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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

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 GONETS M 18
1 46487U 20068B   25196.53336001  .00000003  00000-0 -49048-4 0  9992
2 46487  82.4919 196.1620 0021315  49.3795 310.9134 12.42885492217521

Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:48:02.304Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

70.52588°

Altitude

1,486.123 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 04m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.00176°

Longitude

73.66993°

Altitude

1,481.843 km

Speed

7.131 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 04m 16s

Apparent Declination

-7° 54' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:14:45

Azimuth

88.176° E

Elevation

-14.544°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,508.521 km

Perigee altitude

1,474.972 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.883 km

Eccentricity

0.00213

Inclination

82.4919°

RAAN

196.162°

Arg. of periapsis

49.3795°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

310.9134°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10879 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.000049048

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

GONETS M 17, 46486

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 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.
5 mins	2025-07-15 22:38:25.959Z	93.685° ESE	2025-07-15 22:41:25.959Z	72.574° E	12.002°	2025-07-15 22:43:25.959Z	58.437° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-16 00:29:25.959Z	174.847° S	2025-07-16 00:36:25.959Z	88.935° E	43.831°	2025-07-16 00:44:25.959Z	11.796° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-16 02:29:25.959Z	255.148° W	2025-07-16 02:34:25.959Z	298.029° NW	21.5°	2025-07-16 02:40:25.959Z	343.271° N
14 mins	2025-07-16 10:40:25.959Z	13.038° NNE	2025-07-16 10:47:25.959Z	78.022° E	29.776°	2025-07-16 10:54:25.959Z	133.82° SE
14 mins	2025-07-16 12:37:25.959Z	337.724° N	2025-07-16 12:44:25.959Z	261.247° W	37.31°	2025-07-16 12:51:25.959Z	201.223° SSW

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