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GONETS-M 6 (39250)
COSPAR: 2013-048B | Alt Name: Gonets-M No. 16L
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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
39250
International Designator
2013-048B
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:27:44 GMT
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Inclination
82.49°
Right Ascension
333.65°
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Argument of Perigee
206.12°
Period
115.85 min
Mean Motion
12.43 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GONETS-M 6
Alternative Name
Gonets-M No. 16L
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
GONETS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 39250U 13048B 26185.22759354 .00000085 00000-0 53828-3 0 9996
2 39250 82.4875 333.6546 0018822 206.1211 153.8921 12.43031661581065
Source: Celestrak
Summary
GONETS-M 6, also known as Gonets-M No. 16L, is a communication and store-dump satellite manufactured by RESH and launched on September 11, 2013, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Rokot launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters when its deployable fixed solar arrays are extended. The satellite weighs 280 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, operating on solar power from solar cells and batteries. With a shape described as cylindrical with antennas, it has an RCS (Radar Cross Section) value of 1.6723 and is owned by GONETS. Its expected lifetime ranges between 5 to 7 years.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
280
Launch Mass
280
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.6723
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Gonets-M No. 16L
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
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