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MORELOS 1, 15824

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MORELOS 1, 15824 is a payload satellite owned by SCT (MX) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 17 Jun 1985 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

15824, 1985-048B

Orbit

GEO

Country

MX / MEX

Related business

Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (MX)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-17

Mass

1,156 kg wet, 464 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-06-17 (41 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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0 MORELOS 1
1 15824U 85048B   26093.42830169 -.00000094  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 15824  13.9966 343.5195 0002158 130.0987  56.5124  0.99472678116508

Epoch: 2026-04-03T10:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T10:16:45.266Z)

Latitude

-1.61262°

Longitude

-175.97032°

Altitude

36,006.863 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 55s

True Declination

-1° 36' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:37:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,022.234 km

Perigee altitude

36,003.938 km

Semi-major axis

42,391.223 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

13.9966°

RAAN

343.5195°

Arg. of periapsis

130.0987°

True anomaly

56.53303°

Mean anomaly

56.5124°

Eccentric anomaly

56.52271°

Mean motion

0.24867 °/min

Orbital period

1,447.68 mins

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1985 (1985-06-17 UTC)

SPARTAN 1, 15831 (Decayed)

STS 51G, 15823 (Decayed)

TELSTAR 303, 15826

MORELOS 1 R/B(PAM-D), 15832

ARABSAT 1B R/B(PAM-D), 15836

ARABSAT 1B, 15825

TELSTAR 3D R/B(PAM-D), 15837

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MORELOS 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
236 mins	2026-04-05 02:26:03.786Z	271.197° WNW	2026-04-05 04:31:03.786Z	271.76° WNW	11.161°	2026-04-05 06:22:03.786Z	269.514° W

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MORELOS 1, 15824

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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