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 23 2022-139A | Payload | 1478 × 1511 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| GONETS-M 24 2022-139B | Payload | 1482 × 1507 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| GONETS-M 25 2022-139C | Payload | 1479 × 1510 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| SKIF-D 2022-139D | Payload | 8049 × 8071 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| FREGAT R/B 2022-139E | Rocket body | 8109 × 8122 km · 89.9° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2022-139 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).