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<TR style="padding:10px;"><TD><A HREF="geo.txt">Geostationary Orbit Catalog: Current orbits</A></TR>
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The <A HREF="geo.txt">GEO catalog</A> lists
objects in or near geosynchronous orbit.
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Objects are entered in the GEO catalog if at any time in their careers their orbital period
is in the near-geosynchronous ring (NGEO)
between 23 hours (1380 min) and 25 hours (1500 min).
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The file gives latest available orbital information.
Fields are:
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<LI> (1) NORAD number

<LI> (2) COSPAR designation

<LI> (3) Name
<LI> (4) Julian date epoch of orbital data
<LI> (5) Gregorian date and time (UTC) epoch of orbital data
<LI> (6) GEO status code
<LI> (7) Orbital period in min
<LI> (8) Perigee x Apogee in km  x inclination in deg
<LI> (9)  Longitude of ascending node, deg
<LI> (10) Approximate longitude at epoch + drift rate, direction in degrees per day
<LI> (11) Probable end-of-life date  (An asterisk (*) implies still active)
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Explanation of GEO status codes: (note that this is the current orbit;
object may be in the list because its orbit code was one of the GEO/ ones for some 
earlier phase of its mission): see <A HREF="orbits.html">orbits.html</A> for definitions
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