Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17

Rokot/Briz-KM

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 · 23:23 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Rokot/Briz-KM

Variant: Briz-KM

Launch Pad

133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.887° N, 40.847° E

146

Pad Launches

1590

Location Launches

8

Agency Launches

50

Orbital This Year

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