Morelos Satellite System
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Spacecraft properties | ||
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Hughes Aircraft Corporation | ||
BOL mass | 646.5 kilograms (1,425 lb) | |
Start of mission | ||
Launch date | 17 June 1985 | |
Rocket | Space Shuttle Discovery/STS-51-G | |
Transponders | ||
Band | EIRP C band: 36 dBW | Ku band: 44 dBW |
Spacecraft properties | ||
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Hughes Aircraft Corporation | ||
BOL mass | 646.5 kilograms (1,425 lb) | |
Start of mission | ||
Launch date | 27 November 1985 | |
Rocket | Space Shuttle Atlantis/STS-61-B | |
Transponders | ||
Band | EIRP C band: 36 dBW | Ku band: 44 dBW |
Operator | MEXSAT |
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COSPAR ID | 2015-056A |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | 702HP GeoMobile |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 5,325 kilograms (11,740 lb) |
BOL mass | 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb) |
Power | 14kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 October 2015 |
Rocket | Atlas V 421 (AV-059) |
Orbital parameters | |
Longitude | 113° W |
Transponders | |
Band | L band and Ku band |
The Morelos satellites are a series of
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.
Satellites
Morelos I
Morelos I was Mexico's first communications satellite. It was built and put into orbit under a contract from the
Morelos II
Morelos II was launched in November 1985 and remained in service until July 1998. Built by the Hughes Aircraft Corporation for the SCT, it was launched by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on 27 November 1985; the mission, STS-61-B, included Mexican-born astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela as a payload specialist in its crew. Morelos II held a geostationary orbit at 116.8° W.
Morelos III
Morelos III (originally
Gallery
(Photo credit: NASA)
See also
- 1985 in spaceflight
- Satmex
- Telecommunications in Mexico
- Mexsat
References
- ^ Graham, William (October 2, 2015). "ULA marks 100th mission – Atlas V launches with Morelos-3". www.nasaspaceflight.com. NASA Spaceflight Forums. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ de Selding, Peter B. (October 2, 2015). "Atlas 5 Launches Mexicos Morelos-3 L-band Satellite". www.spacenews.com. Space News. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Rhian, Jason (October 2, 2015). "Strong at 100 – ULA launches Morelos-3 on firm's 100th mission". www.spaceflightinsider.com. Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Bergin, Chris (May 16, 2015). "ILS Proton-M suffers third stage failure during MexSat-1 launch". www.nasaspaceflight.com. NASA Spaceflight Forums. Retrieved October 2, 2015.