Communications
GONETS-M 9
Russian Store-and-Forward Messaging · Russian Satellite Communications Company
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Part of Russia's Gonets-M constellation, providing continued messaging capacity for remote monitoring across Siberia, the Russian Far East, and Arctic regions. The constellation's steady replenishment cadence — new satellites launched every few years to replace aging units — reflects Russia's long-term commitment to maintaining sovereign satellite messaging infrastructure independent of Western systems.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 920–942 mi (1,481–1,516 km)
- Inclination
- 82.5°
- One orbit
- 115.8 minutes12.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40062
- Int’l designator
- 2014-036B
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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