Leosat system "Gonets"

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Gonets LEO (Low-Earth Orbiting) System is global data relay system comprised of LEO satellites, low-cost gateway stations and a fleet of highly portable subscriber terminals.

Applications

	Corporate networks for industry and government use

	Asset management (position reporting and tracking of movable and fixed objects)

	Environmental monitoring, geodesy, hydrogy, meterology, etc data gathering

	Control of electric grid, oil-wells, pipe-lines, etc

	Remote, disaster-stricken, isolated area communications

Main Highlights

Gonets SatCom is a telecommunications company operating in russian market for over 8 years as a unique data relay service provider which designs builds and operates a Russian LEO system Gonets.

Video Presentation (download)

Aims and Objectives

	Providing of high-end telecommunications services

	Mobile telecommunications market penetration both in- and outside Russia

Mail to

Russia 105005 Moscow Baumanskaya 53|2
tel: 495) 631-86-74, fax (495) 261-86-57
e-mail: info@gonets.ru
http://www.gonets.ru

Gonets SatCom is a medium-sized company (82 employees) staffed by engineers and scientists with vast experience in satellite sysytems design and operation both in government (military) and industry sectors.

Gonets SatCom is a lead organization responsible for Gonets System design launch and operation.

Gonets SatCom went public in 2006. This transformation should enable us to attract investment and form strategic alliances to become a recognized player in this very dinamic market segment.

Main Tasks

	Providing service on Gonets-D-1 system (initial stage of Gonets system operational since 2000) to government and corporate users

	Design and operation of private networks on Gonets both for gornment and corporate use

	Second Stage (mature) Gonets System design and deployment. Gonets-D1M has enhanced throuput, access and delay carachteristics

The current D-1 system has proven a powerful marketing instrument which helps recruite users in various sectors by demonstrating to them the benefits of LEO communications.

The current system ground infrastructure includes NCC/TT&C in Moscow, three Gateway Stations in Moscow, Krasnoyarsk (Syberia) and Sakhalin (Far East), reional SCC in Alma-Aty (Kazakhstan). Another relay station is being deployed in Murmansk (Far North).

Regional Offices

Gonets SatCom is headquartered in Moscow and has two regional offices in Krasnoyarsk and Yuznosajhalinsk (Sakhalin).

Licenses, sertiifcates and other regulatory aspects

Gonets SatCom has all authorizations and approvals required to design launch and oprate satellite communications system in Russia including Russian Space Agency License, Russian PTT (Ministry of Communications Operator’s License), etc as well as frequency allocations in two parts of spectrum (312-390 and 258-264 MHz)

Milestones

The history of Gonets SatCom Company is indivisible from the history of the Gonets System:



	1991 – Gonets program was first announced (several publications in Aviation Week&Space Trchnology and Space News)

	1992 – Initial two Gonets-D satellites launched by SmalSat – predecessor of Gonets SatCom

	1994 – Russian Space Agency began funding the program

	1996-2001 – 12 Gonets-D-1 sarellites launched to attain an opearational system

	2005 – first new generation Gonets-D1M

Clientelle

Our current customer base is comprised of three main groups of users:



	Government users (federal ministries and agencies)

	Major corporate users (National Grid Company, etc)

	Smaller entities and individual users (Arctic Research Institute, etc)

Gonets-D-1 Orbital Structure/Parameters and Launch Pattern:

	12 satellites in 4 orbital planes

	Orbit - 1380 km altitude circular polar

	Inclination – 82 degrees

	Launched by three sats on one Cyclon rocket

Main characteristics of D-1
Daily throuput capacity per satellite	15 Mb/day
Onboard memory capacity	1,5 Mbyte
Life	5 years
Data rate	2,7 Kb/sec
# of channels per satellite	1 up- and 1 downlink
Station keeping	None
Spectrum	260 MHz
Error rate	0,00001

Subscriber Equipment

Main configurations include stationary and mobile (with or without GPS receiver) as well as attended and unattended (see pictures)

Main antenna types

	flat noncollapsable for use on movable objects

	collapsable turn-style for fixed use

	Combined Gonets/GPS for position reporting

Our projects

In-flight testing of the Second Stage (Mature) Gonets System started on Dec.21, 2005 by orbitting first D-1M family bird. 18-36-strong canstellation plus 5-7 Gateway Stations should be able to support upto 200 000 users within Russia/CIS. The total data throuput will grow to reach 5-10 Gbt/day respectively.

Gonets-D1M Orbital Structure/Parameters and Launch Pattern:

	36 satellites in 6-8 orbital planes

	Orbit - 1380 km altitude circular polar

	Inclination – 82 degrees

	Launched by 4-6 sats on one rocket

Main characteristics of D1M
Daily throuput capacity per satellite	270 Mb/day
Onboard memory capacity	12 Mbyte
Life	7 years
Data rate	2,7; 4.8; 9.6; 64 Kb/sec
# of channels per satellite	16 up- and 16 downlink
Station keeping	None
Spectrum	260 MHz; 312-390 MHz
Error rate	0,00001