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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 421Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mexsat-2 (Morelos III)
Launched
October 2, 2015 · 10:28 UTC
Summary
Morelos 3 (MexSat-2) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 2, 2015 at 10:28 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 101st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,501st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas V 421 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Morelos 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,808 × 35,791 km orbit inclined 27.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V Morelos-3 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 421 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th Atlas V 421 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 101st launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,501st orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Morelos 3 · NORAD 40946 · 2015-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-056A
- Epoch
- 2015-10-02 22:15:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.99319493 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5808468
- Inclination
- 26.9787°
- Ascending node
- 334.0089°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9767°
- Mean anomaly
- 349.3618°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Morelos 3 · NORAD 40946 · in orbit
Centaur AV-059 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Morelos 3 is a Boeing 702HP mobile-communications satellite for the Mexican government's MexSat system, with a 22 m L-band reflector for mobile users and a Ku-band payload, replacing the Centenario satellite lost in May 2015.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
74th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 6th this year · 733rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 2, 6:28 AM EDT, in twilight
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Morelos 3 (MexSat-2) launch?
Morelos 3 (MexSat-2) launched on October 2, 2015 at 10:28 UTC.
Where can I watch Morelos 3 (MexSat-2)?
Coverage: Atlas V Morelos-3 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Morelos 3 (MexSat-2)?
Atlas V 421, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 421 spec sheet
Where did Morelos 3 (MexSat-2) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 2, 6:28 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did Morelos 3 (MexSat-2) reach?
Morelos 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,808 × 35,791 km orbit inclined 27.0°.
How many satellites did Morelos 3 (MexSat-2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).