Communications
GONETS-M 17
Russian Store-and-Forward Messaging · Russian Satellite Communications Company
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Gonets-M 17, part of Russia's sovereign satellite messaging constellation — functionally similar to ORBCOMM's American network but built entirely within Russia's domestic space industry. This satellite provides store-and-forward data relay for scientific expeditions, environmental sensors, and industrial sites across Russia's 11 time zones.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 920–942 mi (1,481–1,517 km)
- Inclination
- 82.5°
- One orbit
- 115.8 minutes12.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 46486
- Int’l designator
- 2020-068A
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 23 Sep 2026.
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