Communications
GONETS-M 11
Russian Store-and-Forward Messaging · Russian Satellite Communications Company
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Part of Russia's Gonets-M messaging constellation, launched to maintain continuous coverage as older satellites in the network reach end of life. Gonets satellites support Russian Arctic research stations, remote weather monitoring equipment, and industrial sites where terrestrial communications infrastructure simply does not exist.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 923–940 mi (1,485–1,512 km)
- Inclination
- 82.5°
- One orbit
- 115.8 minutes12.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40552
- Int’l designator
- 2015-020A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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