Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Gonets-M33, Gonets-M34, Gonets-M35 & Skif-D

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

Oct 22, 2022, 7:57 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. Also onboard is the Skif-D demonstration satellite for the planned Russian Sfera LEO communication satellite constellation.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Cosmodrome Site 1S
Location: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Country: 🇷🇺 RUS