Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Gonets M-12 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Gonets Satcom |
Users |
Commercial/Government |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
1497 |
Apogee (km) |
1510 |
Eccentricity |
0.000825554073791833 |
Inclination (degrees) |
82.5 |
Period (minutes) |
116.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
270 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
120 |
Date of Launch |
08-09-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
5-7 yrs. |
Contractor |
M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Rokot |
COSPAR Number |
2010-043A |
NORAD Number |
37152 |
Comments |
Constellation of 12 satellites for civil/commercial use. |