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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 7 hours ago

0 GONETS M 12 (M22)
1 40553U 15020B   26100.20354197 -.00000044  00000-0 -39274-3 0  9993
2 40553  82.4863  74.4546 0015859 131.3033 228.9414 12.42888864500288

Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:53:06.026Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

162.73891°

Altitude

1,505.293 km

Speed

7.108 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 57m 49s

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

18:13:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,504.213 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.252 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.869 km

Eccentricity

0.00159

Inclination

82.4863°

RAAN

74.4546°

Arg. of periapsis

131.3033°

True anomaly

228.80455°

Mean anomaly

228.9414°

Eccentric anomaly

228.87296°

Mean motion

3.10879 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.00039274

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

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BREEZE-KM DEB, 41722

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BREEZE-KM DEB, 41720

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.
16 mins	2026-04-10 22:21:17.364Z	164.74° S	2026-04-10 22:29:17.364Z	87.583° E	39.932°	2026-04-10 22:37:17.364Z	16.289° NNE
13 mins	2026-04-11 00:20:17.364Z	236.895° WSW	2026-04-11 00:26:17.364Z	288.941° WNW	27.22°	2026-04-11 00:33:17.364Z	347.353° N
12 mins	2026-04-11 08:34:17.364Z	23.296° NE	2026-04-11 08:39:17.364Z	66.863° ENE	24.132°	2026-04-11 08:46:17.364Z	121.902° SE
15 mins	2026-04-11 10:30:17.364Z	343.707° N	2026-04-11 10:37:17.364Z	251.599° W	42.055°	2026-04-11 10:45:17.364Z	188.688° SSW

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GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:53:06.026Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GONETS M 12 (M22) Visibility forecast

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