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GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552 is a payload satellite owned by Gonets (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Mar 2015 UTC via an ROKOT 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

40552, 2015-020A

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)

2015-03-31 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

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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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GONETS M 11 (M21)
1 40552U 15020A   26036.95777655  .00000108  00000-0  71253-3 0  9992
2 40552  82.4859 112.7736 0014870 288.4652  71.4812 12.42871363492438

Epoch: 2026-02-05T22:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T22:59:11.893Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-8.1285°

Altitude

1,493.451 km

Speed

7.119 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 31m 05s

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

07:24:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,503.509 km

Perigee altitude

1,480.104 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.943 km

Eccentricity

0.00149

Inclination

82.4859°

RAAN

112.7736°

Arg. of periapsis

288.4652°

True anomaly

71.64287°

Mean anomaly

71.4812°

Eccentric anomaly

71.56203°

Mean motion

3.10875 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00071253

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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2015 (2015-03-31 UTC)

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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

BREEZE-KM DEB, 41718

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GONETS M 11 (M21) 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	2026-02-06 06:49:36.242Z	224.66° SW	2026-02-06 06:56:36.242Z	286.436° WNW	31.743°	2026-02-06 07:04:36.242Z	353.478° N
11 mins	2026-02-06 15:04:36.242Z	24.476° NE	2026-02-06 15:09:36.242Z	63.864° ENE	20.361°	2026-02-06 15:15:36.242Z	109.72° ESE
15 mins	2026-02-06 17:00:36.242Z	349.042° N	2026-02-06 17:07:36.242Z	259.25° W	44.522°	2026-02-06 17:15:36.242Z	180.798° SSW
6 mins	2026-02-06 19:00:36.242Z	300.834° NW	2026-02-06 19:02:36.242Z	286.223° WNW	13.764°	2026-02-06 19:06:36.242Z	258.001° W
12 mins	2026-02-07 04:05:36.242Z	125.096° SE	2026-02-07 04:10:36.242Z	85.479° E	22.647°	2026-02-07 04:17:36.242Z	31.738° NE

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GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T22:59:11.893Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2015 (2015-03-31 UTC)

GONETS M 11 (M21) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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