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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Gonets Leosat Systems (CIS)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-03-31 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

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 12 hours ago

0 GONETS M 11 (M21)
1 40552U 15020A   25181.87632954  .00000017  00000-0  52668-4 0  9994
2 40552  82.4847 249.8543 0017019  54.0699 306.1957 12.42896192465096

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:01:54.872Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

15.19582°

Altitude

1,489.15 km

Speed

7.123 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 39m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

34.50029°

Longitude

20.0667°

Altitude

1,486.035 km

Speed

7.129 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 46m 42s

Apparent Declination

4° 00' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:26:43

Azimuth

279.52° WNW

Elevation

-5.053°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,505.095 km

Perigee altitude

1,478.308 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.839 km

Eccentricity

0.0017

Inclination

82.4847°

RAAN

249.8543°

Arg. of periapsis

54.0699°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

306.1957°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.000052668

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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.
14 mins	2025-07-01 15:01:32.192Z	11.572° NNE	2025-07-01 15:08:32.192Z	66.966° ENE	26.501°	2025-07-01 15:15:32.192Z	125.157° SE
14 mins	2025-07-01 16:59:32.192Z	340.991° N	2025-07-01 17:05:32.192Z	282.137° WNW	40.32°	2025-07-01 17:13:32.192Z	194.615° SSW
13 mins	2025-07-02 04:03:32.192Z	138.927° SSE	2025-07-02 04:09:32.192Z	83.375° E	29.523°	2025-07-02 04:16:32.192Z	25.966° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 05:59:32.192Z	216.005° SW	2025-07-02 06:05:32.192Z	276.815° WNW	37.238°	2025-07-02 06:13:32.192Z	356.288° N

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