Mexico Credit - © Mark Wade

• Sierra de Juarez. Operating Country: USA. Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Location: Baja California. Latitude: 32°15' N. Longitude: 115°50' W.

• Neri Vela. - Rodolfo Neri Vela Mexican Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 19 February 1952. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 6.88 days.

• Peralta y Fabi. - Ricardo Peralta y Fabi Mexican Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 15 August 1950.

1985 June 17 - 11:33 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39. Launch Pad: LC39A. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Model: Space Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle 51-G.

• Morelos 1 Program: Morelos. Payload: Morelos-A / PAM-D. Mass: 512 kg (1,128 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Morelos. Perigee: 35,999 km (22,368 mi). Apogee: 36,030 km (22,380 mi). Inclination: 6.30 deg. Period: 1,447.80 min. COSPAR: 1985-048B. USAF Sat Cat: 15824. Completed Operations Date: 1994-03-04. Released by STS 51G 17 June 1985; 113.5 deg W. Coverage of the national territory with television, radio and telephony signals and data transmission. Geostationary satellite. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 113 deg W in 1985-1994 As of 4 September 2001 located at 123.32 deg W drifting at 2.909 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 176.84E drifting at 2.883W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Morelos 2 Program: Morelos. Payload: Morelos-B / PAM-D. Mass: 645 kg (1,421 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Morelos. Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,792 km (22,240 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1985-109B. USAF Sat Cat: 16274. Released by STS 61B 11/27/85. Coverage of the national territory with television, radio and telephony signals and data transmission. Geostationary satellite. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 116 deg W in 1985-1998; 120 deg W in 1999. As of 5 September 2001 located at 120.20 deg W drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 148.53W drifting at 2.555W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Solidaridad 1 Program: Morelos. Mass: 2,776 kg (6,120 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 601. Agency: Tele Mex. Perigee: 35,766 km (22,223 mi). Apogee: 35,811 km (22,251 mi). Inclination: 1.50 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1993-073A. USAF Sat Cat: 22911. Stationed at 109.2 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 109 deg W in 1993-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 101.71 deg W drifting at 0.010 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 102.54W drifting at 0.027W degrees per day. References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Solidaridad 2 Program: Morelos. Mass: 2,776 kg (6,120 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 601. Agency: Tele Mex. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1994-065A. USAF Sat Cat: 23313. 18 C-Band transponders. Stationed at 113.06 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 113 deg W in 1994-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 112.96 deg W drifting at 0.003 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 114.89W drifting at 0.001W degrees per day.References: 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Oscar 29 Program: Oscar. Payload: ENB UNAMSAT A. Class: Communications. Type: Amateur Radio. Spacecraft: Oscar. Agency: RVSN. COSPAR: F950328C. UNAMSAT was an AMSAT Microsat class amateur radio satellite built by UNAM, the Autonomous University of Mexico. References: 2, 5. Level: 1.

• Oscar 30 Program: Oscar. Payload: UNAMSAT B. Class: Communications. Type: Amateur Radio. Spacecraft: Oscar. Agency: UNAM. Perigee: 966 km (600 mi). Apogee: 1,010 km (620 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.90 min. COSPAR: 1996-052B. USAF Sat Cat: 24305. References: 4. Level: 1.

• Satmex 5 Program: Morelos. Mass: 4,135 kg (9,116 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 601. Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo. Agency: Satmex. Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,799 km (22,244 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1998-070A. USAF Sat Cat: 25558. The Ariane placed the Satmex 5 satellite into a 211km x 21516 km x 7.0 degree orbit from which the satellite was to use its on-board engine to reach geostationary orbit. Satmex 5 was operated by Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V, which took over the Morelos constellation from Mexican Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Satmex 5 replaced Morelos 2 and carried the XIPS ion engine station-keeping system. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 116 deg W in 1998-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 116.79 deg W drifting at 0.008 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 116.81W drifting at 0.002W degrees per day.Level: 1.

• Satmex 6 Payload: LS-1300. Mass: 5,465 kg (12,048 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: SS/Loral. Agency: SatMex. Perigee: 35,780 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2006-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 29162. The satellite had a dry mass of 2310 kg and a hybrid C-band and Ku-band telecom payload for telecom and internet service in Mexico and the rest of North and Latin America As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 113.03W drifting at 0.002W degrees per day. Level: 1.