pr'gmg add'l pr'gmg
N-STARb (no f'prnt info)	JCSat/NTT-Japan dbs, mobil, telephony	16Ku 22Ka	135.98E 2S 12C	0.0	?? ------- 55	add'l, more, photo, photo, photo
Apstar 1A add'l pr'gmg	Apstar-PRC/Thai India pr'gmg	24C add'l	134.02E more more	0.0	35 ------- na more, uplink	dedic'd PRC TV Japan pr'gmg
N-STARa (no f'prnt info)	JCSat/NTT-Japan dbs, mobil, telephony	16Ku 22Ka	132.00E 2S 12C	0.1	?? ------- 55	add'l, more, photo, photo, photo
Gorizont 41(29) (LMI-AP1)	Space Dept.-CIS	6/1	130.30E add'l more	4.0	35 ------- 38	c/ku-circ'r pol photo, more
JCSat 3 Japan pr'gmg	Jap'n Sat Sys-Japan India pr'gmg	12/28 add'l	127.97E more more	0.0	37-----43/55	dedic'd ku-Skyperfect more, more, uplink
JCSat 4 (JCSat R)	Jap'n Sat Sys-Japan (backup sat)	12/28 add'l	126.99E more more	0.1 more	37-----43/55 photo, uplink	dedic'd ku-Skyperfect more, more, more
Zhongxing 6 (DFH3B-2)	China Tel'cm-China	24C add'l	125.01E more more	0.2 more	37 ------- na more, uplink	(known as Chinasat 6, DFH-3, DFH-3 2), feeds
JCSat 6 (JCSat 4A)	Jap'n Sat Sys-Japan ku-Skyperfect	32Ku add'l	124.00E more more	00 more	na ------- 51 uplink	more, more, more photo 1, photo 2
Asiasat 1	Asiasat-PRC/HK	24C more	121.96E add'l more	1.6	37 ------- na	uplink,, more, more
Thaicom 1 (1A)	Shin Sat-Thailand add'l pr'gmg	10/2 add'l	119.91E more more	0.0	38 ------- 55 uplink, more	dedic'd Thai TV Japan pr'gmg

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EASTERN HEMISPHERE (geosats from 119E to 60E) CONSUMER VIDEO SATELLITES (chart notes)
Satellite Name (footprints)	Owner - Country (programming)	#CKu (specs)	Position (E toW)	Deg. Incl.	Max EIRP C-dBw-Ku	*Comments*
Palapa B4	Satelindo-Indonesia telephony bus aps.	24C add'l	118.04E more more	0.0	34 ------- na more, more	uplink, managed by PT Telkom-Indonesia
Koreasat 3 (Mugunghwa 3)	Korea T'lcm-Korea	24/6 3Ka	116.04E add'l	0.0	59 ------- 54 ka55	more, more, more, more more, more, photo, uplink
Koreasat 2 (Mugunghwa 2)	Korea T'lcm-Korea	15Ku add'l	112.96E more more	0.0	na ------- 50	3 circ'r DBS@60EIRP photo, uplink
Palapa C2 India pr'gmg	Satelindo-Indonesia add'l pr'gmg, photo	24/4 add'l	113.00E more more	0.0 more	37 ------- 50 uplink, more	Japan pr'gmg Oceania feeds
Gorizont 33(22) photo	Space Dept.-Russia	6/1 add'l	112.50E	6.2	45 ------- 39 drifting 0.3ºW	c/ku-circ'r pol, more more, Stat 7, Loutch 4
SinoSat 1 (Intelsat APR-2)	SinoSat-PRC Ku-CCTV add'l pr'gmg Japan pr'gmg	24/14 add'l	110.53E more	0.1 more	36 ------- 52 more, uplink	more, more, more 6 c-band t'ponders leased to Intelsat
JCSat-110 (NSAT-110)	JSat/SpaceCom-Japan	36Ku add'l	110.07E	0.0	na ------- 61 more, more	more, more, more uplink, photo
BSAT 2A	Broadcasting Satellite System Corp -Japan	??Ku	110.07E add'l more	0.0		new launch, testing more, more, more, more
BSAT 1A	Broadcasting Satellite System Corp -Japan	4Ku add'l	109.93E more more	0.0 more	na ------- 61	dedic'd Japan DBS-NHK circ'r pol, photo, more
BSAT 1B	Broadcasting Satellite System Corp -Japan	4Ku photo	109.72E add'l more	0.0	na ------- 61 circ'r pol	dedic'd Japan DBS-NHK also BSAT 1A backup
GE-1A	GE Amer'cm-USA more + photos	28Ku add'l	108.24E more more	0.0	na ------- 53 more, more	recent launch-testing more, more, uplink
Telkom 1 add'l, more, photo	PT Telkom-Indonesia t'phonyvsatan'log TV observations from Japan	36C more	107.91E more more	0.0 more	41 ------- na more, photo	replacement for Palapa B2R, more, uplink
Cakrawarta (Indo Star 1)	Satelindo-Indonesia	5S add'l	107.72E	0.1	na ------- 47	dedic'd DBS, more, more Indovision, more
SBS 5 (f'prnt na now)	Panamsat-USA listed by PAS but drifting	14Ku	106.25E add'l more	0.9	na ------ 46	ran out of operational fuel, more
Asiasat 3S Japan pr'gmg	Asiasat-PRC/HK India pr'gmg	28/16 more	105.45E add'l more	0.0 more	41 ------- 54 more, uplink	Oceania feeds, more, add'l pr'gmg, photo
Asiastar (3 beams) add'l	Worldspace-USA CD quality radio add'l	L-Bnd more	104.96E more more	0.0 more	53 dBWmore more, more	radio receiver rec'ption, service began Sept, '00
Express 6 more f'prnts	Space Dept.-Russia Japan pr'gmg	10/2 add'l	103.39E more more	1.4 more	43 ------- 40	c-circ'r pol, (have no idea why this is now called 'Express 9', note below )
Asiasat 2 C-prog/Ku-prog	Asiasat-PRC/HK Japan pr'gmg	24/9 add'l	100.51E more more	0.1 more	39 ------- 52 more, photo	uplink, india pr'gmg Oceania feeds
Zhongxing 22 (Chinastar 22)	China Orient-PRC might be renamed Feng Hoe 1 (FH-1)	???? add'l more	98.15E more	0.1	?? ------- ?? Observations from Japan	may be replacement for Chinastar 8, which has not received export approval from USA
Gorizont 40(28) more f'prnts	Space Dept.-Russia add'l pr'gmg	6/1 add'l	96.50E	4.1	45 ------- 39 more, photo	c/ku-circ'r pol, more Japan pr'gmg
Insat 2B	ISRO-India India Nat'l TV problems	18C 2S add'l	93.39E more more more more	0.4	34 ------- na and 42S more	11.4.00 Temporary loss of attitude control twice for unknown reasons, in safe mode now, uplink
Insat 2C	ISRO-India problems	18/3 2S	93.43E	0.3	34 ------- 42 and 42S	India Nat'l TV, uplink add'l, more, more, more
Measat 1	Binariang-Malaysia	12/5 more	91.49E add'l more	0.0	40 ------- 58	more, more, uplink
Yamal 102	JSC Gascom-Russia Japan pr'gmg	12C more	89.85E more more	0.2	41 ------- na press r'leases	more, more, uplink more, more, photos
ST-1 (or f'prnts here)	Chunghwa/SingTel- Taiwan/Singapore	14/16 add'l	87.97E more more	0.0	40 ------- 53 more, uplink	Japan pr'gmg
Chinastar 1 (Zhongwei 1)	China Orient-PRC photo, photo, add'l, more	24/24 more	87.50E more more	0.1 more	31 ------- 52 more uplink	minimal use-feeds, more Japan pr'gmg
TDRS F3 (C) (Indian Ocean)	NASA-USA (user overview), photo	12/6 add'l	85.50E more	5.8	35 ------- 50 detailed ku	NASA TDRS site, more more, more, more
Insat 3B	ISRO-India	12/3 1S	83.06E add'l more	0.1	42 ------- 48 more, more	VSAT/mobile services more, more, uplink
Insat 2E, add'l (Intelsat APR-1)	ISRO-India add'l pr'gmg	17/C photo	82.97E more more	0.1 more	38 ------- na more, more	11 t'ponders leased to Intelsat, Japan pr'gmg
Gorizont 32(21)	Space Dept.-Russia	6/1 add'l	80.36E more more	6.3	45 ------- 39	c/ku-circ'r pol Stat 16, Loutch 10
Express 6A (Express 2A)	Space Dept.-Russia add'l pr'gmg	12/5 add'l	79.99E more more	0.0 more	39 ------- 42 more, more	c-circ'r pol, more f'prnts Japan pr'gmg
Thaicom 3 ownership doc	Shin Sat Pfc-Thailand	25/14 add'l	78.52E more more	0.1	38 ------- 55 more, uplink	Japan pr'gmg India pr'gmg
Thaicom 2	Shin Sat Pfc-Thailand	10/2 add'l	78.49E more more	0.1	38 ------- 55	Japan pr'gmg more, uplink
Luch 1 (Gelios) (2nd Luch)	Space Dept-Russia mostly Mir com'cation	??Ku add'l	76.73E more more	1.5	na ------- ??	application debatable with Mir program demise
Apstar 2R (Ku) (Telstar 10 more)	Apstar-HKChina India pr'gmg, add'l pr'gmg	28/16 add'l	76.45E more more	0.1	38 ------- 56 more, more	addl f'prints, more, more more, more, Japan pr'gmg
LMI-1 uplink Japan pr'gmg	Lockheed Martin & Intersputnik-USA/Russia	28/16 add'l	74.97E more more	0.1	38 ------- 47 more, more	more, more, more more, photo 1, photo 2
Insat 1D	ISRO-India	12C &2S	74.19E more more	2.5	30 ------- na and 42S	India Nat'l TV, more add'l w photo, uplink
Panamsat 4 more f'prnts	Panamsat-USA add'l pr'gmg	16/24 add'l	68.54E more more	0.0	39 ------- 55 India pr'gmg	dbs for Middle East, S. Africa, India
Panamsat 7	Panamsat-USA India pr'gmg	14/30	68.68E	0.1	52 ------- 54	add'l, more, more, more
Intelsat 704 India pr'gmg	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	26/10 note	66.08E add'l more	0.1	39 ------- 50	c-circ'r pol, more, more Oceania feeds, more
Intelsat 804	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	38/6 note	64.13E add'l more	0.1 more	40 ------- 52	c-circ'r pol, more India pr'gmg
Intelsat 602	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	38/10 note	61.98E add'l	0.0	36 ------- 49	c-circ'r pol more, more, more
Intelsat 604	Intelsat-Int'l Org.	38/10 note	60.39E add'l	0.0	36 ------- 49	c-circ'r pol more, more, more

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EASTERN HEMISPHERE (geosats from 59E to 0E) CONSUMER VIDEO SATELLITES (chart notes)
SatelliteName (footprints)	Owner -Country (programming)	#CKu (specs)	Position (E toW)	Deg. Incl.	Max EIRP C-dBw-Ku	*Comments*
NSS 703 more f'prints	New Skies-Neth. f'rmer Intelsat 703	26/10 add'l	57.00E more more	0.1 more	39 ------- 50 India pr'gmg	c-circ'r pol, more, more Oceania feeds, uplink
Bonum-1 (Most 1) add'l	Media Most-Russia dedic'd DBS, NTV+	8Ku more	56.00E more more	0.0 more	na ------- ?? more, more	circ'r pol more, photo, photo
Insat 2DT (Insat 2R)	ISRO-India former Arabsat 1C	25C uplink	54.85E add'l more	0.1 more	31 ------- na add'l pr'gmg	circ'r pol, more, more dedic'd Doordashan TV
Gorizont 44(32) more f'prnts	Space Dept.-Russia add'l pr'gmg	6/1 add'l	52.93E photo	2.2	45 ------- 39 more, more	c/ku-circ'r pol, Stat 5, Loutch 2
Insat 2A add'l, uplink	ISRO-India nominally operational	18C &2S	52.50E more more	0.3 more	34 ------- na and 42S more	used for ISRO internal operations
Anotolia 1 (fr'mr Palapa C1, HGS-3) more f'prnts	HGS/Boing-USA cannot operate during eclipse periods, more	24/4	50.00E	0.1	36 ------- 55	Turkish orbital slot add'l, more, more, more more, more, photo
Eutelsat 2F1	Eutelsat-Int'l Org. Euro pr'gmg	16Ku	48.40E add'l more	1.8	na ------- 52	dedic'd DBS more, more, photo
Europe Star B f'rmr Koreasat 1 more f'prnts	Alcatel/Loral - France/USA (Mugunghwa 1)	12FSS 3BSS add'l	47.55E add'l more more more	1.5	na ------- 54 na ------- 60 uplink	3 circ'r DBS@60EIRP point to point, oc'sional video, data/telephony
Europe Star F1 more f'prnts	Alcatel/Loral - France/USA	30Ku add'l	45.90E	0.1	na ------- 52	more, more, more, more photo, uplink
Gorizont 35(24) most likely dead as	Space Dept.-Russia Teleputnik does not update their website	6/1 photo	44.42E add'l more	5.6	45 ------- 39	c/ku-circ'r pol, more Stat 13/Loutch 8, drift
Thuraya add'l, more	Thuraya-UAE regional telephony	128L more	44.20E more more	6.1 more	17W SSPAs more w photo	more, more, more, uplink more, more, more, more
NewSat-I f'rmr Palapa B2R	Satelindo-Indonesia	24C	42.60E add'l more	0.7	34 ------- na	recent move/testing more, more, more, uplink
Turksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1)	Turk T'lcm/Alcatel- Turkey/France	32Ku photos	42.00E add'l more	0.1 more more	na ------- 50 users list, more	more, more, more, uplink more, more, more, more more, more, more, more
Turksat 1C	Turk T'lcm-Turkey Euro pr'gmg	16Ku add'l	41.98E more more	0.1	na ------- 50	4.28.00Temporary loss of service for 55 minutes (safe mode, caused by electrostatic discharge in orbit), uplink
GALS 1 photo	Space Dept.-Russia good article on GALS problems	3Ku add'l	41.98E more	2.5 more	na ------- 53 dedic'd DBS	deactivated (probably) moving 0.05°W/day
Gorizont 43(31) more f'prnts	Space Dept.-Russia Euro pr'gmg, photo	6/1 add'l	39.91E more more	2.4	45 ------- 39 c/ku-circ'r pol	India pr'gmg Stat 12, Loutch 7
GALS 2 photo	Space Dept.-Russia good article on GALS problems	3Ku	36.69E add'l more	0.4	na ------- 53	dedic'd DBS, more transponders off
Eutelsat W4	Eutelsat-Int'l Org. Eutelsat prog list	31Ku add'l	36.10E more more	0.0	na ------- 47 more+photos	new sat, testing, more more, more
SESAT	Eutelsat-Int'l Org. Eutelsat prog list	18Ku	35.95E	0.0	na ------- 49	add'l, more, more more, more
Gorizont 38(27) photo, add'l, more	Space Dept.-Russia	6/1	33.68E more more	4.8	30 ------- 39	c/ku-circ'r pol, Stat 24 more
Eutelsat 1F4	Eutelsat-Int'l Org.	10Ku	33.08E	5.8	na ------- 46	feeds, more, more
Eurobird	Eutelsat-Int'l Org.	42Ku add'l	32.50E	0.0	na ------- 54	new launch, testing more, more, more, more
Turksat 1B	Turk T'lcm-Turkey	16Ku	31.32E	0.0	na ------- 50	Euro pr'gmg add'l, uplink
Arabsat 2B C-b'nd Ku-b'nd	Arabsat-Int'l Org. Euro pr'gmg	22/12 add'l	30.54E more more	0.1	38 ------- 41	c-circ'r pol, mostly feeds uplink, India pr'gmg
Eutelsat 2F4	Eutelsat-Int'l Org. Eutelsat prog list to be moved to 25.5	16Ku add'l	28.52E photo	0.0	na ------- 52 more, more	3.3.99-Temporarily in safe mode, reason not disclosed
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