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GONETS M 18, 46487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GONETS M 18, 46487 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

46487, 2020-068B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 GONETS M 18
1 46487U 20068B   25184.13680860  .00000011  00000-0  49419-5 0  9991
2 46487  82.4914 203.8770 0021576  75.1980 285.1488 12.42885467215985

Epoch: 2025-07-03T03:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T03:17:00.263Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-126.78198°

Altitude

1,492.689 km

Speed

7.12 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 35m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.06311°

Longitude

-126.2351°

Altitude

1,490.154 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 17m 32s

Apparent Declination

-14° 23' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:45:17

Azimuth

342.263° N

Elevation

-63.514°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,508.727 km

Perigee altitude

1,474.767 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.884 km

Eccentricity

0.00216

Inclination

82.4914°

RAAN

203.877°

Arg. of periapsis

75.198°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

285.1488°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10879 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0000049419

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

GONETS M 17, 46486

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 18 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	2025-07-03 13:33:32.340Z	347.39° N	2025-07-03 13:41:32.340Z	263.419° W	43.43°	2025-07-03 13:49:32.340Z	185.657° SSW
12 mins	2025-07-04 00:39:32.340Z	129.774° SE	2025-07-04 00:45:32.340Z	77.176° E	25.017°	2025-07-04 00:51:32.340Z	30.749° NE
15 mins	2025-07-04 02:34:32.340Z	206.08° SW	2025-07-04 02:41:32.340Z	290.948° WNW	40.891°	2025-07-04 02:49:32.340Z	0.823° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-04 10:51:32.340Z	43.996° NE	2025-07-04 10:53:32.340Z	58.255° ENE	12.058°	2025-07-04 10:56:32.340Z	79.159° E
14 mins	2025-07-04 12:44:32.340Z	358.665° N	2025-07-04 12:52:32.340Z	94.793° ESE	42.503°	2025-07-04 12:58:32.340Z	158.329° S

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