Gonets M-26 satellites are the modernised version of the Gonets satellites, civilian version of the military satellite system Strela-3
Name of Satellite | Gonets M-26 |
Purpose | Communications |
Contractor | ISS Reshetnev |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 280 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 1 500 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 7 |
Date of Launch | 26.12.2019 |
Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Rokot |
COSPAR Number | 2019-096C |
NORAD Number | 44907 |
Communications Satellite are responsible in the Gonets-D1M constellation. Gonets system was designed to help international health organizations deal with their global communications needs, including the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites.