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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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 GONETS M 18
1 46487U 20068B   26022.95494313  .00000092  00000-0  59510-3 0  9999
2 46487  82.4906  77.0321 0019400 352.4771   7.6015 12.42895310241105

Epoch: 2026-01-22T22:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-22T22:55:07.086Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-29.04811°

Altitude

1,481.912 km

Speed

7.129 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 08m 07s

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

18:05:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,506.973 km

Perigee altitude

1,476.438 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00194

Inclination

82.4906°

RAAN

77.0321°

Arg. of periapsis

352.4771°

True anomaly

7.63098°

Mean anomaly

7.6015°

Eccentric anomaly

7.61623°

Mean motion

3.10881 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0005951

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

LEMUR-2-NICHOL, 46503 (Decayed)

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

SALSAT, 46495

NETSAT-3, 46505

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17, 46486

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

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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.
12 mins	2026-01-23 16:57:12.550Z	325.162° NNW	2026-01-23 17:03:12.550Z	278.125° WNW	22.74°	2026-01-23 17:09:12.550Z	231.795° WSW
6 mins	2026-01-24 02:09:12.550Z	91.615° ESE	2026-01-24 02:11:12.550Z	76.865° E	13.615°	2026-01-24 02:15:12.550Z	48.55° ENE
16 mins	2026-01-24 03:59:12.550Z	179.144° S	2026-01-24 04:06:12.550Z	132.194° SE	44.287°	2026-01-24 04:15:12.550Z	10.154° NNE
10 mins	2026-01-24 06:00:12.550Z	259.823° W	2026-01-24 06:04:12.550Z	292.467° WNW	20.004°	2026-01-24 06:10:12.550Z	339.059° N
14 mins	2026-01-24 14:11:12.550Z	13.063° NNE	2026-01-24 14:17:12.550Z	68.704° E	31.853°	2026-01-24 14:25:12.550Z	137.811° SSE
15 mins	2026-01-24 16:07:12.550Z	337.972° N	2026-01-24 16:14:12.550Z	274.74° WNW	35.737°	2026-01-24 16:22:12.550Z	203.719° SW

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GONETS M 18, 46487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-22T22:55:07.086Z)

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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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