Communications
GONETS-M 12
Russian Store-and-Forward Messaging · Russian Satellite Communications Company
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One of the Gonets-M constellation's satellites, continuing Russia's decades-long commitment to sovereign satellite messaging infrastructure. Unlike commercial Western operators, Gonets serves substantial Russian government and military data relay requirements alongside its civilian commercial customer base.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 923–939 mi (1,486–1,512 km)
- Inclination
- 82.5°
- One orbit
- 115.8 minutes12.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40553
- Int’l designator
- 2015-020B
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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