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GONETS-D1 3

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

GONETS-D1 3 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, part of the Gonets constellation, launched on February 19, 1996 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 19, 1996 at 12:58 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Gonets-D 319 to 321 & Strela-3 113 to 115

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,417 km
Periapsis
1,407 km
Inclination
82.58°
Orbital period
114.04 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
225 kg
Design lifetime
5 years
Detailed purpose
Store-and-forward messaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-009C
NORAD catalog №
23789
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Constellation
Gonets
Radar cross-section
0.9259 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational