Spacetrack Directory Name | MORELOS 3 |
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Orbit launches | 2015-10-02 (9 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 3345 |
Country/organisation of origin | Meksyk (MEX) |
Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
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Perigee | 35777 km |
Apogee | 35796 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 2.98° |
Laps per day | 1 |
Orbit | GEO |
Height MORELOS 3 | 35786.06 km |
The Morelos satellites are a series of Mexican communications satellites. The first two operated between 1985 and 1998 and provided telephony, data, and television services over the territory of the Mexican Republic and adjacent areas. The third is now part of the MEXSAT constellation (sister ship of the MEXSAT-1 lost during launch) but carries the Morelos name.
The original Morelos satellites were replaced by the Solidaridad Satellite System (Solidaridad I, launched 17 November 1993, and Solidaridad 2, launched 17 October 1994) and, following privatisation, by the Satmex Satellite System.