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121.75
0
121.75
0
Progress M-42
(Progress 7K-TGM No 242)
1999-038A
25858
Progress M1-2
(Progress M1 No252)
2000-021A
26301
Payload
Mir/ISS
Logistics
Mir/ISS
Logistics
ISS Crew
Signal Type
Notes
Used by TORU
remote control
docking system as the
return signal path to
Ranging pulses ISS (see also 130.167
MHz for the ISS
transmission) - Also
transmits at 166 MHz
and 922.763 MHz
Used by TORU
remote control
docking system as the
return signal path to
Ranging pulses ISS (see also 130.167
MHz for the ISS
transmission) - Also
transmits at 166 MHz
and 922.763 MHz
Medium
Frequency used
130.16
7
130.16
7
2002-050A
27552
ISS
(International Space Station)
1998-067A
25544
transport
bandwidth FM
voice
Medium
Space Station bandwidth FM
voice
ISS
(International Space Station)
Space Station Ranging pulses
1998-067A
25544
Tiros 10
136.23
5
1965-051A
1430
136.26
0
ERS 20
(OV5-3)
1967-040D
2768
Isis 1
136.41
0
1969-009A
3669
136.44
0
ERS 15
(NORAD lists as Secor 7)
1966-077C
2412
Meteorology
AM - 1.3 kHz
tone
USAF test
satellite
AM - tone
(unstable)
Ionosphere
studies
Military
satellite
during on-orbit
operations to and
from the Space
Station, and
reportedly used for
recovery beacon
during landing
module descent - Also
transmits at 166 MHz
and 922.763 MHz
VHF-2 channel used
as an alternative to
VHF-1 (143.625
MHz) during
Shuttle/ISS on-orbit
operations
Used by TORU
remote control
docking system,
usually tested 1-2
days before a
Progress docking is
due, the Progress
return path is at
121.750 MHz
Payload now inactive,
radio transmission is
not continuous (information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
High orbit, visible for
long periods of time (information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
CW
(information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
AM with 1.3
kHz tone
Incorrectly
catalogued by
NORAD as SECOR 7
- (information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
136.50
0
136.65
0
136.69
5
136.77
0
136.80
0
137.08
0
137.10
0
Nimbus 4
(Nimbus D)
1970-025A
4362
NNS O-2
(Oscar O-2)
1964-083D
965
Shinsei
(MS-F2)
1971-080A
5485
NOAA 9
(NOAA F)
1984-123A
15427
Solrad 7B
(SR 7B)
1965-016D
1291
OPS 7898-2
(NOSS B1?)
1971-110C
5680
NOAA 18
(NOAA N)
2005-018A
28654
137.14 Eutelsat I F4
2
(ECS 4)
Payload no longer
operational (information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
Second operational
TRANSIT navsat,
navigation system
CW Carrier
failed soon after
Navigation
plus telemetry launch but transmitter
tones
is still active
(information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
Continuous
Japanese
transmission scientific
CW
(information
satellite
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
Telemetry frequency,
transmission is
intermittent Formerly
(information
meteorological CW
contributed by
imaging
Michael D Kenny) Also has a
transmission at
137.500 MHz
Continuous
Solar radiation
AM IRIG
transmission studies
telemetry
(information
(launched
channels
contributed by
1969)
Michael D Kenny)
Meteorology
(including
imaging)
CW sometimes
modulated
US military
satellite
CW
APT at 4 lines
per second Meteorological interlaced
imaging
visible light
and infrared
images
Defunct
CW
comsat
(information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
Revised frequency as
of 2006 Jan 4,
changed from
137.9125 MHz
Regular, intermittent
signal possibly due to
1987-078B
18351
137.20
Orbcomm
0
137.22
Orbcomm
5
137.25
Orbcomm
0
137.30
Russian Imaging
0
137.35
0
137.35
0
NOAA 15
(NOAA K)
1998-030A
25338
NOAA 16
(NOAA L)
2000-055A
26536
137.35 Compass 2
0
2006-019A
29157
vehicle rotation
causing periodic flow
of power from solar
panels
One of several
frequencies,individual
Digitised
Mobile
satellites switch
telephone
telephony
between them - Also
traffic
transmits at 400.100
MHz
One of several
frequencies,individual
Digitised
Mobile
satellites switch
telephone
telephony
between them - Also
traffic
transmits at 400.100
MHz
One of several
frequencies,individual
Digitised
Mobile
satellites switch
telephone
telephony
between them - Also
traffic
transmits at 400.100
MHz
Meteorological APT at 2 lines Frequency not
imaging
per second
currently active
Continuous
transmission CW Doppler (information
Meteorological
Beacon and
contributed by
imaging
telemetry
Michael D Kenny) Also transmits at
137.500 MHz
Continuous
transmission Formerly
CW Doppler (information
meteorological Beacon and
contributed by
imaging
telemetry
Michael D Kenny) Also transmits at
137.500 MHz
Russian
CW/AM
After launch on 2006
scientific
May 26 - bursts of
satellite
CW tone one to ten
studying
seconds duration in
possible ways
groups with peaks at
of predicting
central frequency and
earthquakes +/- 64 kHz - As of
not operating
2006 Nov 16 - data
transmission at 64
kHz side bands only
properly
137.38
0
OPS 7613-1
(NRL PL176)
1969-082B
4256
137.40
Russian Imaging
0
OPS 7613-6
(NOSS A1?)
137.41
0
1969-082E
4237
Navigation
technology
Mixed
(information
modulation
contributed by
(PAM/FM/AM) Michael D Kenny)
CW
137.44
Orbcomm
0
Mobile
telephony
Digitised
telephone
traffic
137.46
Orbcomm
0
Mobile
telephony
Digitised
telephone
traffic
Tiros-N
137.50
0
1978-096A
11060
NOAA 6
(NOAA A)
137.50
0
1979-057A
11416
137.50 NOAA 9
0
(NOAA F)
1984-123A
15427
(information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny)
One of several
frequencies,
individual satellites
switch between them
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
One of several
frequencies,
individual satellites
switch between them
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
Meteorological CW - carrier
imaging
only
Meteorological CW - carrier
imaging
only
Formerly
Tone for 6
meteorological seconds out of
imaging
every 25
seconds
(periods vary these are
averages)
Non-operational
satellite but
transmitter still had
power long after the
payload was switched
off - Timings shown
are as of 2001
January 6 - Probably
no longer transmitting
at this frequency -
137.50
0
137.50
0
137.62
5
137.62
5
NOAA 12
(NOAA D)
1991-032A
21263
NOAA 15
(NOAA K)
1998-030A
25338
NOAA 14
(NOAA 14)
1994-089A
23455
NOAA 17
(NOAA M)
2002-032A
27453
137.66
Orbcomm
3
137.68
Orbcomm
8
Also has a
transmission at
136.770 MHz
Switched off
occasionally when
APT at 4 lines
transmissions conflict
per second with those from
Meteorological interlaced
NOAA 15 - Also
imaging
visible light
transmits at 137.770
and infrared
MHz - Deimages
commissioned 2007
Aug 10
Switched off
APT at 4 lines
occasionally when
per second transmissions conflict
Meteorological interlaced
with those from
imaging
visible light
NOAA 12 - Also
and infrared
transmits at 137.350
images
MHz
Switched off
occasionally when
APT at 4 lines
transmissions conflict
per second with those from
Meteorological interlaced
NOAA 17 - Also
imaging
visible light
transmits at 137.770
and infrared
MHz images
Decommissioned
2007 May 23
APT at 4 lines
Switched off
per second occasionally when
Meteorological interlaced
transmissions conflict
imaging
visible light
with those from
and infrared
NOAA 14
images
One of several
frequencies Digitised
Mobile
individual satellites
telephone
telephony
switch between them
traffic
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
One of several
frequencies Digitised
Mobile
individual satellites
telephone
telephony
switch between them
traffic
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
137.71
Orbcomm
3
Mobile
telephony
Digitised
telephone
traffic
137.73
Orbcomm
8
Mobile
telephony
Digitised
telephone
traffic
137.77
0
137.77
0
137.77
0
137.77
0
NOAA 11
(NOAA H)
1988-089A
19531
NOAA 12
(NOAA D)
1991-032A
21263
NOAA 14
(NOAA 14)
1994-089A
23455
NOAA 17
(NOAA M)
2002-032A
27453
137.80
Orbcomm
0
137.85
Russian Imaging
0
137.91 NOAA 18
3
(NOAA N)
Formerly
CW Doppler
meteorological Beacon and
imaging
telemetry
One of several
frequencies individual satellites
switch between them
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
One of several
frequencies individual satellites
switch between them
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
Continuous
transmission when
operational (information
contributed by
Michael D Kenny) De-commissioned
2004 June 16
CW Doppler
Meteorological
Beacon and
imaging
telemetry
Also transmitted at
137.500 MHz - Decommissioned 2007
Aug 10
CW Doppler
Meteorological
Beacon and
imaging
telemetry
Also transmits at
137.625 MHz Decommissioned
2007 May 23
CW Doppler
Meteorological
Beacon and
imaging
telemetry
Also transmits at
137.625 MHz
One of several
frequencies Digitised
Mobile
individual satellites
telephone
telephony
switch between them
traffic
- Also transmits at
400.100 MHz
Meteorological APT at 2 lines Frequency not
imaging
per second
currently active
Meteorological APT at 4 lines Frequency probably
imaging
per second not active - changed
2005-018A
28654
143.62
5
145.80
0
145.82
5
145.99
0
ISS
(International Space Station)
1998-067A
25544
ISS
(International Space Station)
1998-067A
25544
ISS
(International Space Station)
1998-067A
25544
Suitsat
(Orlan-M No14)
2005-035C
28933
interlaced
visible light
and infrared
images
to 137.100 MHz
(2006 Jan 4?)
149.91
0
149.94
0
Cosmos 2398
(Parus)
Comms
2003-023A
27818
Cosmos 2378
(Parus)
Comms
2001-023A
26818
Comms
reasonably precise
positional information
for the satellites Coherent
transmission at
399.920 MHz
Transmission
contains an almanac
for all active satellites
in the constellation Use for navigation
FM time and
has probably ceased
position
but is still supporting
information whatever other
sidebands at 3
system requires
kHz, 5 kHz and
reasonably precise
7 kHz
positional information
for the satellites Coherent
transmission at
399.760 MHz
Transmission
contains an almanac
for all active satellites
in the constellation Use for navigation
FM time and
has probably ceased
position
but is still supporting
information whatever other
sidebands at 3
system requires
kHz, 5 kHz and
reasonably precise
7 kHz
positional information
for the satellites Coherent
transmission at
399.840 MHz
FM time and Transmission
position
contains an almanac
information - for all active satellites
sidebands at 3 in the constellation kHz, 5 kHz and Use for navigation
7 kHz
has probably ceased
but is still supporting
whatever other
system requires
reasonably precise
149.94
0
149.97
0
Cosmos 2463
(Parus)
Comms
2010-010A
36519
Cosmos 2336
(Parus)
Comms
1996-071A
24677
Comms
positional information
for the satellites Coherent
transmission at
399.840 MHz
Transmission
contains an almanac
for all active satellites
in the constellation Use for navigation
FM time and
has probably ceased
position
but is still supporting
information whatever other
sidebands at 3
system requires
kHz, 5 kHz and
reasonably precise
7 kHz
positional information
for the satellites Coherent
transmission at
399.840 MHz
Transmission
contains an almanac
for all active satellites
in the constellation Use for navigation
FM time and
has probably ceased
position
but is still supporting
information whatever other
sidebands at 3
system requires
kHz, 5 kHz and
reasonably precise
7 kHz
positional information
for the satellites Coherent
transmission at
399.840 MHz
FM time and Transmission
position
contains an almanac
information - for all active satellites
sidebands at 3 in the constellation kHz, 5 kHz and Use for navigation
7 kHz
has probably ceased
but is still supporting
whatever other
system requires
reasonably precise
positional information
149.97
9
149.97
9
Oscar 29
(Transit/NIMS)
1987-080B
18362
Oscar 31
(Transit/NIMS)
1988-074B
19420
149.98 Oscar 27
8
(Transit/NIMS)
1987-080A
18361
149.98
8
149.98
8
149.98
8
Oscar 23
(Transit/NIMS)
1988-033A
19070
Oscar 32
(Transit/NIMS)
1988-033B
19071
Oscar 25
(Transit/NIMS)
1988-074A
19419
150.00
Nadezhda
0
150.00
Tsikada
0
150.01
Unknown
2
transmitting as of
2008 Jan 1
Operational
frequency - Coherent
Ionospheric
FM telemetry transmission at
modelling for (tones) +/- 2.4 399.968 MHz US military
kHz from
Occasionally changes
(NIMS)
carrier
between this
frequency and the
maintenance one)
Operational
frequency - Coherent
Ionospheric
FM telemetry transmission at
modelling for (tones) +/- 2.4 399.968 MHz US military
kHz from
Occasionally changes
(NIMS)
carrier
between this
frequency and the
maintenance one)
Operational
frequency - Coherent
Ionospheric
FM telemetry transmission at
modelling for (tones) +/- 2.4 399.968 MHz US military
kHz from
Occasionally changes
(NIMS)
carrier
between this
frequency and the
maintenance one)
Several satellites - the
FM time and system is no longer
Navigation - position
operational, has been
plus Search
information - silent since 2003
and Rescue
sidebands at 3 November 26 monitoring
kHz, 5 kHz and Coherent
7 kHz
transmission at
400.000 MHz
Several satellites - the
FM time and system is no longer
Navigation - position
operational, has been
plus Search
information - silent since 2003
and Rescue
sidebands at 3 November 26 monitoring
kHz, 5 kHz and Coherent
7 kHz
transmission at
400.000 MHz
Satellite in GEO,
'Wandering'
possibly graveyard
Not known
CW
orbit, also transmits
400.032 MHz
Geosat
150.01
2
1985-021A
15595
150.01
2
RADCAL
(STEP P92-1)
1993-041A
22698
GFO
150.01
2
1998-007A
25157
150.01
2
ARGOS
(STEP P91-1)
1999-008A
25634
150.01 USA 147
2
(DMSP F-15)
1999-067A
25991
Detected being
switched on and off
over Europe, not
continuously active.
Sometime around
2007, transmissions
Oceanography
ceased to be detected
CW - Doppler
- wave height
but Geosat was
tracking beacon
measurement
subsequently
determined to be
transmitting
continuously while in
sunlight. Coherent
transmission at
400.032 MHz
Radar Calibration
satellite - Coherent
Radar
CW - Doppler transmission at
calibration
tracking beacon 400.032 MHz,
operation is
intermittent
Geosat Follow On
satellite - Coherent
transmission at
Oceanography
CW - Doppler 400.032 MHz and
- wave height
tracking beacon also transmitted at
measurement
2207.5 MHz. Ceased
to transmit 2208
November.
Coherent
transmission at
USAF space CW - Doppler
400.032 MHz experiments
tracking beacon
Ceased to transmit
2003
RADCAL
CW - Doppler Defense
secondary
tracking beacon Meteorological
payload aboard
Satellite Program US military
Also transmits at
metsat
2237.5 MHz and
2252.5 MHz, and
400.032 MHz - Postlaunch testing
revealed interference
with other equipment
from the 150/400
MHz transmitters so
150.01
2
150.01
2
150.01
2
150.01
2
150.01
2
Picosat 9
(STEP P97-1)
2001-043B
26930
Formosat 3A
(Cosmic FM-6)
2006-011A
29047
Formosat 3B
(Cosmic FM-1)
2006-011B
29048
Formosat 3C
(Cosmic FM-5)
2006-011C
29049
Formosat 3D
(Cosmic FM-3)
2006-011D
29050
150.01 Formosat 3E
USAF Space
Test Program
(STEP)
Atmospheric
studies using
CW beacons at
coherent
frequencies
Atmospheric
studies using
CW beacons at
coherent
frequencies
Atmospheric
studies using
CW beacons at
coherent
frequencies
Atmospheric
studies using
CW beacons at
coherent
frequencies
Atmospheric
they remained
inactive (apart from
further testing) until
2006 Aug 14
Coherent
transmission at
CW - Doppler
400.032 MHz tracking beacon
Ceased to transmit
late-2004
Switched on when
observation required,
European
observations usuall
CW
08:00-17:00 UTC
Mon-Fri, also
transmits 400.032
MHz and 1066.752
MHz
Switched on when
observation required,
European
observations usuall
CW
08:00-17:00 UTC
Mon-Fri, also
transmits 400.032
MHz and 1066.752
MHz
Switched on when
observation required,
European
observations usuall
CW
08:00-17:00 UTC
Mon-Fri, also
transmits
400.032MHz and
1066.752 MHz
Switched on when
observation required,
European
observations usuall
CW
08:00-17:00 UTC
Mon-Fri, also
transmits 400.032
MHz and 1066.752
MHz
CW
Switched on when
(Cosmic FM-4)
2
150.01
2
150.03
0
2006-011E
29051
Formosat 3F
(Cosmic FM-2)
2006-011F
29052
Cosmos 2361
(Parus)
1998-076A
25590
Cosmos 2373
(Yantar-1KFT11660 20,
150.30 Kometa)
0
2000-058A
26552
Cosmos 2415
(Yantar-1KFT11660 21,
150.30 Kometa)
0
2005-034A
28841
studies using
CW beacons at
coherent
frequencies
Atmospheric
studies using
CW beacons at CW
coherent
frequencies
observation required,
European
observations usuall
08:00-17:00 UTC
Mon-Fri, also
transmits 400.032
MHz and 1066.752
MHz
Switched on when
observation required,
European
observations usuall
08:00-17:00 UTC
Mon-Fri, also
transmits 400.032
MHz and 1066.752
MHz
FM time and
position
Coherent
Navigation (+ information transmission at
comms?)
sidebands at 3
400.080 MHz
kHz, 5 kHz and
7 kHz
Coherent
transmission at
400.800 MHz Yantar/Cometa'
Cameras and film
recoverable
AM telemetry - recovered after
satellite wide bandwidth mission running
photographic
between 2000
mapping
September 29 and
2000 November 14 no longer in orbit
Coherent
transmission at
400.800 MHz Yantar/Cometa'
Cameras and film
recoverable
recovered after
satellite - wide- CW - Doppler mission mission
area
tracking beacon running between
photographic
2005 September 2
reconnaissance
and 2005 October 14
- transmissions heard
over the USA - no
longer in orbit
Mir/ISS
FM telemetry - Transmits during on-
166.00
0
166.00
0
179.95
1
1999-038A
25858
Progress M1-2
(Progress M1 No252)
2000-021A
26301
Soyuz TMA-1
(Soyuz 11F732 No211)
2002-050A
27552
Zi Yuan 2
(Jiang Bing 3A)
2000-050A
26481
180.00 Fengyun 1C
6
1999-025A
25730
orbit operations to
and from the ISS, and
while docked with the
space station - The
sidebands at +/- transmission sounds
Logistics
128 kHz
as a loud buzz with
sharp peaks at the
sideband frequencies
- Also transmits at
922.763 MHz
Transmits during onorbit operations to
and from the ISS, and
while docked with the
FM telemetry - space station - The
Mir/ISS
sidebands at +/- transmission sounds
Logistics
128 kHz
as a loud buzz with
sharp peaks at the
sideband frequencies
- Also transmits at
922.763 MHz
Transmits during onorbit operations to
and from the ISS, and
while docked with the
space station - The
FM telemetry ISS Crew
transmission sounds
sidebands at +/transport
as a loud buzz with
128 kHz
sharp peaks at the
sideband frequencies
- Also transmits at
121.750 MHz and
922.763 MHz
CW carrier on
centre
frequency plus
Coherent
Remote
telemetry
transmission at
Sensing
sidebands at +/479.865 MHz
20 kHz- and
further carriers
at +/- 40 kHz
Meteorological CW carrier on Active transmitter
imaging
centre
until 2007 February
frequency plus when attacked in
telemetry
ground-based
sidebands at +/- interceptor test -
Fengyun 1D
180.00
7
2002-024B
27431
CBERS 1
180.011
1999-057A
25940
CBERS 2B
180.01
3
2007-042A
32062
CBERS 2
180.01
4
2003-049A
28057
5 kHz- and
Coherent
further carriers transmission at
at +/- 10 kHz 480.017 MHz
CW carrier on
centre
frequency plus
Coherent
Meteorological telemetry
transmission at
Imaging
sidebands at +/480.017 MHz
5 kHz- and
further carriers
at +/- 10 kHz
China Brasil Earth
CW carrier on Resources Satellite centre
Coherent
frequency plus transmission at
Remote
telemetry
480.025 MHz - Silent
sensing
sidebands at +/- since mid 2003, the
20 kHz - and last public report
further carriers being 2003 Jun 6 by
at +/- 40 kHz Maik Hermenau of
www.satellitenwelt.de
CW carrier on China Brazil Earth
centre
Resources Satellite frequency plus Coherent
Remote
telemetry
transmission at
sensing
sidebands at +/- 480.033 MHz, also
20 kHz- and
transmits 2204.400
further carriers MHz and 2267.500
at +/- 40 kHz MHz
China Brazil Earth
CW carrier on
Resources Satellite centre
Coherent
frequency plus
transmission at
Remote
telemetry
480.037 MHz, also
sensing
sidebands at +/transmits 2204.400
20 kHz- and
MHz and 2267.500
further carriers
MHz, ceased to
at +/- 40 kHz
transmit 2007
Military quick CW - RTTY- AFSATCOM Channel
reaction
style data
1 transmission comms
2005-2007, USA-137
and USA-125 were
providing alternating
coverage of the
northern hemisphere
from HEO - Second
transmission
frequency at 2242.50
MHz - 2007 Oct 15,
USA-125 ceased to
transmit AFSATCOM