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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

40946, 2015-056A

Orbit

GEO

Country

MX / MEX

Related business

Mexican Space Agency (MX)

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)

2015-10-02 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 421

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 20.5 m

Radar Cross Section

62.043 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 MORELOS 3
1 40946U 15056A   26286.91879103 -.00000043  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40946   3.2986  17.9328 0003461 187.3135  34.9195  1.00272770 40477

Epoch: 2026-10-13T22:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T22:03:03.544Z)

Latitude

-2.21487°

Longitude

-113.12098°

Altitude

35,774.107 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 00m 28s

True Declination

-2° 12' 45"

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

15:00:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.978 km

Perigee altitude

35,772.791 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.521 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

3.2986°

RAAN

17.9328°

Arg. of periapsis

187.3135°

True anomaly

34.94221°

Mean anomaly

34.9195°

Eccentric anomaly

34.93085°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2026-10-14 20:27:46.166Z	192.089° SSW	2026-10-15 13:11:46.166Z	193.274° SSW	46.735°	2026-10-15 20:27:46.166Z	192.072° SSW

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MORELOS 3, 40946

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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