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Gonets-M No. 27/28/29

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on September 28, 2020, carrying 22 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 2020 · 11:20 UTCLaunch 2020-068Launch no. 5,995 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVVKORussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 2020, 11:20
Launch designation
2020-068
Mission
Gonets-M No. 27/28/29
Flight name
Gonets-M Blok 16
Vehicle flight ID
T 15000-025/112-501

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
68 km
Initial apogee
215 km
Inclination
98.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.932 t
Payloads
22
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gonets-M No. 27L2020-068ANORAD 46486Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-M No. 28L2020-068BNORAD 46487Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-M No. 29L2020-068CNORAD 46488Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
MeznSat2020-068DNORAD 46489American University of Ras Al KhaimahEarth science5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 2025
Yarilo-12020-068ENORAD 46490Baumann Moscow State Technical UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 11, 2025
Yarilo-22020-068FNORAD 46491Baumann Moscow State Technical UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 12, 2025
LacunaSat 32020-068GNORAD 46492Lacuna SpaceCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 4, 2025
Dekart2020-068HNORAD 46493Moscow State UniversitySpace science4 kgIn orbit
Norbi2020-068JNORAD 46494Novosibirsk State UniversitySpace science10 kgIn orbit
SALSAT2020-068KNORAD 46495Technical University of BerlinSignals intelligence12 kgIn orbit
ICEYE-X72020-068LNORAD 46496ICEYERadar imaging80 kgIn orbit
ICEYE-X62020-068MNORAD 46497ICEYERadar imaging80 kgIn orbit
Amidala2020-068NNORAD 46498Kepler Communications Inc.Communications15 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 22, 2024
Antilles2020-068PNORAD 46499Kepler Communications Inc.Communications15 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 18, 2025
Lemur-2-Slicers2020-068QNORAD 46500Spire Global LuxembourgCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 9, 2024
Lemur-2-DayWzaGoodDay2020-068RNORAD 46501SpireCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 17, 2024
Lemur-2-Susurrus2020-068SNORAD 46502Spire Global LuxembourgCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 9, 2024
Lemur-2-Nichol2020-068TNORAD 46503SpireCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 8, 2025
NetSat 42020-068UNORAD 46504Wurzburg Center for TelematicsTechnology4 kgIn orbit
NetSat 32020-068VNORAD 46505Wurzburg Center for TelematicsTechnology4 kgIn orbit
NetSat 12020-068WNORAD 46506Wurzburg Center for TelematicsTechnology4 kgIn orbit
NetSat 22020-068XNORAD 46507Wurzburg Center for TelematicsTechnology4 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.