Russian Space ForcesSoyuz 2.1b Fregat-M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others
Launched
September 28, 2020
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 28, 2020. It was Russian Space Forces's 113th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,998th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gonets-M No. 27L, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 1,494 × 1,513 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Кадры пуска ракеты «Союз-2» с космодрома ПлесецкТелеканал Звезда
- GEN1 Launch VideoKepler Communications
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight · 4th this yearRussian Space Forces's 113th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,998th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gonets-M No. 27L · NORAD 46486 · 2020-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-068A
- Epoch
- 2020-09-28 15:44:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.42387444 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012049
- Inclination
- 82.5027°
- Ascending node
- 206.0202°
- Arg. of perigee
- 298.5454°
- Mean anomaly
- 236.8152°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 12 still in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 27L · NORAD 46486 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 28L · NORAD 46487 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 29L · NORAD 46488 · in orbit
- MeznSat · NORAD 46489 · re-entered May 6, 2025
- Yarilo-1 · NORAD 46490 · re-entered March 11, 2025
- Yarilo-2 · NORAD 46491 · re-entered February 12, 2025
- LacunaSat 3 · NORAD 46492 · re-entered February 4, 2025
- Dekart · NORAD 46493 · in orbit
- Norbi · NORAD 46494 · in orbit
- SALSAT · NORAD 46495 · in orbit
- ICEYE-X7 · NORAD 46496 · in orbit
- ICEYE-X6 · NORAD 46497 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
- Amidala · NORAD 46498 · re-entered November 22, 2024
- Antilles · NORAD 46499 · re-entered June 18, 2025
- Lemur-2-Slicers · NORAD 46500 · re-entered October 9, 2024
- Lemur-2-DayWzaGoodDay · NORAD 46501 · re-entered December 17, 2024
- Lemur-2-Susurrus · NORAD 46502 · re-entered October 9, 2024
- Lemur-2-Nichol · NORAD 46503 · re-entered February 8, 2025
- NetSat 4 · NORAD 46504 · in orbit
- NetSat 3 · NORAD 46505 · in orbit
- NetSat 1 · NORAD 46506 · in orbit
- NetSat 2 · NORAD 46507 · 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. This launch also carries 22 small satellites as a rideshare payloads. These are cubesats for commercial companies such as Spire and Kepler Communications, as well as cubesats for various international universities.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
302nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,638th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
129 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others launch?
Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others launched on September 28, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others?
Coverage: Кадры пуска ракеты «Союз-2» с космодрома Плесецк; GEN1 Launch Video. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others?
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M spec sheet
Where did Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others reach?
Gonets-M No. 27L, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 1,494 × 1,513 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others launch?
22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 12 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).