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Gonets-M No. 30/31/32

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 3, 2020, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 3, 2020 · 01:14 UTCLaunch 2020-091Launch no. 6,019 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVVKORussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 3, 2020, 01:14
Launch designation
2020-091
Mission
Gonets-M No. 30/31/32
Flight name
Gonets-M Blok 17
Vehicle flight ID
N 15000-045/112-502

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
60 km
Initial apogee
215 km
Inclination
82.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.679 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gonets-M No. 30L2020-091ANORAD 47227Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-M No. 31L2020-091BNORAD 47228Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-M No. 32L2020-091CNORAD 47229Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-25482020-091DNORAD 47230Russian Ministry of DefenseTechnology4 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.