GONETS-D1 3 (23789)

COSPAR: 1996-009C | Alt Name: Gonets-D1 No. 15L

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 19, 1996

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

23789

International Designator

1996-009C

Epoch

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Inclination

82.58°

Right Ascension

309.05°

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Argument of Perigee

38.05°

Period

114.04 min

Mean Motion

12.63 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GONETS-D1 3

Alternative Name

Gonets-D1 No. 15L

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GONETS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 23789U 96009C   26185.08997138  .00000035  00000-0  13288-3 0  9993

2 23789  82.5807 309.0544 0005695  38.0492 322.1000 12.62686320399787

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Summary

GONETS-D1 3, also known as Gonets-D1 No. 15L, is a communication and store-dump satellite launched on February 19, 1996, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/1 launch pad using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. It was manufactured by NPOPMR and has a bus configuration of Strela-3. The satellite measures 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with an antenna span of 7 meters. Its dry mass is 225 kilograms, which is the same as its launch mass. It is powered by solar cells and batteries and has a shape described as cylindrical with antennas (Cyl + Ant). The satellite’s radar cross-section (RCS) value is 0.9259 square meters. GONETS-D1 3 was designed to operate for approximately 1.5 years, owned by the GONETS organization, and serves communication purposes through its store-dump mission capability.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.9259

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Gonets-D1 No. 15L (321)

Purpose

Communication, Store-Dump

Mission

Communication, Store-Dump

Manufacturer

NPOPMR

Life Expectancy

1.5 years

Bus

Strela-3

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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