This is the list of broadcast satellites — communications satellites used primarily for radio and television networks, backhauls, and DBSs. U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... (Note - this refers to present TV usage, mainly in the USA. In the UK backhaul often means the optical fibre connection from the DSL equipment (DSLAM etc) in a telephone exchange back to the core network). ... Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to as direct-to-home signals. ...

Listings are from west to east (increasing longitude) by orbital position, starting and ending with the International Date Line. An "io" indicates inclined orbit. Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda),[1][2] describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes, around another object, whilst under the influence of a source of centripetal force, such as gravity. ... The International Date Line around 180° This article is about the line dividing time zones; see Dateline (disambiguation) for other meanings, including the television program. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ...

Western Hemisphere

• 148.0°W: EchoStar-1
• 148.0°W: EchoStar-2
• 139.0°W: Americom-8
• 137.0°W: Americom-7
• 135.0°W: Americom-10
• 133.0°W: Galaxy-15
• 131.0°W: Americom-11
• 129.0°W: Galaxy-27
• 127.0°W: Galaxy-13
• 127.0°W: Horizons-1
• 125.0°W: Galaxy-14
• 125.0°W: Galaxy-12 - spare
• 123.0°W: Galaxy-10R
• 121.0°W: Galaxy-23
• 121.0°W: EchoStar-9
• 119.0°W: Directv-7S
• 119.0°W: EchoStar-7
• 119.0°W: Americom-16
• 116.8°W: SatMex-5
• 115.0°W: XM-4
• 115.0°W: XM-Rock
• 115.0°W: XM-Roll
• 115.0°W: Solidaridad-2
• 113.0°W: Satmex-6
• 111.1°W: Anik F2
• 110.0°W: EchoStar-8
• 110.0°W: EchoStar-6
• 110.0°W: Directv-5
• 107.3°W: Anik F1
• 107.3°W: Anik F1R
• 105.0°W: Americom-18 - Scheduled to replace Americom 15
• 105.0°W: Americom-15
• 103.0°W: Americom-1
• 102.8°W: SPACEWAY-1
• 101.2°W: Directv-4S
• 101.0°W: Americom-4
• 100.8°W: Directv-1R
• 100.8°W: Directv-8
• 99.2°W: SPACEWAY-2
• 99.0°W: Galaxy-16
• 97.0°W: Galaxy-25
• 95.0°W: Galaxy-3C
• 93.0°W: Galaxy-26
• 91.0°W: Nimiq-1
• 91.0°W: Nimiq-4i
• 91.0°W: Galaxy-11
• 89.0°W: Galaxy-28
• 87.0°W: Americom-3
• 85.0°W: XM-3
• 85.0°W: Americom-2
• 84.0°W: Brasilsat-B3
• 83.0°W: Americom-9
• 82.0°W: Nimiq-2
• 82.0°W: Nimiq-3 - formerly Directv-3
• 79.0°W: Americom-5
• 79.0°W: Satcom-C3 - inclined orbit
• 77.0°W: EchoStar-4 - inclined orbit
• 76.8°W: Galaxy-4R - inclined orbit
• 75.0°W: Brasilsat-B1
• 74.9°W: Galaxy-9 - spare
• 74.0°W: SBS-6
• 72.5°W: Directv-1
• 72.0°W: Americom-6
• 71.0°W: Nahuel-1
• 70.0°W: Brasilsat-B4
• 65.0°W: Brasilsat-B2
• 63.0°W: Estrela do Sul 1
• 61.5°W: Rainbow-1
• 61.5°W: EchoStar-3
• 61.0ºW: Hispasat Amazonas
• 58.0°W: Intelsat-9 - formerly PAS-9
• 55.5°W: Intelsat-805
• 53.0°W: Intelsat-707
• 50.0°W: Intelsat-705
• 45.0°W: Intelsat-1R - formerly PAS-1R
• 43.1°W: Intelsat-3R - formerly PAS-3R
• 43.0°W: Intelsat-6B - formerly PAS-6B
• 40.5°W: NSS-806
• 37.5°W: NSS-10
• 37.5°W: Telstar-11 - inclined orbit
• 34.5°W: Intelsat-903
• 31.5°W: Intelsat-801
• 30.0ºW: Hispasat-1C
• 30.0ºW: Hispasat-1D
• 27.5°W: Intelsat-907
• 24.5°W: Intelsat-905
• 24.0°W: Cosmos 2379 - inclined orbit
• 22.0°W: NSS-7
• 20.0°W: Intelsat-603 - inclined orbit
• 18.0°W: Intelsat-901
• 15.5°W: Inmarsat 3 f2
• 15.0°W: Telstar 12
• 14.0°W: Gorizont 32 - inclined orbit
• 14.0°W: Express-A4
• 12.5°W: Atlantic Bird 1
• 11.0°W: Express-A3
• 8.0°W: Atlantic Bird 2
• 8.0°W: Telecom 2D - inclined orbit
• 7.0°W: Nilesat 101
• 7.0°W: Nilesat 102
• 7.0°W: Nilesat 103/Atlantic Bird 4
• 5.0°W: Atlantic Bird 3
• 4.0°W: AMOS 1
• 4.0°W: AMOS 2
• 3.4°W: Meteosat 8
• 1.0°W: Intelsat 10-02
• 0.8°W: Thor 2
• 0.8°W: Thor 3

Americom-8, commonly referred to as AMC-8, is located at 139° West, and is a C-band satellite covering all 50 states, Canada and the Caribbean. ... Galaxy 27 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 129° W longitude, serving most of the North American market. ... Galaxy 23 is a the name given to the C-band service of the Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 communications satellite jointly owned by Intelsat and EchoStar located at 121° W longitude, serving the North American market. ... Anik F1 is a Canadian geosynchronous communications satellite that was launched on November 21 2000 by an Ariane 44 rocket from the European Space Agency Guiana space center at Kourou. ... SPACEWAY-1 is part of DirecTV’s constellation of direct broadcast satellites. ... SPACEWAY-2 is part of DirecTV’s constellation of direct broadcast satellites. ... Galaxy 25 (G-25), formerly known as Intelsat Americas 5 (IA-5) (formerly Telstar 5) is a medium-powered communications satellite in the Clarke orbit at 97 degrees west, above a point in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles west of the Galapagos Islands. ... Galaxy 26 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 93° W longitude, serving the North American market. ... Galaxy 28 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 89° W longitude, serving the North American market. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... Satellite Business Systems, abbreviated as SBS, was a company founded by IBM, Aetna, Comsat (and later purchased by MCI), that provided private professional satellite communications through its SBS fleet of geosynchronous satellites, and was the first company to do so. ... Rainbow-1, also known as Cablevision-1, is a commercial communications satellite in geosynchronous Earth orbit. ... Hispasat is a group of Spanish communication satellites . ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... NSS-7 is a is communications satellite owned by New Skies Satellites. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the Earths equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earths surface, it appears motionless. ... Nilesat 101 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite. ... Nilesat 102 Satellite Nilesat 102 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane 44LP rocket from Kourou, French Guiana at 2000-08-17 at 23:16 UTC by the European Space Agency (http://www. ... Nilesat 103 Satellite, also known as Atlantic Bird 4, is an Egyptian owned communications satellite. ... AMOS-1 [2] [3] is a commercial communication satellite. ... AMOS-2 [2] [3]is a commercial communication satellite. ...

Eastern Hemisphere

• 0.5°E: Meteosat 7 io
• 3.0°E: Telecom 2A
• 4.8°E: Sirius 2
• 5.0°E: Sirius 3
• 5.2°E: Astra 1A
• 6.0°E: Skynet 4F io
• 7.0°E: Eutelsat W3A
• 9.5°E: Meteosat 6 io
• 10.0°E: Eutelsat W1
• 12.5°E: Raduga 29 io
• 13.0°E: (Hot Bird)
  • Hot Bird 1
  • Hot Bird 2
  • Hot Bird 3
  • Hot Bird 6
  • Hot Bird 7A
• 16.0°E: Eutelsat W2
• 19.2°E: (SES Astra)
  • Astra 1B
  • Astra 1C
  • Astra 1E
  • Astra 1F
  • Astra 1G
  • Astra 1H
  • Astra 1KR
  • Astra 2C
• 20.0°E: Arabsat 2A io
• 21.0°E: AfriStar
• 21.5°E: Eutelsat II f3 io
• 21.5°E: Artemis io
• 23.5°E: (SES Astra)
  • Astra 1D
  • Astra 3A
• 25.0°E: Inmarsat 3 f5
• 25.8°E: Badr 2
• 26.0°E: Badr 3
• 26.2°E: Badr C
• 28.2°E: (SES Astra)
  • Astra 2A
  • Astra 2B
  • Astra 2D
• 28.5°E: Eurobird 1
• 30.5°E: Arabsat 2B
• 39.0°E: Hellas Sat 2
• 42.0°E: TurkSat2A
• 68.5°E (PanAmSat)
  • PanAmSat 7
  • PanAmSat 10
• 78.5°E: Thaicom 3
• 91.5°E: MEASAT-1
• 91.5°E: MEASAT-3
• 148.0°E: MEASAT-2
• 166.0°E: PanAmSat 8

Astra 1A was the first satellite launched and operated by Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), now SES Astra. ... Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... Astra 1B was the second satellite launched and operated by Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), now SES Astra. ... Astra 1C was the third satellite launched by the Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), now SES Astra. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... Astra 1KR is a geostationary satellite owned by SES Astra. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... Astra 1D was the fourth, and under original plans, last Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), now SES Astra satellite. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... SES Astra SA, a subsidiary of SES Global, is a Luxembourg-based (in Betzdorf) corporation which owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... Astra 2A is a communications satellite owned by SES Astra. ... ASTRA 2B is located at 28. ... Astra 2D is one of a group of satellites operated by SES Astra, located at 28. ... Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated satellite, used for digital television. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Founded in 1984 by Rene Anselmo, PanAmSat Corporation (NYSE: PA) was a satellite service provider headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut. ... MEASAT is a satellite launched in 1996. ... MEASAT is a satellite launched in 1996. ... MEASAT is a satellite launched in 1996. ...

External links

• PanAmSat