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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 (12 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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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 GONETS M 12 (M22)
1 40553U 15020B   26308.93155620  .00000138  00000-0  92392-3 0  9995
2 40553  82.4872 304.4605 0016023  43.5422 316.6919 12.42895085526219

Epoch: 2026-11-04T22:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T22:21:26.455Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-75.07253°

Altitude

1,487.883 km

Speed

7.124 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 17m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

17:41:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,504.316 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.096 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.843 km

Eccentricity

0.0016

Inclination

82.4872°

RAAN

304.4605°

Arg. of periapsis

43.5422°

True anomaly

316.56577°

Mean anomaly

316.6919°

Eccentric anomaly

316.62886°

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00092392

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

BREEZE-KM R/B, 40556

GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

COSMOS 2504, 40555

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

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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.
15 mins	2026-11-05 23:33:39.573Z	151.35° SSE	2026-11-05 23:40:39.573Z	94.131° ESE	40.688°	2026-11-05 23:48:39.573Z	22.414° NNE
14 mins	2026-11-06 01:31:39.573Z	223.805° SW	2026-11-06 01:37:39.573Z	283.065° WNW	42.285°	2026-11-06 01:45:39.573Z	354.473° N
9 mins	2026-11-06 09:46:39.573Z	31.468° NE	2026-11-06 09:50:39.573Z	62.986° ENE	19.222°	2026-11-06 09:55:39.573Z	100.973° ESE
15 mins	2026-11-06 11:41:39.573Z	351.699° N	2026-11-06 11:48:39.573Z	281.102° WNW	87.573°	2026-11-06 11:56:39.573Z	176.149° S
8 mins	2026-11-06 13:40:39.573Z	309.36° NW	2026-11-06 13:44:39.573Z	279.203° WNW	16.351°	2026-11-06 13:48:39.573Z	250.742° W

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GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T22:21:26.455Z)

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

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