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GONETS M 18, 46487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 18, 46487 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

46487, 2020-068B

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 (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, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.798 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 GONETS M 18
1 46487U 20068B   25341.26696981  .00000058  00000-0  34301-3 0  9994
2 46487  82.4918 106.0952 0020678  92.2993 268.0455 12.42893028235305

Epoch: 2025-12-07T06:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T06:24:26.191Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-66.29674°

Altitude

1,497.652 km

Speed

7.115 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 04m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:34:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,507.988 km

Perigee altitude

1,475.441 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.852 km

Eccentricity

0.00207

Inclination

82.4918°

RAAN

106.0952°

Arg. of periapsis

92.2993°

True anomaly

267.80871°

Mean anomaly

268.0455°

Eccentric anomaly

267.9271°

Mean motion

3.1088 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00034301

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

SALSAT, 46495

NETSAT-3, 46505

NETSAT-2, 46507

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (Decayed)

NETSAT-4, 46504

DEKART, 46493

NORBI, 46494

LEMUR-2-DAYWZAGOODDAY, 46501 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17, 46486

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GONETS M 18 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.
12 mins	2025-12-08 07:38:23.773Z	128.036° SE	2025-12-08 07:44:23.773Z	81.116° E	22.471°	2025-12-08 07:50:23.773Z	34.275° NE
15 mins	2025-12-08 09:33:23.773Z	199.708° SSW	2025-12-08 09:40:23.773Z	280.603° WNW	42.871°	2025-12-08 09:48:23.773Z	2.292° NNE
4 mins	2025-12-08 11:37:23.773Z	290.238° WNW	2025-12-08 11:39:23.773Z	304.687° NW	12.243°	2025-12-08 11:41:23.773Z	318.891° NNW
16 mins	2025-12-08 19:43:23.773Z	0.264° NNE	2025-12-08 19:51:23.773Z	80.86° E	40.714°	2025-12-08 19:59:23.773Z	156.272° SSE
12 mins	2025-12-08 21:42:23.773Z	322.44° NNW	2025-12-08 21:47:23.773Z	278.383° WNW	25.545°	2025-12-08 21:54:23.773Z	223.113° SW

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GONETS M 18, 46487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T06:24:26.191Z)

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

GONETS M 18 Visibility forecast

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