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GONETS M 17, 46486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 17, 46486 is a payload satellite owned by Gonets (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B 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

46486, 2020-068A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Gonets Leosat Systems (CIS)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-28 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

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 9 hours ago

0 GONETS M 17
1 46486U 20068A   25184.16927056  .00000026  00000-0  11697-3 0  9995
2 46486  82.4959 204.6001 0024424  77.9564 282.4251 12.42895642215997

Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:03:44.976Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-137.77718°

Altitude

1,492.959 km

Speed

7.119 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 38m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.40045°

Longitude

44.06467°

Altitude

1,509.38 km

Speed

7.105 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 31m 15s

Apparent Declination

-62° 02' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:36:50

Azimuth

160.14° S

Elevation

-17.841°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,510.925 km

Perigee altitude

1,472.482 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.84 km

Eccentricity

0.00244

Inclination

82.4959°

RAAN

204.6001°

Arg. of periapsis

77.9564°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

282.4251°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00011697

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)

GONETS M 18, 46487

GONETS M 19, 46488

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (Decayed)

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17 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.
14 mins	2025-07-03 14:21:06.433Z	335.291° NNW	2025-07-03 14:28:06.433Z	274.864° WNW	31.953°	2025-07-03 14:35:06.433Z	212.681° SW
14 mins	2025-07-04 01:25:06.433Z	158.482° S	2025-07-04 01:31:06.433Z	100.721° ESE	38.302°	2025-07-04 01:39:06.433Z	18.569° NNE
13 mins	2025-07-04 03:23:06.433Z	236.78° WSW	2025-07-04 03:29:06.433Z	294.417° NW	28.455°	2025-07-04 03:36:06.433Z	350.298° N
12 mins	2025-07-04 11:36:06.433Z	21.434° NNE	2025-07-04 11:42:06.433Z	71.937° E	22.625°	2025-07-04 11:48:06.433Z	117.51° SE

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