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SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKY MEXICO-1, 40664 is a Mexican payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 May 2015 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

40664, 2015-026B

Orbit

GEO

Country

MX / MEX

Related business

SKY Mexico (MX)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

GEOSTAR-2, IHI BT-4

Mass

3,182 kg wet, 1,260 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-05-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 11.2 m

Radar Cross Section

28.221 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 SKY MEXICO-1
1 40664U 15026B   26083.89251067 -.00000244  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 40664   0.0155 242.9408 0002132 135.2586  46.6484  1.00271068 39605

Epoch: 2026-03-24T21:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T21:25:12.921Z)

Latitude

-0.01108°

Longitude

-78.78686°

Altitude

35,780.111 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 19m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:51:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.856 km

Perigee altitude

35,778.877 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.003 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

0.0155°

RAAN

242.9408°

Arg. of periapsis

135.2586°

True anomaly

46.66617°

Mean anomaly

46.6484°

Eccentric anomaly

46.65728°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2015 (2015-05-27 UTC)

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40666 (Decayed)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665

DIRECTV 15, 40663

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SKY MEXICO-1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-03-25 13:40:13.240Z	142.379° SSE	2026-03-25 13:55:13.240Z	142.378° SSE	30.74°	2026-03-26 13:40:13.240Z	142.381° SSE

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SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T21:25:12.921Z)

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