Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · LEO
Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GONETS-M 20 2020-091A | Payload | 1479 × 1510 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| GONETS-M 21 2020-091B | Payload | 1484 × 1505 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| GONETS-M 22 2020-091C | Payload | 1478 × 1510 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 2548 2020-091D | Payload | 1483 × 1505 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| OBJECT E 2020-091E | Unknown | 1482 × 1505 km · 82.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2020-091 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).