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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
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
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 (10 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, 41 m
Radar Cross Section
62.043 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 MORELOS 3
1 40946U 15056A   25182.68759980 -.00000041  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 40946   2.9912   4.5422 0000510 173.3549 236.5270  1.00272836 35779
Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:30:08.622Z)
Latitude
2.29881°
Longitude
-113.12479°
Altitude
35,786.706 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 37m 33s
True Declination
2° 17' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
1.33738°
Longitude
-136.56197°
Altitude
35,787.396 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 59m 37s
Apparent Declination
-4° 43' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:35:48
Azimuth
192.705° SSW
Elevation
44.583°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.517 km
Perigee altitude
35,785.216 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.503 km
Eccentricity
0.00005
Inclination
2.9912°
RAAN
4.5422°
Arg. of periapsis
173.3549°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
236.527°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-02 14:52:40.762Z192.7° SSW2025-07-02 19:13:40.762Z193.109° SSW35.92°2025-07-03 14:52:40.762Z192.712° SSW
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