GONETS-D1 5 (24729)

COSPAR: 1997-006E | Alt Name: Gonets-D1 No. 17L

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 14, 1997

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

24729

International Designator

1997-006E

Epoch

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Inclination

82.60°

Right Ascension

231.80°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

195.05°

Period

114.02 min

Mean Motion

12.63 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GONETS-D1 5

Alternative Name

Gonets-D1 No. 17L

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GONETS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 24729U 97006E   26185.09082459  .00000018  00000-0  43337-4 0  9998

2 24729  82.5965 231.7961 0003910 195.0520 192.5462 12.62987891354593

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Summary

GONETS-D1 5, also known as Gonets-D1 No. 17L, is a communication satellite launched on February 14, 1997, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/1 using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The satellite was manufactured by NPOPMR and has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter, with a span of 7 meters due to its antenna deployment. It had a dry mass of 225 kilograms and was designed for a mission lifetime of approximately 1.5 years. The satellite operates on a store-and-forward communications model and uses solar cells along with batteries for power supply. Its shape is characterized as cylindrical with an attached antenna, and it belongs to the Strela-3 bus series. GONETS-D1 5 was owned by the GONETS constellation and was launched to support communication services.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.84

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Gonets-D1 No. 17L (323)

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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