Morelos 2

Former Mexican communications satellite. Morelos 2 was launched on November 27, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jun 26, 1997).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Morelos 2
International designator: 1985-109B
NORAD catalog number: 16274
GCAT identifier: S16274
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/184

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Morelos
Owner: SCT
Country: Mexico
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-376

Launch

Date: November 27, 1985 · 00:29 UTC
Launch record: 1985-109Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,773 km
Apogee: 35,799 km
Inclination: 2.81°
Status: Renamed
Status date: June 26, 1997
Last known active: Jun 14, 2004
End of operations: Jun 14, 2004

Size

Mass: 611 kg
Dry mass: 478 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,154 kg
Length: 6.6 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 6.6 m

Launched together

STS-61-BHuman spaceflight · NASA JSC AUSSAT A2Communications · Aussat SATCOM K2Communications · RCA Americom

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5641574 (CC0).