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GONETS-M 20 (47227)
COSPAR: 2020-091A | Alt Name: Gonets-M No. 30L
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 3, 2020
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/4
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
47227
International Designator
2020-091A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:30:30 GMT
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Inclination
82.51°
Right Ascension
291.79°
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Argument of Perigee
141.53°
Period
115.86 min
Mean Motion
12.43 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GONETS-M 20
Alternative Name
Gonets-M No. 30L
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
GONETS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 47227U 20091A 26185.31284841 .00000037 00000-0 19285-3 0 9995
2 47227 82.5060 291.7908 0021866 141.5332 218.7311 12.42894122253203
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The GONETS-M 20 satellite, also known as Gonets-M No. 30L, is a communication and store-dump spacecraft launched on December 3, 2020, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 launch pad aboard a Soyuz-2-1B launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters due to its solar arrays. It is manufactured by RESH for the GONETS program and weighs approximately 225 kilograms at launch, which remains consistent as its dry mass. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, it is designed to provide communication services over a projected operational lifetime of 5-7 years. The satellite's shape consists of a cylindrical body combined with antennas (Cyl + Ant).
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
225
Launch Mass
225
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Gonets-M No. 30L
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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