Communications satellites come and go with time…and their orbits are often changing. Below is a fairly recent list of the most frequently used C-Band satellites with their relative positions in the sky and the programming that will allow you to identify the satellite.

* Satellite G26 is highlighted in this lineup. G26 is the satellite formerly known as TELSTAR 6 and may be stored in your remote control as T6 . However, to find it manually, you can go to Galaxy 3R (G3) and move the dish to the east (<)….or you can go to Galaxy 7 (G7) and move the dish to the west (>). If you're having difficulty, you may want to consult your satellite technician prior to the sale.

Satellite Name

Position

Satellite Identifiers

Satcom C1

137.0 W

NBC East (ch. 8) ; NHK (ch. 11)

Satcom C4

135.0 W

Prevue (ch. 8); ZDTV (ch. 12); C-Span2 (ch. 19)

Galaxy 1R

133.0 W

Arts (ch. 5); EWTN (ch. 11)

Satcom C3

131.0 W

C-Span1 (ch. 7); TVLand (ch. 18); Military (ch. 24)

Galaxy 5

125.0 W

TBN (ch. 3); KnowledgeTV (ch. 21)

Galaxy 9

123.0 W

NHK (ch. 3)

Telstar 303

120.0 W

Miscellaneous feeds (ch. 16)

Anik E1

111.1 W

RTP Internacional (ch. 10); miscellaneous feeds (ch. 20)

Anik E2

107.3 W

CBMT (ch. 1); CBC Pacific (ch. 5)

GE1

103.0 W

Wisdom Network (ch. 12); Deutsche Welle (ch. 22)

Spacenet 4

101.0 W

InfomericaTV (ch. 7); WPCB (ch. 19)

Galaxy 4

99.0 W

WHTV (ch. 15); CBS East (ch. 20)

Galaxy 25

97.0 W

Various Feeds

Galaxy 3R

95.0 W

InfomericaTV (ch. 18); 3ABN (ch. 23)
Galaxy 26
(formerly IA6 & Telstar 6: T6 in your remote)		 93.0 W ABC (ch. 3, 12); PBS (ch. 8);
Network Feeds (ch. 18, 19)

Galaxy 7

91.0 W

CACN (ch.10); BET Jazz (ch. 21)

Telstar 4 (T4)

89.0 W

 SX TV (ch. 03); CBS West (ch. 10); CBS East (ch.11); PBS (ch. 18); Extasy Preview (ch. 19); 
ABC West (ch.21); ABC East (ch.22) 

GE3

87.0 W

CNNSI (ch. 11); America One (ch. 24)

GE2

85.0 W

NASA (ch. 9); ANA (ch. 22)

Spacenet 3R

83.0 W

Hollywood TN (ch. 3); KMPX-TV (ch. 13)

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