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GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553 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

40553, 2015-020B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 GONETS M 12 (M22)
1 40553U 15020B   25182.89751258  .00000010  00000-0  40441-5 0  9997
2 40553  82.4880 250.2453 0015319  36.8046 323.4082 12.42859062465215

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:32:25.086Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

6.95439°

Altitude

1,487.528 km

Speed

7.124 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 40m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.8447°

Longitude

-172.5844°

Altitude

1,508.253 km

Speed

7.106 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 26m 45s

Apparent Declination

-20° 25' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:00:57

Azimuth

342.291° N

Elevation

-69.747°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,503.914 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.802 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.995 km

Eccentricity

0.00153

Inclination

82.488°

RAAN

250.2453°

Arg. of periapsis

36.8046°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

323.4082°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10872 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0000040441

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GONETS M 12 (M22) 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.
17 mins	2025-07-02 05:20:33.873Z	187.997° SSW	2025-07-02 05:28:33.873Z	220.616° SW	44.618°	2025-07-02 05:37:33.873Z	6.77° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 07:23:33.873Z	270.177° WNW	2025-07-02 07:27:33.873Z	300.963° NW	16.169°	2025-07-02 07:31:33.873Z	330.656° NNW
14 mins	2025-07-02 15:33:33.873Z	8.973° NNE	2025-07-02 15:39:33.873Z	67.951° E	36.131°	2025-07-02 15:47:33.873Z	145.544° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-02 17:30:33.873Z	330.073° NNW	2025-07-02 17:36:33.873Z	273.76° WNW	31.023°	2025-07-02 17:43:33.873Z	214.101° SW

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