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Morelos III
Operator	MEXSAT
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

Morelos II
Spacecraft properties
Bus	HS-376
Manufacturer	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	C band: 18 (+2 spares); Ku band: 4 (+2 spares)
EIRP	C band: 36 dBW; Ku band: 44 dBW

Morelos I
Spacecraft properties
Bus	HS-376
Manufacturer	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	C band: 18 (+2 spares); Ku band: 4 (+2 spares)
EIRP	C band: 36 dBW; Ku band: 44 dBW

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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.

Satellites[edit]

Morelos I[edit]

Morelos I was Mexico's first communications satellite. It was built and put into orbit under a contract from the Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT), the federal ministry responsible for the nation's communications systems. Morelos I, a Hughes Aircraft Corporation HS-376, was launched by the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery (mission STS-51-G) on 17 June 1985 and entered geostationary orbit at 113° W on 17 December 1985.

Morelos II[edit]

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[edit]

Morelos III (originally MEXSAT 2) was launched on 2 October 2015 at 10:28 UTC on Atlas V 421 AV-059 and the 100th launch by the United Launch Alliance. The spacecraft is designed to provide L-band services to mobile 3G+ users and armed forces via a deployable 22m Herschelian antenna dish with RF transceivers. It also has a 2m Ku-band dish of fixed geometry with a much simpler deployment sequence. The spacecraft is a Boeing 702HP GeoMobile spacecraft bus equipped with an RD-4 main engine for completing its ascent to geostationary orbit at 113° W from an ascent orbit of 4750 by 35800km inclined at 27° following the now-typical long duration two-burn profile of the Atlas V.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was originally intended to serve with the similar MEXSAT-1 Centenario spacecraft (which would have been at 116° W) lost during the 3rd stage failure of the 406th Proton, a launch vehicle of Proton-M/Briz-M configuration.^[4]

Gallery[edit]

Morelos Satellite System
(Photo credit: NASA)

Deployment of Morelos I
Deployment of Morelos II

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

[1] 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.

[2] Selding, Peter B. (October 2, 2015). "Atlas 5 Launches Mexicos Morelos-3 L-band Satellite". www.spacenews.com. Space News. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

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 ===Morelos I===
-''Morelos I'' was Mexico's first communications satellite. It was built and put into orbit under a contract from the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transport]] (SCT), the federal ministry responsible for the nation's communications systems.
+'''Morelos I''' was Mexico's first communications satellite. It was built and put into orbit under a contract from the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transport]] (SCT), the federal ministry responsible for the nation's communications systems.
-''Morelos I'', a [[Hughes Aircraft Corporation]] [[Hughes HS-376|HS-376]], was launched by the U.S. [[space shuttle]] ''[[Discovery (shuttle)|Discovery]]'' (mission [[STS-51-G]]) on 17 June 1985 and entered [[geostationary orbit]] at 113° W on 17 December 1985.
+''Morelos I'', a [[Hughes Aircraft Corporation]] [[HS-376]], was launched by the U.S. [[Space Shuttle]] ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]'' (mission [[STS-51-G]]) on 17 June 1985 and entered [[geostationary orbit]] at 113° W on 17 December 1985.
 ===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 (shuttle)|Atlantis]]'' on 27 November 1985; the mission, [[STS-61-B]], included [[Mexico|Mexican]]-born astronaut [[Rodolfo Neri Vela]] as a payload specialist in its crew. ''Morelos II'' held a geostationary orbit at 116.8° W.
+'''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 ''[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]]'' on 27 November 1985; the mission, [[STS-61-B]], included [[Mexico|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]]'' was launched on 2 October 2015 at 10:28 UTC on ''[[Atlas V]]'' 421 AV-059 and the 100th launch by the [[United Launch Alliance]].  The spacecraft is designed to provide L-band services to mobile 3G+ users and armed forces via a deployable 22m [[Reflecting telescope#Herschelian|Herschelian]] antenna dish with RF transceivers.  It also has a 2m Ku-band dish of fixed geometry with a much simpler deployment sequence.  The spacecraft is a [[Boeing]] 702HP GeoMobile spacecraft bus equipped with an RD-4 main engine for completing its ascent to geostationary orbit at 113° W from an ascent orbit of 4750 by 35800km inclined at 27° following the now-typical long duration two-burn profile of the ''Atlas V''.
+'''Morelos III''' (originally '''[[MEXSAT]] 2''') was launched on 2 October 2015 at 10:28 UTC on ''[[Atlas V]]'' 421 AV-059 and the 100th launch by the [[United Launch Alliance]]. The spacecraft is designed to provide L-band services to mobile 3G+ users and armed forces via a deployable 22m [[Reflecting telescope#Herschelian|Herschelian]] antenna dish with RF transceivers.  It also has a 2m Ku-band dish of fixed geometry with a much simpler deployment sequence.  The spacecraft is a [[Boeing]] 702HP GeoMobile spacecraft bus equipped with an RD-4 main engine for completing its ascent to geostationary orbit at 113° W from an ascent orbit of 4750 by 35800km inclined at 27° following the now-typical long duration two-burn profile of the ''Atlas V''.<ref>{{cite web
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+}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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-| title       = Strong at 100 – ULA launches Morelos-3 on firm’s 100th mission
+| title       = Strong at 100 – ULA launches Morelos-3 on firm's 100th mission
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-}}</ref>  It was originally intended to serve with the similar MEXSAT-1 ''Centenario'' spacecraft (which would have been at 116° W) lost during the 3rd stage failure of the 406th [[Proton (rocket family)|Proton]], a launch vehicle of Proton-M/Briz-M configuration.
+}}</ref>  It was originally intended to serve with the similar MEXSAT-1 ''Centenario'' spacecraft (which would have been at 116° W) lost during the 3rd stage failure of the 406th [[Proton (rocket family)|Proton]], a launch vehicle of Proton-M/Briz-M configuration.<ref>{{cite web
-<ref>{{cite web
 | url         = http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/05/ils-proton-m-launches-mexsat-1/
 | title       = ILS Proton-M suffers third stage failure during MexSat-1 launch
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/morelos/morelos.html  Morelos] ([[Boeing]])
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090129190349/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/morelos/morelos.html Morelos] ([[Boeing]])
-* [http://www.satmex.com/flota/morelos.php Morelos II] ([[Satmex]])
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080819193456/http://www.satmex.com/flota/morelos.php Morelos II] ([[Satmex]])
 * [http://nasatech.net/ntMorelos3_PAGE.html Morelos-3 Launch images, Oct 2, 2015 @ 6:28 am EDT]
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+[[Category:Communications satellite constellations]]
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+[[Category:First artificial satellites of a country]]
-[[Category:Space program of Mexico]]
+[[Category:Satellites of Mexico]]
 [[Category:Spacecraft launched in 1985]]

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February	IGS-Radar Spare Inmarsat 5-F2 Fajr DSCOVR Progress M-26M Kosmos 2503 / Bars-M No. 1
March	ABS-3A, Eutelsat 115 West B WADIS-2 MMS Ekspress AM7 USA-260 / GPS IIF -9 KOMPSat-3A IGS-Optical 5 Soyuz TMA-16M Galileo FOC-3, FOC-4 IRNSS-1D BeiDou I1-S Gonets-M 11, 12, 13, Kosmos 2504
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May	Mexsat-1 USA-261 / X-37 OTV-4, LightSail-1, USS Langley, BRICSat-P, ParkinsonSat, GEARRS-2, AeroCube 8A, 8B, OptiCube 1, 2, 3 DirecTV-15, SKY México-1
June	Kosmos 2505 / Kobalt-M №10 Sentinel-2A Kosmos 2506 / Persona №3 Gaofen 8 SpaceX CRS-7† (Flock-1f × 8†)
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August	HTV-5 / Kounotori 5 (Flock-2b × 14) Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 Yaogan 27 GSAT-6 / INSAT-4E Inmarsat 5-F3
September	Soyuz TMA-18M MUOS-4 Galileo FOC-5, Galileo FOC-6 TJS-1 Gaofen 9 Ekspress AM8 Kosmos 2507 / Strela-3M 13, Kosmos 2508 / Strela-3M 14, Kosmos 2509 / Strela-3M 15 Pujiang-1 Astrosat, LAPAN-A2, Lemur-2 × 4 BeiDou I2-S NBN-Co 1A, ARSAT-2
October	Progress M-29M Mexsat-2 Jilin-1 Smart Verification Satellite, Jilin-1 Optical-A, Jilin-1 Video-01, Jilin-1 Video-02 USA-264 / NOSS Intruder × 2, AMSAT Fox-1 APStar-9 Türksat 4B USA-265 / GPS IIF -11
November	Chinasat 2C HiakaSat, EDSN × 8, PrintSat, Argus, STACEM, Supernova-Beta Yaogan 28 Arabsat 6B, GSAT-15 Kosmos 2510 / EKS-1 / Tundra-11L LaoSat-1 Telstar 12V Yaogan 29
December	LISA Pathfinder Kosmos 2511 / Kanopus-ST†, Kosmos 2512 / KYuA-1 Cygnus CRS OA-4 (Flock-2e × 12, MinXSS 1, Nodes × 2) ChinaSat 1C Elektro-L No.2 Kosmos 2513 / Garpun-12L Soyuz TMA-19M TeLEOS-1 DAMPE Galileo FOC-8, Galileo FOC-9 Progress MS-01 Orbcomm-OG2 × 11 Ekspress-AMU1 Gaofen 4
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