Gonets M 1

General

Designation	28908 / 05048A
Launch date	21 Dec 2005
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Military: telecommunications ( Gonets)
Perigee/Apogee	1440 km
Inclination	82.5°
Period	114.7 min
Launch vehicle	Cosmos C

First of a fleet of 12 satellites in 4 planes. To provide Russian agencies with mobile email and short messages.

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