swap_horiz Optus D3 Alternatives

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Syncom 3

Syncom 3, launched by NASA in 1964, was the world's first geostationary satellite, positioned over the Pacific Ocean and...

Geostationary 1960S Nasa Communications

9.1 Excellent

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ATS-6

ATS-6, launched by NASA in 1974, was the world's first experimental direct-broadcast educational television satellite, p...

Experimental Geostationary 1970S Nasa

8.7 Great

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Inmarsat-4 F1

Inmarsat-4 F1 (I-4 F1) was the first of Inmarsat's fourth-generation geostationary satellites, launched on March 11, 200...

Geostationary 2000S Communications Inmarsat

8.1 Great

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Intelsat 901

Intelsat 901 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and launched in June 2001 aboard an Ariane...

Geostationary 2000S Communications Intelsat

8.0 Great

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Inmarsat-5 F1

Inmarsat-5 F1 is a commercial communications satellite launched in December 2013 by International Launch Services aboard...

Geostationary 2010S Communications Ka Band

7.9 Good

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SES-17

SES-17 is an all-electric geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and built by Thales Alenia Space. Launc...

Geostationary 2020S Communications Ses

7.8 Good

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Meteosat-9

Meteosat-9 is a second-generation spin-stabilized geostationary weather satellite operated by EUMETSAT and launched in 2...

Europe Geostationary 2000S Weather

7.7 Good

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SES-15

SES-15 is a hybrid geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and launched in 2017. Built by Boeing, it oper...

Geostationary 2010S Communications Ses

7.4 Good

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SES-12

SES-12 is a geostationary high-throughput communications satellite operated by SES and launched in 2018. Built by Airbus...

Geostationary 2010S Communications Ses

7.4 Good

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Eutelsat 10B

Eutelsat 10B is a multi-band geostationary communications satellite constructed by Thales Alenia Space and launched in N...

Geostationary 2020S Communications Ka Band

7.3 Good

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Intelsat 37e

Intelsat 37e is a high-throughput geostationary communications satellite constructed by Boeing on the 702MP platform. La...

Geostationary 2010S Communications Intelsat

7.3 Good

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Arabsat-6A

Arabsat-6A is a Saudi geostationary communications satellite designed to provide television, broadband, and telecommunic...

Geostationary Middle East 2010S Communications

7.2 Good

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Intelsat IS-39

Intelsat 39 (IS-39) is a geostationary communications satellite launched on August 6, 2019, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket fr...

Geostationary 2020S Communications Intelsat

7.1 Good

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SES-1

SES-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES S.A., launched on April 24, 2010, aboard an ILS Proton...

Geostationary 2010S Communications Ses

7.1 Good

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TURKSAT-5B

TURKSAT-5B is a Turkish communications satellite launched into geostationary orbit on December 19, 2021. Manufactured by...

Turkey Geostationary 2020S Communications

7.1 Good

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Measat-3b

Measat-3b is a Malaysian geostationary communications satellite operated by MEASAT Global and launched in September 2014...

Geostationary 2010S Malaysia Communications

7.0 Good

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Badr-7

Badr-7, also known as Arabsat-6B, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by the Arab Satellite Communicati...

Geostationary 2010S Communications Ku Ka Band

7.0 Good

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TURKSAT-5A

TURKSAT-5A is a Turkish geostationary communications satellite successfully launched in January 2021 aboard a SpaceX Fal...

Turkey Geostationary 2020S Communications

7.0 Good

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Eutelsat 7A

Eutelsat 7A is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Eutelsat at the 7 degrees east orbital position. Ori...

Geostationary 2000S Communications Ku Band

6.9 Fair

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SKY Perfect JSAT-16

Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT, launched in 2017, providing broadband and...

Japan Geostationary 2010S Communications

6.9 Fair