Goniets-M n°33L to 35L & Skif-D

Goniets is a Russian civilian low Earth orbit communication satellite system. It consists of a number of satellites, derived from Strela military communication satellites. Goniets-M are upgraded versions of the Goniets satellites, a civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. They are operated in the Goniets-D1M constellation. The Goniets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites.

The Russian Skif-D is a prototype for the Skif low earth orbit constellation for broadband high-speed internet access, which is part of the Sfera program, a planned Russian constellation consisting of at least 162 satellites. Skif-D was built by ISS Reshetnev to test the technologies for the operational Skif satellites.