Mission Overview
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.
Payloads
1
Type
Communications
Vehicle
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Window
07:57 PM UTC – 07:57 PM UTC
Rocket
RU
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch Site
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation