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

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (Government)
• Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M — Soyuz family

Mission

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
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