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MORELOS 2, 16274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MORELOS 2, 16274 is a payload satellite owned by SCT (MX) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Nov 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

16274, 1985-109B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (MX / MEX)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-17

Mass

~1,154 kg wet, 478 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-11-27 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Dish, 6.6 m

Radar Cross Section

13.305 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 MORELOS 2
1 16274U 85109B   25183.91982902  .00000033  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 16274  14.7537 359.3312 0006339 147.0243 177.2097  0.99558731 42878

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:04:33.227Z)

Latitude

-8.57263°

Longitude

72.14362°

Altitude

36,015.636 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 37m 54s

True Declination

-8° 33' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.83488°

Longitude

-76.16768°

Altitude

35,963.858 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 46m 44s

Apparent Declination

-4° 11' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:04:44

Azimuth

7.657° NNE

Elevation

-54.037°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,015.503 km

Perigee altitude

35,961.79 km

Semi-major axis

42,366.783 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

14.7537°

RAAN

359.3312°

Arg. of periapsis

147.0243°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

177.2097°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24889 °/min

Orbital period

1,446.43 mins

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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 1985 (1985-11-27 UTC)

STS 61B, 16273 (Decayed)

OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275

SATCOM K2, 16276

STS 61B OEX TARGET, 16277 (Decayed)

MORELOS 2 R/B(PAM-D), 16293

OPTUS A2 R/B(PAM-D), 16294

SATCOM K2 R/B(PAM-D2), 16295

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