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MORELOS 3

NORAD 40946· COSPAR 2015-056A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 2, 2015 from Space Launch Complex 41, United States of America aboard a Atlas V 421.
Atlas V 421 | Mexsat-2 (Morelos III)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:51 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation
Country
Mexico
Manufacturer
Boeing Satellite Development Center
Launched
Oct 2, 2015
Mass
3,200 kg
Apogee
35,807 km
Perigee
35,782 km
Inclination
3.26°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for MORELOS 3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35782 × 35807 km
357953580735782May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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