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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

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 GONETS M 12 (M22)
1 40553U 15020B   25196.58230164  .00000007  00000-0 -17051-4 0  9993
2 40553  82.4866 241.7227 0014734   7.2498 352.8792 12.42859076466913

Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:58:30.861Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

98.41936°

Altitude

1,485.694 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 06m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.41997°

Longitude

-65.85206°

Altitude

1,525.072 km

Speed

7.1 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 25m 51s

Apparent Declination

-66° 46' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:40:39

Azimuth

206.812° SW

Elevation

-54.77°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,503.454 km

Perigee altitude

1,480.263 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.995 km

Eccentricity

0.00147

Inclination

82.4866°

RAAN

241.7227°

Arg. of periapsis

7.2498°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

352.8792°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10872 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.000017051

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-16 01:44:15.636Z	98.488° ESE	2025-07-16 01:47:15.636Z	77.187° E	13.281°	2025-07-16 01:50:15.636Z	55.449° ENE
16 mins	2025-07-16 03:35:15.636Z	178.386° S	2025-07-16 03:43:15.636Z	60.835° ENE	44.178°	2025-07-16 03:51:15.636Z	10.469° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-16 05:36:15.636Z	259.106° W	2025-07-16 05:40:15.636Z	291.963° WNW	20.338°	2025-07-16 05:46:15.636Z	339.01° N
14 mins	2025-07-16 13:47:15.636Z	13.172° NNE	2025-07-16 13:53:15.636Z	68.223° E	31.415°	2025-07-16 14:01:15.636Z	137.094° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-16 15:44:15.636Z	335.21° NNW	2025-07-16 15:50:15.636Z	275.576° WNW	36.065°	2025-07-16 15:58:15.636Z	203.141° SW

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