Below is the alphabetized list of current, future, and past satellites tracked by SLR and their different identification schemes, bin size and basic orbit information. Click on the satellite name hyperlink for additional information about the satellite mission within the ILRS Web site (e.g., mission objectives, images, identification numbers, mission parameters, ILRS tracking status, etc.).

Current Satellites

Satellite Name	Satellite ID	SIC Code	NORAD Number	NP Indicator	Bin Size (Seconds)	Altitude (Km)	Inclination (deg)	First Data Date
Ajisai	8606101	1500	16908	5	30	1485	50	13-Aug-1986
ALOS	0600201	1557	28931	3	15	720	98	14-Aug-2006
ANDE-RR Passive	0605510	1072	29667	1	5	400	51.6	12-Jan-2007
Apollo11 Sea of Tranquility	0000100	N/A	N/A	2	variable	356,400	5	20-Aug-1969
Apollo14 Fra Mauro	0000102	N/A	N/A	2	variable	356,400	5	07-Feb-1971
Apollo15 Hadley Rille	0000103	N/A	N/A	2	variable	356,400	5	01-Sep-1971
Beacon-C	6503201	317	1328	3	15	927	41	02-Jan-1976
CHAMP	0003902	8002	26405	1	5	474	87	01-Jan-2000
Envisat	0200901	6179	27386	3	15	800	98	10-Apr-2002
ERS-2	9502101	6178	23560	3	15	800	99	24-Apr-1995
Etalon-1	8900103	0525	19751	9	300	19,105	65	26-Jan-1989
Etalon-2	8903903	4146	20026	9	300	19,135	65	13-Jul-1989
ETS-8	0605901	1579	29656	9	300	36,000	0	10-Mar-2007
GFO-1	9800701	8501	25157	3 (5)	15 (30)	800	108	22-Apr-1998
GIOVE-A	0505101	7001	28922	9	300	29,601	56	11-May-2006
GIOVE-B	0802001	7002	32781	9	300	29,601	56	26-Apr-2008
GLONASS-95	0405302	9095	28509	9	300	19,140	65	26-Aug-2005
GLONASS-99	0505002	9099	28916	9	300	19,140	65	13-Jan-2007
GLONASS-102	0606201	9102	29670	9	300	19,140	65	01-Jul-2007
GPS-35	9305401	3535	22779	9	300	20,195	54	18-Oct-1993
GPS-36	9401601	3636	23027	9	300	20,030	55	21-Apr-1994
GRACE-A	0201201	8003	27391	1	5	485-500	89	18-Mar-2002
GRACE-B	0201202	8004	27392	1	5	485-500	89	18-Mar-2002
ICESat	0300201	8201	27642	1	5	600	94	05-Mar-2003
Jason-1	0105501	4378	26997	3	15	1336	66	01-Jan-2003
LAGEOS-1	7603901	1155	8820	7	120	5850	110	10-May-1976
LAGEOS-2	9207002	5986	22195	7	120	5625	53	24-Oct-1992
Larets	0304206	5557	27944	5	30	691	98.204	04-Nov-2003
Luna17 Sea of Rains	0000101	N/A	N/A	2	variable	356,400	5	21-May-1975
Luna21 Sea of Serenity	0000104	N/A	N/A	2	variable	356,400	5	16-Nov-1973
Starlette	7501001	1134	7646	5	30	815	50	03-Jan-1976
Stella	9306102	0643	22824	5	30	815	99	30-Sep-1993
TerraSAR-X	0702601	6201	31698	1	5	514	97.44	16-Jun-2007

Future Satellites

Satellite Name	Sponsor	Exp. Life Time	Purpose	Launch Date
Approved by ILRS for Future SLR Tracking
GIOVE-A2	ESA, EU	25 yrs	Positioning, navigation, timing, geodesy	2008
GOCE	ESA	2-3 yrs	Gravity	May-2008
Jason-2	NASA, CNES, Eumetsat, NOAA	5 yrs	Oceanography, climate change	June 2008
LRO-LR	NASA	1 yr	Lunar investigations	Oct-2008
NPOESS	NOAA, NASA, DoD	7 yrs	Sea surface height	2013
PROBA-2	ESA	2 yrs	Sun observations, technology demonstrations	Dec-2007
QZS-1	JAXA		Position, navigation, timing	2009
SOHLA	JAXA	1 yr	Experimental, technologies	2008
TanDEM-X	DLR, GFZ, EADS-Astrium, InfoTerra		Remote sensing	2009
Future Satellites with Retroreflectors
AltiKA/SARAL	CNES	5 yrs	Altimetry, water surfaces	2010
ANDE (2 satellites)	NRL		Atmospheric density, composition winds	2009
Astro-G	JAXA		Space VLBI	2012
Compass (many sats)	China		Positioning, navigation, timing
Cryosat-2	ESA	3-4 yrs	Ice shields	2009
Galileo (30 satellites)	ESA, EU		Positioning, navigation, timing, geodesy	2009
GPS-III (n=??)	DoD, DoT		Positioning, navigation, timing, geodesy
HY-2A	CNES, CNSA		Earth observation	2009
IRS-P5 (CARTOSAT-1)	ISRO	5 yrs	Earth observation	May-2005
Jason-3	NASA, CNES, Eumetsat, NOAA	5 yrs	Oceanography, climate change
KOMPSAT-5	KARI, Korea		Earth observation	2009/2010
LAGEOS-3	USNA, NASA		Lense-Thirring, geodesy	2011
LARES	ASI, ESA		Relativity
Luneberg sphere	RSA	1 yr	Experimental SLR target	2008
Sentinel-3	ESA (GMES)		Oceanography	2011/2012
SWARM (3)	ESA, CNES		Earth's magnetic field	2010
STSAT-2	KARI, Korea	2 yrs	Atmosphere and Earth radiation	2007/2008
WATER	CNES, NASA		SAR altimeter	>2013
Other Satellites
MicroSCOPE	CNES	2 yrs	Equivalence principle tests	Mar-2009
VCL	NASA	2 yrs	Earth observation	TBD

Past Satellites

Satellite Name	Satellite ID	SIC Code	NORAD Number	NP Indicator	Bin Size (Seconds)	Altitude (Km)	Inclination (deg)	First Data Date	Last Data Date
ADEOS-1	9604601	1555	24277	5	30	815	99	15-Oct-1996	18-Aug-1997
ADEOS-2	0205601	1556	27597	3	15	803	98.62	14-Dec-2002	22-Jan-2003
ANDE-RR Active	0605506	1071	29664	1	5	400	51.6	12-Jan-2007	07-Dec-2007
ATEx	9805503		25615	5	30	787	85
Cryosat-1	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	15	720	92
DIADEME-1C	6701101	6703	2674	3	15	545	40	21-Apr-1997	02-Nov-1997
DIADEME-1D	6701401	6704	2680	3	15	585	40	22-Apr-1997	22-Apr-1997
ERS-1	9105001	6177	21574	3	15	780	99	17-Jul-1991	16-Mar-2000
GEOS-3	7502701	1127	7734	5	30	841	115	15-Oct-1998	13-May-1999
GFZ-1	8601795	8001	23558	1	5	385	52	19-Apr-1995	08-Jun-1999
GLONASS-40	8900101	6666	19749	9	300	19,140	65	13-Mar-1993	02-May-1993
GLONASS-41	8900102	7777	19750	9	300	19,140	65	06-Mar-1993	06-Mar-1993
GLONASS-44	9004501	1111	20619	9	300	19,140	65	04-Apr-1993	22-Dec-1993
GLONASS-47	9011001	2222	21006	9	300	19,140	65	21-Mar-1993	07-Dec-1993
GLONASS-49	9011003	9049	21008	9	300	19,140	65	28-Dec-1994	29-Dec-1994
GLONASS-50	9102501	3333	21216	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-53	9200501	4444	21853	9	300	19,140	65	21-Mar-1993	01-May-1993
GLONASS-56	9204701	9056	22056	9	300	19,140	65	18-Jan-1993	11-Nov-1994
GLONASS-57	9204702	9057	22057	9	300	19,140	65	25-Oct-1994	24-Jan-1997
GLONASS-62	9402101	9062	23043	9	300	19,140	65	09-Sep-1998	02-Jul-1999
GLONASS-63	9402102	9063	23044	9	300	19,140	65	19-Jul-1995	06-Oct-1997
GLONASS-64	9402103	9064	23045	9	300	19,140	65	22-Sep-1998	03-Mar-1999
GLONASS-65	9405001	9065	23203	9	300	19,140	65	26-Jun-1996	23-Feb-1999
GLONASS-66	9405002	9066	23204	9	300	19,140	65	25-Oct-1994	14-Aug-2000
GLONASS-67	9405003	9067	23205	9	300	19,140	65	20-Jul-1995	28-Aug-1999
GLONASS-68	9407601	9068	23396	9	300	19,140	65	30-Sep-1998	20-Jul-1999
GLONASS-69	9407602	9069	23397	9	300	19,140	65	15-Sep-1998	23-Oct-1999
GLONASS-70	9407603	9070	23398	9	300	19,140	65	14-Sep-1998	14-Sep-1999
GLONASS-71	9500901	9071	23511	9	300	19,140	65	30-Sep-1997	03-Oct-2000
GLONASS-72	9500902	9072	23512	9	300	19,140	65	11-Sep-1998	28-Nov-2000
GLONASS-74	9500903	9073	23513	9	300	19,140	65	22-Sep-1998	30-Nov-1998
GLONASS-75	9503702	9075	23621	9	300	19,140	65	26-Sep-1998	01-Mar-2001
GLONASS-76	9503703	9076	23622	9	300	19,140	65	18-Sep-1998	09-Feb-2001
GLONASS-77	9506801	9077	23734	9	300	19,140	65	16-Sep-1998	02-Mar-2001
GLONASS-78	9506802	9078	23735	9	300	19,140	65	23-Dec-1999	07-Jan-2002
GLONASS-79	9506803	9079	23736	9	300	19,140	65	22-Sep-1998	14-Aug-2000
GLONASS-80	9807701	9080	25593	9	300	19,140	65	12-Mar-1999	25-Feb-2002
GLONASS-81	9807702	9081	25594	9	300	19,140	65	05-Mar-1999	02-Mar-2001
GLONASS-82	9807703	9082	25595	9	300	19,140	65	05-Mar-1999	27-Feb-2001
GLONASS-84	0006302	9084	26565	9	300	19,140	65	20-Dec-2000	13-Sep-2005
GLONASS-86	0105303	9086	26989	9	300	19,140	65	22-Feb-2002
GLONASS-87	0105302	9087	26988	9	300	19,140	65	21-Feb-2002
GLONASS-88	0105301	9088	26987	9	300	19,140	65	07-Feb-2002	26-Jul-2005
GLONASS-89	0206001	9089	27617	9	300	19,140	65	21-Mar-2003	19-Apr-2007
GLONASS-90	0206003	9090	27619	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-91	0206002	9091	27618	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-92	0305601	9092	28112	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-93	0305602	9093	28113	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-94	0305603	9094	28114	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-96	0405303	9096	28510	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-97	0405301	9097	28508	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-98	0505003	9098	28917	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-100	0505001	9100	28915	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-101	0606203	9101	29672	9	300	19,140	65
GLONASS-103	0606202	9103	29671	9	300	19,140	65
Gravity Probe B	0401401	8603	28230	3	15	650	90	07-Jul-2004	05-Jun-2006
Meteor-2-21/FIZEAU	9305501	5050	22782	3	15	950	83	12-Mar-1994	16-Oct-1998
LRE	0103801	1577	26898	3	15	250-36,000	28	17-Dec-2001	28-Mar-2002
Meteor-3-6/PRARE	9400301	0307	22969	5	30	1200	83	25-Jan-1994	11-Nov-1995
Meteosat P2/LASSO	8805101	8787	19215	9	300	36,723	7.50
Meteor-3M	0105601	5555	27001	5	30	1000	99.64	19-Dec-2001	03-Mar-2006
MSTI-2	9402801	9009	23101	3	15	432	97	01-Jun-1994	10-Oct-1994
OICETS	0503101	1578	28809	5	30	610	97.83	18-Apr-2006	06-Jun-2006
Reflector	0105604	5556	27004	5	30	1018	99.64	21-Dec-2001	04-Aug-2004
RESURS-01-3	9407401	1333	23342	3	15	675	98	25-Dec-1995	14-Oct-1998
Seasat	7806401	??	10967	N/A	N/A	805	108
STARSHINE	0104301	4903	26929	1	5	470	67	03-Oct-2001	01-Jun-2003
SUNSAT	9900803	2301	25636	3	15	400	93	07-May-1999	09-May-2001
TiPS	9602901	6000		5	30	1025	63	21-Jun-1996	15-Oct-1997
TiPS-Norton	9602902	6001	23937	5	30	1025	63	21-Jun-1996	15-Oct-1997
TIPS-Ralph	9602903	6002	23936	5	30	1025	63	21-Jun-1996	15-Oct-1997
TOPEX/Poseidon	9205201	4377	22076	3	15	1350	66	01-Jan-1992	15-Dec-2005
WESTPAC	9804301	8801	25394	3	15	835	98	23-Jul-1998	12-Jan-2002
Zeya	9701001	8888	24744	1	5	471	97	29-Mar-1997	29-Jul-1997

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