Registry/92.2°E

Asia-Pacific · East

92.2°E

China Satcom is the registry operator, with 5 satellites on station and no FCC row.

Occupancy ±0.4°: China Satcom 1/5 · Chinese Ministry of National Defense 1/5 · US DoD 1/5.

On stationUnrecorded in ClarkeOperating (no FCC market-access row)

TLE epoch 2026-10-21. FCC 2026-09-27. UCS 2023-04-07. Position disagreement.

Occupancy

On station
5 satellites

±0.4° TLE-primary. Majority China Satcom (1/5).

Data as of 2026-10-21 · Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback)
Registry operator
China Satcom
Window majority
China Satcom
Operator mix
China Satcom 1/5 · Chinese Ministry of National Defense 1/5 · US DoD 1/5
Country
—
Purpose
Communications
Status
On station
Position source
4 TLE / 1 UCS fallback
Remaining life
5 satellites; no usable lifetime data
Coverage proxy
South & Central Asia · GDP 1.20 · pop 1.60
Source operator strings (UCS)
  • China Satcom: China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)
  • Chinese Ministry of National Defense: Chinese Ministry of National Defense
  • US DoD: National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force. UCS US military strings, including MUOS (DoD/US Navy). Not a single program office. Unknown US agency stays unknown. Federal Government (Reserved) is an FCC reservation placeholder, not an operator.

Co-located satellites (5)

SatelliteLaunched
SDS IV-1 (Satellite Data System, NRO L-61, USA 269, Quasar)
UCS fallback
2016
Zhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9, Chinastar 9)
TLE occupancy
2008
Beidou IGSO-3 (Compass G-8)Dispute
TLE occupancy
2011
CHINASAT-9C
TLE occupancy
2025
TJS-10
TLE occupancy
2023

Rights

License / FCC
foreign operating

No FCC row

FCC SSAL + UCS occupancy · Sep 27, 2026

Recorded rights (FCC)

Recorded public layers only. FCC SSAL when present; otherwise inferred administration/operator. ITU filings are not in this product. ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source.

  1. National administration
    M
    Unknown administration

    No administration on file.

    UCS operator country · Sep 27, 2026
    unknown
  2. Operator license
    M
    China Satcom

    UCS operator China Satcom. No FCC market-access row at this longitude (expected for many non-US administrations and US government birds).

    UCS Satellite Database · Sep 27, 2026
    inferred

Freshness

TLE epoch
2026-10-21

TLE epoch is within 45 days. FCC 2026-09-27 · UCS 2023-04-07.

FCC Approved Space Station List · Sep 27, 2026
Congestion 88 · Critical · 5 co-located
Clarke congestion v0 ← TLE-primary occupancy longitudes · Oct 21, 2026
Labeled modelImplied value, comps, and model pathNot occupancy or rights

Modeled dollars from valuation v0. Not a live market price, not a trade, and not an FCC or ITU record.

Implied fair value

Fair value (v0)
n/c

Not commercially valued

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Oct 21, 2026

UCS classifies this satellite's users as "Government". Raw model range $71M–$213M is shown for inspection only.

No trade tape. Seeded model-path sparklines are Experimental, not default Terminal.

Arc desirabilitySouth & Central Asia×1.40
Coverage (GDP/pop)South & Central Asia · GDP 1.20 · pop 1.60×1.13
Occupancy5 co-located satellites (TLE-primary ±0.4°)×1.60
Remaining life5 satellites; no usable lifetime data×1.00
OperatorTier-1 operator×1.30
SpectrumNo band data (UCS-derived)×1.00
ScarcityCongestion score 88×1.44
License / BIUOperating (no FCC market-access row)×1.00
OwnershipUCS classifies this satellite's users as "Government" — not a leasable commercial position; figures below are the model's raw output, not a market estimate×1.00
Driver breakdown is Pro

Driver breakdown, compare, and export sit on a paid seat. Registry access is free.

Valuation v0 is a model-based implied fair-value range from public registry data, not a live market price, appraisal, or offer to transact. Methodology · Valuation v0 · Data trust

Nearest comps

Positions outside this slot's ±0.4° occupancy window. Not transaction comps.

SlotΔSatsCong.Fair value
91.8°E0.4°695$198M
91.5°E0.7°378$148M
93°E0.8°273n/c
93.2°E1.0°483n/c
91.1°E1.1°370n/c
93.5°E1.3°485n/c

Model path

Seeded v0 path. Not observed trades, not a price index.

$142M
2026-10-21 · synthesized · model backfill, not trades

This chart shows 7 days of the model path. Pricing

ExperimentalUnrecorded layers (ITU filings are not in this product; sub-lease stub)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU filings are not in this product.

Quarantined stubs. ITU filings are not in this product. ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source. These rows reserve the rights-chain shape; they are not live filings or named lessees.

  1. ITU filing
    S
    Not recorded in Clarke

    ITU filings are not in this product. ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source. SNS Online shut down in January 2025. Quarantined stub. A filled ITU network panel would look like a deed; this row is not one.

    Clarke stub (ITU filings are not in this product) · Sep 27, 2026 · ITU filing: not recorded in Clarke
    stub
  2. Sub-lease / capacity lease
    S
    No public sub-lease registry

    Quarantined stub. There is no public feed of transponder or payload sub-leases. This layer is reserved for operator-disclosed or future marketplace filings and is not a named lessee.

    Clarke stub · Sep 27, 2026 · Unknown. Not mocked as a named lessee
    stub

Provenance · occupancy TLE-primary Oct 21, 2026 · UCS catalog Apr 7, 2023 · FCC SSAL Sep 27, 2026 · valuation v0 Oct 21, 2026 · snapshots seeded 2026-09-15 (model path, not trades)

Default Terminal is occupancy, recorded FCC, and freshness. Implied value is behind Labeled model. ITU filings are not in this product (Unrecorded in Clarke). ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source. The simulated capacity book is not on this page. Not financial advice.

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Cite this

Clarke slot record, 92.2°E (92-2e). https://www.clarkebelt.finance/orbital/92-2e. Data vintage: UCS file vintage 2023-04-07, FCC as-of 2026-09-27, TLE epoch 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-21. Accessed the day you open this page.