Rokot/Briz-KM | Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M

Rokot/Briz-KM

Dec 26, 2019, 11:11 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

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.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: 🇷🇺 RUS