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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

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)

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, 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 18
1 46487U 20068B   26037.84677416 -.00000014  00000-0 -17076-3 0  9997
2 46487  82.4889  67.7560 0018993 319.1702  40.7953 12.42895607242958

Epoch: 2026-02-06T20:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T20:19:21.287Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-14.06149°

Altitude

1,485.742 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 31m 01s

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

05:59:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,506.651 km

Perigee altitude

1,476.757 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.841 km

Eccentricity

0.0019

Inclination

82.4889°

RAAN

67.756°

Arg. of periapsis

319.1702°

True anomaly

40.93776°

Mean anomaly

40.7953°

Eccentric anomaly

40.8665°

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.00017076

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

LEMUR-2-SUSURRUS, 46502 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

NORBI, 46494

DEKART, 46493

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X7, 46496

GONETS M 19, 46488

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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.
13 mins	2026-02-07 04:11:07.116Z	240.673° WSW	2026-02-07 04:17:07.116Z	289.635° WNW	24.752°	2026-02-07 04:24:07.116Z	345.88° N
13 mins	2026-02-07 12:24:07.116Z	15.678° NNE	2026-02-07 12:30:07.116Z	65.728° ENE	26.873°	2026-02-07 12:37:07.116Z	124.896° SE
15 mins	2026-02-07 14:21:07.116Z	340.966° N	2026-02-07 14:28:07.116Z	258.202° W	40.266°	2026-02-07 14:36:07.116Z	193.491° SSW
13 mins	2026-02-08 01:25:07.116Z	138.977° SSE	2026-02-08 01:31:07.116Z	82.879° E	29.834°	2026-02-08 01:38:07.116Z	25.782° NE
15 mins	2026-02-08 03:20:07.116Z	213.234° SW	2026-02-08 03:27:07.116Z	277.623° WNW	37.16°	2026-02-08 03:35:07.116Z	356.144° N

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GONETS M 18, 46487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T20:19:21.287Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GONETS M 18 Visibility forecast

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