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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

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, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

13.305 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 MORELOS 2
1 16274U 85109B   25258.42985911  .00000031  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 16274  14.7562 358.7667 0006705 166.7461 224.9728  0.99560308 43627

Epoch: 2025-09-15T10:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T10:18:59.827Z)

Latitude

7.68267°

Longitude

-119.81513°

Altitude

36,006.374 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 58m 16s

True Declination

7° 40' 30"

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

13:58:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,016.606 km

Perigee altitude

35,959.792 km

Semi-major axis

42,366.336 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

14.7562°

RAAN

358.7667°

Arg. of periapsis

166.7461°

True anomaly

224.91853°

Mean anomaly

224.9728°

Eccentric anomaly

224.94566°

Mean motion

0.24889 °/min

Orbital period

1,446.41 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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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	2025-09-16 21:14:55.395Z	205.118° SW	2025-09-17 14:40:55.395Z	219.34° SW	39.211°	2025-09-17 21:14:55.395Z	208.553° SW

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MORELOS 2, 16274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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