Rokot/Briz-KM | Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M

Mission

Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M (Communications)

Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North region. Gonets-M satellites share the ride with the Blits-M microsatellite, which is a geodesic satellite tasked with determining precise orbit parameters for GLONASS satellites.