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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
4 hours ago
Origin
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 4 hours ago
0 GONETS M 18
1 46487U 20068B   25190.17409143  .00000007  00000-0 -20693-4 0  9993
2 46487  82.4917 200.1197 0021467  62.6387 297.6874 12.42885482216730
Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:10:41.499Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-149.91173°
Altitude
1,489.269 km
Speed
7.123 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 20m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-62.50875°
Longitude
-164.60169°
Altitude
1,528.154 km
Speed
7.097 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 44m 31s
Apparent Declination
-57° 08' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:51:38
Azimuth
217.257° SW
Elevation
-64.919°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,508.641 km
Perigee altitude
1,474.852 km
Semi-major axis
7,869.884 km
Eccentricity
0.00215
Inclination
82.4917°
RAAN
200.1197°
Arg. of periapsis
62.6387°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
297.6874°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.10879 °/min
Orbital period
115.8 mins
BSTAR
-0.000020693
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GONETS M 18 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-09 10:36:06.207Z26.356° NE2025-07-09 10:41:06.207Z63.266° ENE16.34°2025-07-09 10:46:06.207Z99.304° ESE
15 mins2025-07-09 12:32:06.207Z353.96° N2025-07-09 12:39:06.207Z81.776° E44.897°2025-07-09 12:47:06.207Z172.004° S
9 mins2025-07-09 14:31:06.207Z310.295° NW2025-07-09 14:35:06.207Z278.691° WNW17.533°2025-07-09 14:40:06.207Z242.86° WSW
9 mins2025-07-09 23:39:06.207Z109.867° ESE2025-07-09 23:43:06.207Z78.183° E18.187°2025-07-09 23:48:06.207Z40.687° NE
16 mins2025-07-10 01:31:06.207Z189.829° SSW2025-07-10 01:39:06.207Z315.78° NNW44.582°2025-07-10 01:47:06.207Z6.129° NNE
8 mins2025-07-10 03:33:06.207Z269.717° W2025-07-10 03:37:06.207Z299.759° NW15.544°2025-07-10 03:41:06.207Z329.427° NNW
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