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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Gonets Leosat Systems (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-03-31 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.798 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 GONETS M 12 (M22)
1 40553U 15020B   26050.13437155  .00000230  00000-0  15880-2 0  9996
2 40553  82.4873 105.6560 0014109 241.2096 118.7567 12.42888393494069

Epoch: 2026-02-19T03:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T03:13:29.701Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-91.80778°

Altitude

1,502.439 km

Speed

7.111 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 02m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

10:59:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,502.838 km

Perigee altitude

1,480.631 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.871 km

Eccentricity

0.00141

Inclination

82.4873°

RAAN

105.656°

Arg. of periapsis

241.2096°

True anomaly

118.89832°

Mean anomaly

118.7567°

Eccentric anomaly

118.82752°

Mean motion

3.10879 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.001588

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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2015 (2015-03-31 UTC)

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41718

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41721

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41722

GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41720

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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.
10 mins	2026-02-19 13:30:47.913Z	25.256° NE	2026-02-19 13:35:47.913Z	61.762° ENE	16.631°	2026-02-19 13:40:47.913Z	98.382° ESE
15 mins	2026-02-19 15:26:47.913Z	353.648° N	2026-02-19 15:33:47.913Z	45.807° ENE	44.883°	2026-02-19 15:41:47.913Z	172.342° S
9 mins	2026-02-19 17:25:47.913Z	311.361° NW	2026-02-19 17:29:47.913Z	280.287° WNW	17.444°	2026-02-19 17:34:47.913Z	244.102° WSW
9 mins	2026-02-20 02:33:47.913Z	109.916° ESE	2026-02-20 02:37:47.913Z	78.302° E	18.66°	2026-02-20 02:42:47.913Z	40.869° NE
16 mins	2026-02-20 04:25:47.913Z	190.131° SSW	2026-02-20 04:33:47.913Z	312.952° NW	44.572°	2026-02-20 04:41:47.913Z	5.958° NNE
9 mins	2026-02-20 06:27:47.913Z	269.809° W	2026-02-20 06:31:47.913Z	299.521° NW	15.769°	2026-02-20 06:36:47.913Z	335.067° NNW

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GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T03:13:29.701Z)

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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2015 (2015-03-31 UTC)

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