Gonets M-21, Gonets M-22, Gonets M-23, Kosmos 2504 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

31 Mar 2015, 1:47pm

UTC

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Pad

133/3 (133L)

Launch Service Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Vehicle

Rokot/Briz-KM

Mission

Gonets M-21, Gonets M-22, Gonets M-23, Kosmos 2504

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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.

Available Replays

Live

Rockot - Gonets-M & Kosmos 2504 Launch - March 31, 2015