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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

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

~1,154 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 MORELOS 2
1 16274U 85109B   25341.21731308  .00000039  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 16274  14.7577 358.1522 0004956 189.9889 356.1729  0.99564225 44446

Epoch: 2025-12-07T05:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T05:12:55.850Z)

Latitude

-1.57257°

Longitude

29.64325°

Altitude

35,965.046 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 16m 26s

True Declination

-1° 34' 16"

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

22:45:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,008.084 km

Perigee altitude

35,966.092 km

Semi-major axis

42,365.225 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

14.7577°

RAAN

358.1522°

Arg. of periapsis

189.9889°

True anomaly

356.16911°

Mean anomaly

356.1729°

Eccentric anomaly

356.171°

Mean motion

0.2489 °/min

Orbital period

1,446.35 mins

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

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

STS 61B, 16273 (Decayed)

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

OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275

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

SATCOM K2, 16276

STS 61B OEX TARGET, 16277 (Decayed)

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MORELOS 2, 16274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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