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GONETS-M 6

OperationalPayloadLEO

GONETS-M 6 is a Gonets Satcom payload satellite, part of the Gonets constellation, launched on September 11, 2013 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Mission
Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,508 km
Periapsis
1,479 km
Inclination
82.49°
Orbital period
115.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Gonets Satcom
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
280 kg
Power
120 W
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Store-and-forward messaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-048B
NORAD catalog №
39250
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Constellation
Gonets
Radar cross-section
1.6723 m²
Status
Operational