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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GONETS M 13 (M23)
1 40554U 15020C   26011.30560310  .00000233  00000-0  16129-2 0  9993
2 40554  82.4864 128.4946 0012683 315.0419  44.9633 12.42865418489213

Epoch: 2026-01-11T07:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T07:20:04.107Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-92.34107°

Altitude

1,490.119 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 33m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

16:28:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,501.813 km

Perigee altitude

1,481.85 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.969 km

Eccentricity

0.00127

Inclination

82.4864°

RAAN

128.4946°

Arg. of periapsis

315.0419°

True anomaly

45.06612°

Mean anomaly

44.9633°

Eccentric anomaly

45.0147°

Mean motion

3.10873 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0016129

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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.
10 mins	2026-01-11 17:37:29.100Z	25.874° NE	2026-01-11 17:42:29.100Z	62.995° ENE	17.216°	2026-01-11 17:47:29.100Z	99.752° ESE
15 mins	2026-01-11 19:33:29.100Z	353.068° N	2026-01-11 19:40:29.100Z	61.421° ENE	44.979°	2026-01-11 19:48:29.100Z	173.612° S
8 mins	2026-01-11 21:32:29.100Z	310.046° NW	2026-01-11 21:36:29.100Z	279.149° WNW	16.95°	2026-01-11 21:40:29.100Z	249.717° W
9 mins	2026-01-12 06:40:29.100Z	109.781° ESE	2026-01-12 06:44:29.100Z	77.262° E	19.097°	2026-01-12 06:49:29.100Z	39.771° NE
16 mins	2026-01-12 08:32:29.100Z	191.481° SSW	2026-01-12 08:40:29.100Z	314.405° NW	44.299°	2026-01-12 08:48:29.100Z	5.575° NNE
7 mins	2026-01-12 10:35:29.100Z	277.68° WNW	2026-01-12 10:38:29.100Z	300.427° NW	15.153°	2026-01-12 10:42:29.100Z	329.504° NNW

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GONETS M 13 (M23), 40554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T07:20:04.107Z)

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

GONETS M 13 (M23) Visibility forecast

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