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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

7 hours ago

Origin

Mexican Space Agency (MX / MEX)

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 7 hours ago

0 MORELOS 3
1 40946U 15056A   25183.54420639 -.00000038  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40946   2.9914   4.5633 0000454 166.1097 192.9686  1.00269284 35779

Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:03:39.432Z)

Latitude

-0.05172°

Longitude

-113.08865°

Altitude

35,788.654 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 14m 35s

True Declination

0° 03' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.82429°

Longitude

-1.83917°

Altitude

35,785.386 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 35m 25s

Apparent Declination

-3° 03' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:11:24

Azimuth

193.042° SSW

Elevation

46.233°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.277 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.448 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.499 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

2.9914°

RAAN

4.5633°

Arg. of periapsis

166.1097°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

192.9686°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.19 mins

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40947

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	2025-07-02 20:27:21.857Z	193.037° SSW	2025-07-03 19:07:21.857Z	193.147° SSW	35.919°	2025-07-03 20:27:21.857Z	193.048° SSW

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