Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17
Launched
September 11, 2013
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17 launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 11, 2013. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 8th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,318th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gonets-M No. 14L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,501 × 1,517 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Рокот с 3-мя КА Гонец-МРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 18th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 2nd this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 8th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,318th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gonets-M No. 14L · NORAD 39249 · 2013-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-048A
- Epoch
- 2013-09-12 00:50:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.41027612 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010273
- Inclination
- 82.4703°
- Ascending node
- 9.0675°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.882°
- Mean anomaly
- 17.1768°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 14L · NORAD 39249 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 16L · NORAD 39250 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 17L · NORAD 39251 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72519 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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 region.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
146th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,590th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
239 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17 launch?
Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17 launched on September 11, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Рокот с 3-мя КА Гонец-М. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17 reach?
Gonets-M No. 14L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,501 × 1,517 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).