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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3M, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.798 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 GONETS M 17
1 46486U 20068A 25290.99005297 .00000073 00000-0 45483-3 0 9990
2 46486 82.4953 138.1819 0022172 202.8558 157.1537 12.42862931229073Epoch: 2025-10-17T23:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T23:45:40.576Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
115.03533°
Altitude
1,513.284 km
Speed
7.101 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 12m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:37:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,509.291 km
Perigee altitude
1,474.392 km
Semi-major axis
7,869.979 km
Eccentricity
0.00222
Inclination
82.4953°
RAAN
138.1819°
Arg. of periapsis
202.8558°
True anomaly
157.25209°
Mean anomaly
157.1537°
Eccentric anomaly
157.20292°
Mean motion
3.10873 °/min
Orbital period
115.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00045483
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 13 mins | 2025-10-18 13:23:34.560Z | 137.997° SSE | 2025-10-18 13:30:34.560Z | 78.207° E | 27.549° | 2025-10-18 13:36:34.560Z | 29.954° NE |
| 15 mins | 2025-10-18 15:19:34.560Z | 210.124° SW | 2025-10-18 15:26:34.560Z | 286.155° WNW | 39.385° | 2025-10-18 15:34:34.560Z | 358.837° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-18 23:36:34.560Z | 41.286° NE | 2025-10-18 23:38:34.560Z | 55.926° ENE | 13.625° | 2025-10-18 23:42:34.560Z | 84.803° E |
| 15 mins | 2025-10-19 01:30:34.560Z | 357.696° N | 2025-10-19 01:37:34.560Z | 84.459° E | 43.832° | 2025-10-19 01:45:34.560Z | 165.4° S |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-19 03:28:34.560Z | 318.522° NNW | 2025-10-19 03:33:34.560Z | 278.031° WNW | 20.731° | 2025-10-19 03:38:34.560Z | 238.9° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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