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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

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 GONETS M 13 (M23)
1 40554U 15020C   25181.82272617  .00000029  00000-0  14020-3 0  9999
2 40554  82.4841 249.6393 0013458  25.8658 334.3092 12.42895152465130

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:44:43.541Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

34.33087°

Altitude

1,487.507 km

Speed

7.124 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 38m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

70.24592°

Longitude

55.61431°

Altitude

1,499.145 km

Speed

7.124 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 22m 47s

Apparent Declination

35° 46' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:32:29

Azimuth

26.104° NE

Elevation

-8.639°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,502.297 km

Perigee altitude

1,481.115 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.843 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

82.4841°

RAAN

249.6393°

Arg. of periapsis

25.8658°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

334.3092°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0001402

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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) 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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 03:36:26.030Z	118.726° SE	2025-07-01 03:41:26.030Z	80.357° E	19.476°	2025-07-01 03:46:26.030Z	41.328° NE
15 mins	2025-07-01 05:30:26.030Z	193.189° SSW	2025-07-01 05:37:26.030Z	287.522° WNW	44.349°	2025-07-01 05:45:26.030Z	4.902° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-01 07:32:26.030Z	275.606° WNW	2025-07-01 07:35:26.030Z	297.807° NW	14.599°	2025-07-01 07:39:26.030Z	327.207° NNW
15 mins	2025-07-01 15:41:26.030Z	5.6° NNE	2025-07-01 15:48:26.030Z	79.86° E	38.163°	2025-07-01 15:56:26.030Z	150.739° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-01 17:38:26.030Z	329.996° NNW	2025-07-01 17:44:26.030Z	278.783° WNW	28.851°	2025-07-01 17:51:26.030Z	218.815° SW

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