<p>I queried Wikidata for "instance of" = "weather satellite" and came up with this list:</p>

<p><a href="http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist.html?q=CLAIM%5b31%3A209363%2C0%3A%28%29%5d" rel="nofollow">http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist.html?q=CLAIM[31%3A209363%2C0%3A%28%29]</a></p>

<p>Please remember that Wikidata still needs a huge amount of work, before queries can be judged accurate and complete (The project just started 2 years ago). If you need help improving the listing I can help you out, because I am heavily involved in Wikidata (Or coordinate your effort with the Space WikiProject: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata%3aWikiProject_Space" rel="nofollow">https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Space</a>). More complex queries will be possible in the future when data density increases (the query is missing the "operational status" you would like to query).</p>

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2014-04-21T14:15:47.620Z
That's pretty cool. I wish it worked. By the way, not all weather satellites are geostationary. And, contrary to the name, some geostationary satellites are moved, thus the need for time at longitude information.
kwknowles
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2014-04-21T15:47:06.953Z
@kwknowles Information about the orbit could be stored at Wikidata. But filling a database that contains all of the worlds information takes some time.
tobias47n9e
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2014-04-20T15:51:23.487Z
2014-04-20T15:51:23.487Z
tobias47n9e
<p>The <a href="http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites" rel="noreferrer">WMO OSCAR</a> database is a list of <em>all</em> Earth observation satellites¹.  The resulting table can be sorted by orbit type, status (inactive/operation/planned), agency, and other aspects.  From their own description:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>This table shows all known past, current and future satellites for meteorological and earth observation purposes.It can be sorted by clicking on the column headers. The filter on the right allows to display only specific satellites.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>A screenshot showing three GOES satellites and the scroll-bar on the right is shown below:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sw2NC.png" alt="OSCAR SATS screenshot">
<br /></p>

<p>Note that OSCAR has a lot more capabilities than this.  For anything Earth-observation-from-space related, it is a superb resource.</p>

<hr>

<p>¹Except classified (spy) satellites...</p>

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2014-04-21T18:00:27.197Z
That's (almost) perfect. I checked the one satellite I definitely know moved--GOES-7. The history of locations is on a details page. Better than nothing, but a (small) pain to have to look at every one of them. NB: The table makes a distinction between geostationary (GEO) and geosynchronous (GeoSync) orbits, which is really great; they are different. Thank you!
kwknowles
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2014-05-07T12:23:14.693Z
+1 **Except classified (spy) satellites**
blunders
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2018-04-11T00:41:35.953Z
@blunders Unlikely for those to be geostationary…
gerrit
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2014-04-21T14:36:52.027Z
2014-04-21T15:51:42.820Z
2014-04-21T15:51:42.820Z
gerrit
<p>Periods of operation at longitude--current as well as historical. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satellites_in_geosynchronous_orbit">historical list on Wikipedia</a> is incomplete. Is there a single site with status of <strong>operational</strong> satellites (real-time) or do you have to go to every operator you can think of?</p>

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2014-04-21T18:05:56.400Z
Is this question on topic?
Siv
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2014-04-21T18:09:58.963Z
@Siv See meta question [Are questions about the availability of information on topic?](http://meta.earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/120/are-questions-about-the-availability-of-information-on-topic)
kwknowles
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Does anyone know of a comprehensive listing of geostationary weather satellites?
kwknowles
# Does anyone know of a comprehensive listing of geostationary weather satellites?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-20)

Periods of operation at longitude--current as well as historical. The [historical list on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satellites_in_geosynchronous_orbit) is incomplete. Is there a single site with status of **operational** satellites (real-time) or do you have to go to every operator you can think of?

**Tags:** weather-satellites, open-data

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is this question on topic?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 See meta question [Are questions about the availability of information on topic?](http://meta.earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/120/are-questions-about-the-availability-of-information-on-topic)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-04-21. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

The [WMO OSCAR](http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites) database is a list of *all* Earth observation satellites¹. The resulting table can be sorted by orbit type, status (inactive/operation/planned), agency, and other aspects. From their own description:

> This table shows all known past, current and future satellites for meteorological and earth observation purposes.It can be sorted by clicking on the column headers. The filter on the right allows to display only specific satellites.

A screenshot showing three GOES satellites and the scroll-bar on the right is shown below:

![OSCAR SATS screenshot](https://i.sstatic.net/sw2NC.png)

Note that OSCAR has a lot more capabilities than this. For anything Earth-observation-from-space related, it is a superb resource.

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¹Except classified (spy) satellites...

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That's (almost) perfect. I checked the one satellite I definitely know moved--GOES-7. The history of locations is on a details page. Better than nothing, but a (small) pain to have to look at every one of them. NB: The table makes a distinction between geostationary (GEO) and geosynchronous (GeoSync) orbits, which is really great; they are different. Thank you!  
> **username_4**: +1 **Except classified (spy) satellites**  
> **username_3**: @username_4 Unlikely for those to be geostationary…  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-04-20. Score: 3

I queried Wikidata for "instance of" = "weather satellite" and came up with this list:

[http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist.html?q=CLAIM[31%3A209363%2C0%3A%28%29]](http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist.html?q=CLAIM%5b31%3A209363%2C0%3A%28%29%5d)

Please remember that Wikidata still needs a huge amount of work, before queries can be judged accurate and complete (The project just started 2 years ago). If you need help improving the listing I can help you out, because I am heavily involved in Wikidata (Or coordinate your effort with the Space WikiProject: [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject\_Space](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata%3aWikiProject_Space)). More complex queries will be possible in the future when data density increases (the query is missing the "operational status" you would like to query).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That's pretty cool. I wish it worked. By the way, not all weather satellites are geostationary. And, contrary to the name, some geostationary satellites are moved, thus the need for time at longitude information.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Information about the orbit could be stored at Wikidata. But filling a database that contains all of the worlds information takes some time.  

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