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GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553 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

40553, 2015-020B

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 5 hours ago

0 GONETS M 12 (M22)
1 40553U 15020B   26051.82481012 -.00000022  00000-0 -23122-3 0  9994
2 40553  82.4865 104.6025 0014171 237.2438 122.7276 12.42887669494279

Epoch: 2026-02-20T19:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-20T19:47:43.594Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

16.91465°

Altitude

1,503.129 km

Speed

7.11 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 58m 24s

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

03:51:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,502.89 km

Perigee altitude

1,480.585 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.875 km

Eccentricity

0.00142

Inclination

82.4865°

RAAN

104.6025°

Arg. of periapsis

237.2438°

True anomaly

122.86408°

Mean anomaly

122.7276°

Eccentric anomaly

122.79585°

Mean motion

3.10879 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.00023122

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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

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GONETS M 12 (M22) 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.
16 mins	2026-02-21 03:36:33.268Z	164.954° S	2026-02-21 03:44:33.268Z	82.382° E	40.19°	2026-02-21 03:52:33.268Z	15.754° NNE
13 mins	2026-02-21 05:35:33.268Z	238.428° WSW	2026-02-21 05:41:33.268Z	291.178° WNW	27.024°	2026-02-21 05:48:33.268Z	347.843° N
13 mins	2026-02-21 13:48:33.268Z	17.853° NNE	2026-02-21 13:54:33.268Z	67.502° E	24.666°	2026-02-21 14:01:33.268Z	122.596° SE
16 mins	2026-02-21 15:44:33.268Z	344.861° N	2026-02-21 15:51:33.268Z	284.206° WNW	41.816°	2026-02-21 16:00:33.268Z	189.334° SSW

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GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-20T19:47:43.594Z)

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

GONETS M 12 (M22) Visibility forecast

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