Current Space Segment Status and SAR Payloads

 


Status of Cospas-Sarsat LEOSAR Payload Instruments

Satellite
 
Repeater
Instruments
SARP
 
Comments
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406 MHz
Global
Local
Sarsat-7
007
(NOAA-15)
 F
F
 
Sarsat-10
010
(NOAA-18)
 F F F  
Sarsat-12
012
(NOAA-19)
 F
 F
F
 
Sarsat-13
013
(Metop-B)
 OFF
OFF
OFF
Switched off at 08:48 UTC on 20 March 2024 to mitigate expected upcoming interferences between adjacent LEOSAR satellites. LEOSAR periodic interference are expected to last at least until the end of 2024. Updates will be provided when available.
Cospas-14
114
(Meteor-M 2-2)
 F F F Subject to a periodic power-cycle reset occurring approximately every 14 days and resulting in a loss of SARP data in memory at the time of the reset. The procedure is scheduled so as to minimize the time between the latest memory download to a LEOLUT and the power-cycle reset.
Cospas-15
115
(Meteor-M 2-3)
UT UT UT Launched on 27-Jun-2023
Cospas-16
[116]
(Meteor-M 2-4)
UT UT UT Launched on 29-Feb-2024

 


Status of Cospas-Sarsat GEOSAR Payload Instruments

Satellite
Status
Comments
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GOES-13
213
(60° W)
OFF

In-orbit spare

GOES-14
214
(105° W)
OFF In-orbit spare
GOES-15
215
(128.0° W)
OFF
In-orbit spare
GOES-16 
216
(75.2° W)
F

GOES-East satellite. Downlink frequency 1544.55 MHz. Signal characteristics modified.

GOES-17
217
(137° W)
OFF In-orbit spare
GOES-18
218
(137.0° W)
F GOES-West satellite. Downlink frequency 1544.55 MHz. Signal characteristics modified. FOC since 27 Sep 2023
Electro-L No. 3
221
(76° E)
F  
Louch-5A 
222
(167° E)
F Moving on an inclined orbit. Commissioned for active-tracking-capable antenna.
Louch-5V
223
(95° E)
F FOC since 29 Mar 2023. Moving on an inclined orbit. Commissioned for active-tracking-capable antenna.
Electro-L No. 2
224
(14.5° W)
F  
Electro-L No. 4
225
(165.8° W)
UT Launched 5 February 2023.

Arktika-M No. 1
[226]
(N/A)

UT Launched 28 February 2021. Additional payload moving on highly-elliptical-orbit satellite to cover the Arctic region. Payload similar to Electro-L GEOSAR payloads. National use.
Arktika-M No. 2
[227]
(N/A)
UT Launched 16 December 2023. Additional payload moving on highly-elliptical-orbit satellite to cover the Arctic region. Payload similar to Electro-L GEOSAR payloads. National use.
INSAT-3D
244
(82° E)
F  
INSAT-3DR
245
(74° E)
F  
GSAT-17 
246
(93.5° E)
IOC  
MSG-2
262
(45.5° E)
F
 
MSG-3
263
(0°)
F
Repositioned from Longitude 9.5°E (1 March 23) to 0° (21 March 23). Subject to periodic manoeuvres.
MSG-4
264
(9.5° E)
F
Repositioned from Longitude 0° (21 March 23) to 9.5°E (12 April 23). Subject to periodic manoeuvres.
MTG-I1
265
(0°)
A Launched 13-Dec-2022. Subject to replace MSG-3 once MTG-I1 service is operational. SAR payload at FOC since 22 Sep 2023.

 


Status of Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR Payload Instruments

 Constellation Satellite Status Bandwidth
configuration
Comment

Galileo

(Note 3)

401 OFF WFA  Turned off since 30 Apr. 2023. Satellite removed from active service.
402 F WFA  
403 F WFA  
404 F WFA   
405 F WFA   
407 F WFA  
408 F WFA  
409 F WFA  
410 F WFA  
411 N/A N/A Note 2
412 N/A N/A Note 2
413 F WFA  
414 F WFA Returned to “Fully Operational” since 18-Dec-2023
415 F WFA  
418 F WFA  
419 F WFA  
420 OFF WFA Decommissioned on 18-Mar-2024. Note 4
421 F  WFA  
422 OFF WFA SAR payload operational.  No orbit data will be provided on the broadcasted signals or through the Galileo SAR Server.  Turned off since 29 Aug. 2022 until further notice
424 F WFA  
425 F WFA  
426 F WFA  
427 F WFA  
430 F WFA  
431 F WFA  
433 F WFA  
434 F WFA  
436 F WFA  
Glonass 502 F WFA  
503 F WFA  
504 UT WFA Planned to be commissioned in 2024
505 UT WFA Planned to be commissioned in 2024
GPS II DASS
S-band
(Note 1)
301 NO N/A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO BE REMOVED FROM TRACKING SCHEDULES. (Satellite no longer being used for navigation services since 10 July 2023. Orbit information unlikely to be maintained with accuracy and frequency of the rest of the constellation. Using satellite data may result in lower accuracy solutions. No plans to bring it back to active/healthy status.)
302 F N/A  *
303 F N/A  *
306 F N/A  *
308 F N/A  *
309 F N/A  *
310 F N/A  *
312 F N/A  *
315 F N/A  *
316 F N/A  *
317 F N/A  *
319 F N/A  *
324 F N/A  *
326 F N/A  *
327 F N/A  *
329 F N/A  *
330 F N/A  *
332 F N/A  *
GPS III DASS
S-band
304 F N/A  
314 F N/A  
318 F N/A  
323 F N/A  
BDS 632 A WFA  
633 A WFA  
643 A WFA  
644 A WFA  
645 A WFA  
646 A WFA  

Notes

        * Experimental payload (DASS).

  1. The DASS S-band constellation is not planned to be declared as operational, but its data may be used operationally.
  2. Not equipped with a SAR repeater, but used for the return link service.
  3. See https://www.gsc-europa.eu/system-service-status/sar-information for more information on the satellite navigation messages.
  4. Only the E1 navigation signal with dummy navigation message. Satellite orbit data are provided by GSC ground server.

Related Information

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LEGEND

A Available for ground segment testing
F Fully Operational
NO Not Operational
L Limited Operations
IOC Initial Operational Capability
OFF Repeater Turned Off
UT Under Test
N/A Not Applicable
AGC Automatic Gain Control
TBD To Be Determined
WFA Wideband filter and ALC
NFA Narrowband filter and ALC
WFF Wideband filter and fixed gain
NFF Narrowband filter and fixed gain

 

 

"Subject to satellite manoeuvres. S13 has degraded throughput, due to the receive antenna on the SARP being mis-wired."