Gonets-M12 & 2 x Strela-3 (Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468)
Rokot / Briz-KM
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Gonets-M12 & 2 x Strela-3 (Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468)
Type: Communications
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.
Trajectory
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Location
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1662 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
Agency
Russian Space Forces – VKS
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: VKS
- Administration: Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
- Founded: 1992
- Country: RUS
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
