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GONETS D1 4, 24728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS D1 4, 24728 is a payload satellite owned by Gonets (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 14 Feb 1997 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 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

24728, 1997-006D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Gonets Leosat Systems (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-02-14 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 GONETS D1 4
1 24728U 97006D   25192.76822861  .00000036  00000-0  14021-3 0  9994
2 24728  82.6040  93.4117 0006683 231.1023 128.9473 12.63911621310207

Epoch: 2025-07-11T18:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T18:26:14.951Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-113.06603°

Altitude

1,412.846 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 13m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-56.87777°

Longitude

77.86487°

Altitude

1,423.671 km

Speed

7.151 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 48m 35s

Apparent Declination

-57° 47' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:09:30

Azimuth

221.462° SW

Elevation

-58.998°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,409.359 km

Perigee altitude

1,398.957 km

Semi-major axis

7,782.295 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

82.604°

RAAN

93.4117°

Arg. of periapsis

231.1023°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

128.9473°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16142 °/min

Orbital period

113.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00014021

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GONETS D1 4 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	2025-07-12 17:19:18.229Z	158.186° S	2025-07-12 17:26:18.229Z	97.599° ESE	36.332°	2025-07-12 17:34:18.229Z	19.353° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-12 19:16:18.229Z	233.158° WSW	2025-07-12 19:21:18.229Z	281.712° WNW	29.887°	2025-07-12 19:28:18.229Z	348.111° N
9 mins	2025-07-13 03:22:18.229Z	31.199° NE	2025-07-13 03:26:18.229Z	63.578° ENE	17.464°	2025-07-13 03:31:18.229Z	102.467° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-13 05:15:18.229Z	351.845° N	2025-07-13 05:22:18.229Z	262.969° W	44.977°	2025-07-13 05:30:18.229Z	176.112° S
6 mins	2025-07-13 07:13:18.229Z	303.25° NW	2025-07-13 07:16:18.229Z	279.25° WNW	15.084°	2025-07-13 07:19:18.229Z	256.279° W

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