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GONETS-M 5 (39249)
COSPAR: 2013-048A | Alt Name: Gonets-M No. 14L
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Launch Details
Launch Date
September 11, 2013
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Rokot
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
39249
International Designator
2013-048A
Epoch
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Inclination
82.48°
Right Ascension
332.69°
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Argument of Perigee
172.55°
Period
115.86 min
Mean Motion
12.43 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GONETS-M 5
Alternative Name
Gonets-M No. 14L
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
GONETS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 39249U 13048A 26185.34123794 .00000102 00000-0 66140-3 0 9991
2 39249 82.4847 332.6862 0016877 172.5522 187.5812 12.42892524581011
Source: Celestrak
Summary
GONETS-M 5, also known as Gonets-M No. 14L, is a communication and store-dump satellite launched on September 11, 2013, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC133/3 using the Rokot launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It carries deployable fixed solar arrays for power generation alongside batteries, and it weighs 280 kilograms at launch and dry mass. Manufactured by RESH, the satellite is owned by GONETS and is expected to have an operational lifetime of 5-7 years. Its shape consists of a cylinder with antennas attached, and its reflective surface area (RCS) measures 1.678 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
280
Launch Mass
280
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.678
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Gonets-M No. 14L
Purpose
Communication, Store-Dump
Mission
Communication, Store-Dump
Manufacturer
RESH
Life Expectancy
5-7 years
Bus
Strela-3M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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