MISSION NAME
Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M
Status
Success
DATE
26 DEC 2019
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Russian Space Forces
Launch Pad
133/3 (133L)
Description
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.
Rokot/Briz-KM