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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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GONETS M 13 (M23)
1 40554U 15020C   26081.25875868 -.00000048  00000-0 -41550-3 0  9994
2 40554  82.4795  84.8992 0014078 156.2979 203.8752 12.42867103497904

Epoch: 2026-03-22T06:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-22T06:12:36.749Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

171.97838°

Altitude

1,507.311 km

Speed

7.107 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 39m 35s

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

12:38:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,502.904 km

Perigee altitude

1,480.745 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.962 km

Eccentricity

0.00141

Inclination

82.4795°

RAAN

84.8992°

Arg. of periapsis

156.2979°

True anomaly

203.81001°

Mean anomaly

203.8752°

Eccentric anomaly

203.84259°

Mean motion

3.10874 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.0004155

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

GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

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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.
8 mins	2026-03-23 09:54:09.650Z	33.16° NE	2026-03-23 09:58:09.650Z	62.74° ENE	14.732°	2026-03-23 10:02:09.650Z	91.455° ESE
15 mins	2026-03-23 11:49:09.650Z	355.955° N	2026-03-23 11:56:09.650Z	77.354° E	44.427°	2026-03-23 12:04:09.650Z	168.16° S
9 mins	2026-03-23 13:48:09.650Z	311.871° NW	2026-03-23 13:52:09.650Z	279.069° WNW	19.283°	2026-03-23 13:57:09.650Z	241.107° WSW
9 mins	2026-03-23 22:56:09.650Z	108.041° ESE	2026-03-23 23:00:09.650Z	78.17° E	16.627°	2026-03-23 23:05:09.650Z	41.968° NE
16 mins	2026-03-24 00:48:09.650Z	185.811° SSW	2026-03-24 00:56:09.650Z	357.763° N	44.837°	2026-03-24 01:04:09.650Z	7.664° NNE
9 mins	2026-03-24 02:50:09.650Z	268.32° W	2026-03-24 02:54:09.650Z	299.757° NW	17.375°	2026-03-24 02:59:09.650Z	336.283° NNW

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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-22T06:12:36.749Z)

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

GONETS M 13 (M23) Visibility forecast

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