In orbitRocket body

MORELOS 1 R/B [PAM-D]

NORAD: 15832
COSPAR: 1985-048F

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,287 kg
Dry mass: 132 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 132 kg
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 1.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.3 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15832, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-06-17
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Flight: PAM-D Deploy
Mission name: OV-103 PAM deploy/FF
Launch site: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, LC39A
Launched by: JSC/MSFC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-048

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-048, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1985-06-17
Period: 602.1 min
Inclination: 25.88°
Apogee: 34,107 km
Perigee: 378 km
Radar cross-section: 2.5947 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload5 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body3 in total, 3 still in orbit