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GONETS-M 7 (39251)
COSPAR: 2013-048C | Alt Name: Gonets-M No. 17L
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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
39251
International Designator
2013-048C
Epoch
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Inclination
82.49°
Right Ascension
335.69°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
174.14°
Period
115.86 min
Mean Motion
12.43 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GONETS-M 7
Alternative Name
Gonets-M No. 17L
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
GONETS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 39251U 13048C 26185.22338840 .00000042 00000-0 22852-3 0 9996
2 39251 82.4913 335.6908 0017657 174.1443 185.9846 12.42915194580959
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The GONETS-M 7 satellite, also known as Gonets-M No. 17L, is a communication and store-dump satellite launched on September 11, 2013, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC133/3 launch pad aboard a Rokot launch vehicle. With dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter, it has a span of 7 meters and was manufactured by RESH for the GONETS mission. The satellite's dry mass is 280 kg, which matches its launch mass. It utilizes two deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, and batteries to power its operations. Its shape is cylindrical with antennas and it has a radar cross-section of 1.6473 square meters. GONETS-M 7 was intended for a mission duration of 5-7 years and serves as part of the communication infrastructure in Russia.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
280
Launch Mass
280
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.6473
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Gonets-M No. 17L
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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