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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
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
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, 22.4 m
Radar Cross Section
28.221 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 SKY MEXICO-1
1 40664U 15026B   25109.16039339 -.00000227  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 40664   0.0321 337.1063 0002747  77.8837 131.5016  1.00272306 36288
Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:50:57.988Z)
Latitude
-0.02676°
Longitude
-78.74023°
Altitude
35,793.666 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 26m 02s
True Declination
0° 01' 36"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.00656°
Longitude
-129.50165°
Altitude
35,784.173 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 16m 11s
Apparent Declination
-6° 08' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:17:26
Azimuth
142.269° SSE
Elevation
36.425°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.102 km
Perigee altitude
35,775.936 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.656 km
Eccentricity
0.0002747
Inclination
0.0321°
RAAN
337.1063°
Arg. of periapsis
77.8837°
True anomaly
131.52517°
Mean anomaly
131.5016°
Eccentric anomaly
131.51339°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.14 mins
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1440 mins2025-04-20 00:24:30.283Z142.281° SSE2025-04-20 16:08:30.283Z142.323° SSE30.727°2025-04-21 00:24:30.283Z142.28° SSE
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