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GONETS-M 12

OperationalPayloadLEO

GONETS-M 12 is a Gonets Satcom payload satellite, part of the Gonets constellation, launched on March 31, 2015 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 31, 2015 at 01:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Mission
Gonets M-21, Gonets M-22, Gonets M-23, Kosmos 2504

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,507 km
Periapsis
1,482 km
Inclination
82.49°
Orbital period
115.86 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Gonets Satcom
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
225 kg
Power
120 W
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Store-and-forward messaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-020B
NORAD catalog №
40553
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Constellation
Gonets
Radar cross-section
1.5906 m²
Status
Operational