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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554 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

40554, 2015-020C

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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 GONETS M 13 (M23)
1 40554U 15020C   25296.85350154  .00000044  00000-0  24329-3 0  9992
2 40554  82.4882 177.9827 0013765 124.1136 236.1252 12.42859810479341

Epoch: 2025-10-23T20:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T20:29:02.533Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-161.78464°

Altitude

1,503.254 km

Speed

7.11 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 51m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

13:14:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,502.688 km

Perigee altitude

1,481.022 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.992 km

Eccentricity

0.00138

Inclination

82.4882°

RAAN

177.9827°

Arg. of periapsis

124.1136°

True anomaly

235.99436°

Mean anomaly

236.1252°

Eccentric anomaly

236.05977°

Mean motion

3.10872 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00024329

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

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

COSMOS 2504, 40555

GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41721

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41718

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41722

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GONETS M 13 (M23) 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.
4 mins	2025-10-24 18:01:08.900Z	331.463° NNW	2025-10-24 18:01:08.900Z	331.463° NNW	27.889°	2025-10-24 18:05:08.900Z	353.481° N
9 mins	2025-10-25 02:06:08.900Z	28.938° NE	2025-10-25 02:10:08.900Z	59.376° ENE	17.41°	2025-10-25 02:15:08.900Z	97.867° ESE
16 mins	2025-10-25 04:01:08.900Z	352.317° N	2025-10-25 04:08:08.900Z	353.616° N	44.748°	2025-10-25 04:17:08.900Z	174.841° S
7 mins	2025-10-25 06:01:08.900Z	305.885° NW	2025-10-25 06:04:08.900Z	282.596° WNW	16.203°	2025-10-25 06:08:08.900Z	252.671° W
10 mins	2025-10-25 15:08:08.900Z	113.896° SE	2025-10-25 15:12:08.900Z	82.084° E	19.662°	2025-10-25 15:18:08.900Z	36.859° NE
15 mins	2025-10-25 17:01:08.900Z	193.237° SSW	2025-10-25 17:08:08.900Z	272.864° WNW	44.325°	2025-10-25 17:16:08.900Z	4.609° NNE

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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T20:29:02.533Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GONETS M 13 (M23) Visibility forecast

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