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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554 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

40554, 2015-020C

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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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GONETS M 13 (M23)
1 40554U 15020C   25331.95094299  .00000038  00000-0  20304-3 0  9990
2 40554  82.4834 156.1231 0013971  52.3101 307.9243 12.42862529483702

Epoch: 2025-11-27T22:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-27T22:49:21.474Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

106.68313°

Altitude

1,490.439 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 24m 29s

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

04:32:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,502.839 km

Perigee altitude

1,480.849 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.981 km

Eccentricity

0.0014

Inclination

82.4834°

RAAN

156.1231°

Arg. of periapsis

52.3101°

True anomaly

307.79788°

Mean anomaly

307.9243°

Eccentric anomaly

307.8611°

Mean motion

3.10873 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00020304

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

GONETS M 11 (M21), 40552

GONETS M 12 (M22), 40553

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GONETS M 13 (M23) 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	2025-11-28 12:26:01.717Z	159.285° S	2025-11-28 12:34:01.717Z	79.764° E	37.367°	2025-11-28 12:41:01.717Z	19.578° NNE
14 mins	2025-11-28 14:24:01.717Z	230.064° WSW	2025-11-28 14:31:01.717Z	294.234° NW	29.567°	2025-11-28 14:38:01.717Z	350.827° N
12 mins	2025-11-28 22:38:01.717Z	21.51° NNE	2025-11-28 22:44:01.717Z	70.656° E	21.828°	2025-11-28 22:50:01.717Z	115.633° SE
15 mins	2025-11-29 00:34:01.717Z	347.3° N	2025-11-29 00:41:01.717Z	277.217° WNW	43.743°	2025-11-29 00:49:01.717Z	184.619° SSW
4 mins	2025-11-29 02:35:01.717Z	295.37° NW	2025-11-29 02:36:01.717Z	288.249° WNW	12.06°	2025-11-29 02:39:01.717Z	267.229° W

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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-27T22:49:21.474Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GONETS M 13 (M23) Visibility forecast

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