Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20
Launched
July 3, 2014
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20 launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 3, 2014. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 15th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,386th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gonets-M No. 18L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,485 × 1,517 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 2nd this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 15th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,386th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gonets-M No. 18L · NORAD 40061 · 2014-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-036A
- Epoch
- 2014-07-03 14:10:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.4292782 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020482
- Inclination
- 82.5013°
- Ascending node
- 139.6082°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.2842°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.6274°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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. 18L · NORAD 40061 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 19L · NORAD 40062 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 20L · NORAD 40063 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72522 · 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
150th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,598th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20 launch?
Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20 launched on July 3, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20 reach?
Gonets-M No. 18L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,485 × 1,517 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).