Russian Space ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M
Launched
December 26, 2019
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M launched on a Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 26, 2019. It was Russian Space Forces's 109th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,921st orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gonets-M No. 24L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,507 × 1,515 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Пуск ракеты-носителя легкого класса «Рокот» с космодрома ПлесецкМинобороны России
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 31st Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 2nd this yearRussian Space Forces's 109th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,921st orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gonets-M No. 24L · NORAD 44905 · 2019-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-096A
- Epoch
- 2019-12-27 01:18:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.40592835 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004976
- Inclination
- 82.5211°
- Ascending node
- 110.2442°
- Arg. of perigee
- 345.7276°
- Mean anomaly
- 136.4379°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 4 payloads; 4 still in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 24L · NORAD 44905 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 25L · NORAD 44906 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 26L · NORAD 44907 · in orbit
- Radio-2017 · NORAD 44909 · 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. Gonets-M satellites share the ride with the Blits-M microsatellite, which is a geodesic satellite tasked with determining precise orbit parameters for GLONASS satellites.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,634th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M launch?
Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M launched on December 26, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M?
Coverage: Пуск ракеты-носителя легкого класса «Рокот» с космодрома Плесецк. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Space Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M reach?
Gonets-M No. 24L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,507 × 1,515 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).