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GONETS M 17, 46486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 17, 46486 is a payload satellite owned by Gonets (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B 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

46486, 2020-068A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Gonets Leosat Systems (CIS)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-28 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

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 9 hours ago

0 GONETS M 17
1 46486U 20068A   25195.51926574  .00000018  00000-0  55297-4 0  9996
2 46486  82.4961 197.5404 0024222  54.2194 306.1133 12.42896067217212

Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:27:44.559Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

77.97777°

Altitude

1,485.839 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 10m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.83897°

Longitude

-95.74758°

Altitude

1,528.475 km

Speed

7.092 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 56m 37s

Apparent Declination

-43° 40' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:53:56

Azimuth

250.525° W

Elevation

-66.964°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,510.764 km

Perigee altitude

1,472.639 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.839 km

Eccentricity

0.00242

Inclination

82.4961°

RAAN

197.5404°

Arg. of periapsis

54.2194°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

306.1133°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.000055297

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)

GONETS M 18, 46487

GONETS M 19, 46488

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (Decayed)

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17 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	2025-07-15 00:08:26.612Z	158.462° S	2025-07-15 00:16:26.612Z	80.061° E	36.86°	2025-07-15 00:23:26.612Z	19.931° NNE
14 mins	2025-07-15 02:06:26.612Z	229.265° WSW	2025-07-15 02:13:26.612Z	294.448° NW	29.944°	2025-07-15 02:20:26.612Z	351.221° N
11 mins	2025-07-15 10:20:26.612Z	22.195° NNE	2025-07-15 10:25:26.612Z	61.621° ENE	21.33°	2025-07-15 10:31:26.612Z	110.096° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-15 12:16:26.612Z	347.791° N	2025-07-15 12:23:26.612Z	274.436° WNW	44.002°	2025-07-15 12:31:26.612Z	183.558° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-15 14:17:26.612Z	294.979° NW	2025-07-15 14:18:26.612Z	287.766° WNW	12.478°	2025-07-15 14:21:26.612Z	266.519° W

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