Gonets-M24, Gonets-M25, Gonets-M26 & Blits-M Mission

Launch Service Provider

Russian Space Forces

Vehicle

Rokot/Briz-KM

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. Gonets-M satellites share the ride with the Blits-M microsatellite, which is a geodesic satellite tasked with determining precise orbit parameters for GLONASS satellites.