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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

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)

2020-09-28 (6 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, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.798 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GONETS M 17
1 46486U 20068A   26124.82100325  .00000043  00000-0  24110-3 0  9998
2 46486  82.5026  14.4814 0022987 127.7327 232.5841 12.42871390253778

Epoch: 2026-05-04T19:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T19:42:14.680Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-143.78447°

Altitude

1,508.178 km

Speed

7.106 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 57m 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

12:32:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,509.896 km

Perigee altitude

1,473.715 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.943 km

Eccentricity

0.0023

Inclination

82.5026°

RAAN

14.4814°

Arg. of periapsis

127.7327°

True anomaly

232.37525°

Mean anomaly

232.5841°

Eccentric anomaly

232.47964°

Mean motion

3.10875 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0002411

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

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

GONETS M 18, 46487

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

DEKART, 46493

NORBI, 46494

NETSAT-2, 46507

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (Decayed)

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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.
13 mins	2026-05-05 06:00:13.281Z	328.516° NNW	2026-05-05 06:06:13.281Z	282.005° WNW	24.342°	2026-05-05 06:13:13.281Z	225.92° WSW
4 mins	2026-05-05 15:13:13.281Z	87.338° E	2026-05-05 15:15:13.281Z	73.127° E	12.077°	2026-05-05 15:17:13.281Z	59.038° ENE
15 mins	2026-05-05 17:03:13.281Z	174.56° S	2026-05-05 17:10:13.281Z	93.153° ESE	43.791°	2026-05-05 17:18:13.281Z	11.964° NNE
11 mins	2026-05-05 19:03:13.281Z	254.579° W	2026-05-05 19:08:13.281Z	297.239° NW	21.81°	2026-05-05 19:14:13.281Z	342.842° N
14 mins	2026-05-06 03:14:13.281Z	12.747° NNE	2026-05-06 03:21:13.281Z	77.097° E	29.452°	2026-05-06 03:28:13.281Z	133.44° SE

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GONETS M 17, 46486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T19:42:14.680Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GONETS M 17 Visibility forecast

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