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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

9 hours ago

Origin

SKY Mexico (MX / MEX)

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 9 hours ago

0 SKY MEXICO-1
1 40664U 15026B   25186.54916578 -.00000218  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 40664   0.0186  56.6682 0002212  48.9911 297.0628  1.00272451 36970

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:10:47.923Z)

Latitude

0.00189°

Longitude

-78.78321°

Altitude

35,781.628 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 50m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02193°

Longitude

60.10587°

Altitude

35,783.659 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 19m 33s

Apparent Declination

-6° 07' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:20:50

Azimuth

142.256° SSE

Elevation

36.455°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.806 km

Perigee altitude

35,778.152 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.616 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

0.0186°

RAAN

56.6682°

Arg. of periapsis

48.9911°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

297.0628°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 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)

SKY MEXICO-1 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-05 22:24:38.825Z	142.268° SSE	2025-07-06 18:14:38.825Z	142.279° SSE	30.725°	2025-07-06 22:24:38.825Z	142.265° SSE

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