Gonets-M33, Gonets-M34, Gonets-M35 & Skif-D Mission

Launch Service Provider

ROSCOSMOS

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

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. Also onboard is the Skif-D demonstration satellite for the planned Russian Sfera LEO communication satellite constellation.