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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

11 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 (39 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 11 hours ago

0 MORELOS 2
1 16274U 85109B   25128.78136682  .00000066  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 16274  14.7537 359.7472 0005127 138.7888 221.2500  0.99563905 42323

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:45:10.093Z)

Latitude

0.01137°

Longitude

-148.38525°

Altitude

36,002.035 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 59m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 41"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

4.09849°

Longitude

15.79213°

Altitude

35,965.682 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 35m 40s

Apparent Declination

-1° 32' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:51:07

Azimuth

239.544° WSW

Elevation

29.152°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,008.899 km

Perigee altitude

35,965.458 km

Semi-major axis

42,365.316 km

Eccentricity

0.0005127

Inclination

14.7537°

RAAN

359.7472°

Arg. of periapsis

138.7888°

True anomaly

221.21128°

Mean anomaly

221.25°

Eccentric anomaly

221.23064°

Mean motion

0.2489 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1446.36 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

MORELOS 2 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.
1440 mins	2025-05-09 05:42:24.220Z	239.528° WSW	2025-05-10 01:21:24.220Z	251.418° W	30.093°	2025-05-10 05:42:24.220Z	242.138° WSW

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