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SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKY MEXICO-1, 40664 is a Mexican payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 May 2015 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

40664, 2015-026B

Orbit

GEO

Country

MX / MEX

Related business

SKY Mexico (MX)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

GEOSTAR-2, IHI BT-4

Mass

3,182 kg wet, 1,260 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-05-27 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 11.2 m

Radar Cross Section

28.221 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 SKY MEXICO-1
1 40664U 15026B   25260.78122375 -.00000255  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 40664   0.0192 101.3607 0002171  91.7010   6.3714  1.00270916 37727

Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:44:57.732Z)

Latitude

0.03123°

Longitude

-78.75499°

Altitude

35,777.203 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 17m 45s

True Declination

0° 01' 52"

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

02:39:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.063 km

Perigee altitude

35,778.755 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.046 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

0.0192°

RAAN

101.3607°

Arg. of periapsis

91.701°

True anomaly

6.37416°

Mean anomaly

6.3714°

Eccentric anomaly

6.37278°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2015 (2015-05-27 UTC)

DIRECTV 15, 40663

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40666 (Decayed)

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SKY MEXICO-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.
1440 mins	2025-09-18 09:49:13.276Z	142.356° SSE	2025-09-18 18:53:13.276Z	142.288° SSE	30.724°	2025-09-19 09:49:13.276Z	142.364° SSE

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SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:44:57.732Z)

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