COSMOS 2246, 22647
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2246, 22647 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 11 May 1993 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | STRELA-3, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 225 kg wet, 225 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2246
1 22647U 93030B 25070.99767828 .00000031 00000-0 10985-3 0 9996
2 22647 82.5805 252.1507 0009247 241.2357 118.7806 12.63620818468364Epoch: 2025-03-11T23:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T23:56:39.403Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 83.09392° |
| Altitude | 1,414.239 km |
| Speed | 7.152 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 48m 36s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 1.47348° |
| Longitude | 82.981° |
| Altitude | 1,414.338 km |
| Speed | 7.152 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 24m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -48° 47' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:42:11 |
| Azimuth | 154.418° SSE |
| Elevation | -5.715° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,412.551 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,398.156 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,783.491 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009247 |
| Inclination | 82.5805° |
| RAAN | 252.1507° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 241.2357° |
| True anomaly | 118.87342° |
| Mean anomaly | 118.7806° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 118.82702° |
| Mean motion | 3.16069 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010985 |
| Orbital period | 113.9 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1993 (1993-05-11 UTC)
| COSMOS 2245, 22646 |
| COSMOS 2247, 22648 |
| COSMOS 2248, 22649 |
| COSMOS 2249, 22650 |
| COSMOS 2250, 22651 |
| SL-14 R/B, 22652 |
COSMOS 2246 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 13 mins | 2025-03-12 11:27:12.984Z | 137.389° SSE | 2025-03-12 11:33:12.984Z | 87.186° E | 26.472° | 2025-03-12 11:40:12.984Z | 28.341° NE |
| 14 mins | 2025-03-12 13:21:12.984Z | 209.051° SW | 2025-03-12 13:28:12.984Z | 290.89° WNW | 39.296° | 2025-03-12 13:35:12.984Z | 357.607° N |
| 14 mins | 2025-03-12 23:22:12.984Z | 2.092° NNE | 2025-03-12 23:29:12.984Z | 91.218° ESE | 41.137° | 2025-03-12 23:36:12.984Z | 157.295° SSE |
| 11 mins | 2025-03-13 01:18:12.984Z | 321.07° NNW | 2025-03-13 01:23:12.984Z | 275.82° WNW | 24.06° | 2025-03-13 01:29:12.984Z | 226.896° WSW |
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