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GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552 is a payload satellite owned by Gonets (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Mar 2015 UTC via an ROKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

40552, 2015-020A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Gonets Leosat Systems (CIS)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-03-31 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.798 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 GONETS M 11 (M21)
1 40552U 15020A   25189.20149912  .00000021  00000-0  77766-4 0  9997
2 40552  82.4839 245.2902 0016755  38.7148 321.5129 12.42896286466042

Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:50:09.523Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-113.64937°

Altitude

1,486.731 km

Speed

7.125 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 21m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-20.61402°

Longitude

-116.57757°

Altitude

1,495.144 km

Speed

7.119 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 31m 55s

Apparent Declination

-43° 40' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:41:04

Azimuth

240.445° WSW

Elevation

-37.442°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,504.887 km

Perigee altitude

1,478.515 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.838 km

Eccentricity

0.00168

Inclination

82.4839°

RAAN

245.2902°

Arg. of periapsis

38.7148°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

321.5129°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.000077766

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GONETS M 11 (M21) 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.
15 mins	2025-07-08 15:07:20.245Z	2.807° NNE	2025-07-08 15:14:20.245Z	80.884° E	40.628°	2025-07-08 15:22:20.245Z	155.913° SSE
12 mins	2025-07-08 17:05:20.245Z	322.477° NNW	2025-07-08 17:10:20.245Z	278.365° WNW	25.876°	2025-07-08 17:17:20.245Z	222.959° SW
15 mins	2025-07-09 04:07:20.245Z	171.376° S	2025-07-09 04:14:20.245Z	75.99° E	42.936°	2025-07-09 04:22:20.245Z	12.652° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-09 06:06:20.245Z	249.368° W	2025-07-09 06:11:20.245Z	291.412° WNW	22.888°	2025-07-09 06:17:20.245Z	340.598° N

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