MORELOS 3, 40946
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MORELOS 3, 40946 is a payload satellite owned by AEMX (MX) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 02 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 421 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
Orbit
Country
MX / MEXRelated business
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702HP, R-4D
Mass
~5,400 kg wet, ~2,800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 20.5 m
Radar Cross Section
62.043 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 MORELOS 3
1 40946U 15056A 25304.66070308 -.00000032 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 40946 3.0387 8.3225 0002847 181.4849 335.1689 1.00271703 36995Epoch: 2025-10-31T15:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-31T15:51:24.746Z)
Latitude
1.18984°
Longitude
-113.09681°
Altitude
35,775.059 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 59m 49s
True Declination
1° 11' 19"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:03:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.689 km
Perigee altitude
35,775.679 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.821 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
3.0387°
RAAN
8.3225°
Arg. of periapsis
181.4849°
True anomaly
335.1552°
Mean anomaly
335.1689°
Eccentric anomaly
335.16205°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2015 (2015-10-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MORELOS 3 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-11-01 18:18:26.797Z | 192.178° SSW | 2025-11-02 11:24:26.797Z | 193.216° SSW | 35.925° | 2025-11-02 18:18:26.797Z | 192.168° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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