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COSMOS 2247, 22648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2247, 22648 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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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

22648, 1993-030C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-05-11 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2247
1 22648U 93030C   25181.49772100  .00000023  00000-0  68162-4 0  9996
2 22648  82.5787 180.7748 0008728  25.7092  90.5692 12.63266482481673

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:56:43.094Z)

Latitude

62.75434°

Longitude

-111.78986°

Altitude

1,420.304 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 04m 47s

True Declination

62° 37' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.81252°

Longitude

-96.71824°

Altitude

1,419.59 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 03m 57s

Apparent Declination

-22° 08' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:25:19

Azimuth

303.01° NW

Elevation

-62.555°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.605 km

Perigee altitude

1,400.016 km

Semi-major axis

7,784.947 km

Eccentricity

0.00087

Inclination

82.5787°

RAAN

180.7748°

Arg. of periapsis

25.7092°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.5692°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1598 °/min

Orbital period

113.93 mins

BSTAR

0.000068162

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1993 (1993-05-11 UTC)

COSMOS 2247 Visibility forecast

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-30 22:52:56.552Z	110.9° ESE	2025-06-30 22:56:56.552Z	80.685° E	15.918°	2025-06-30 23:01:56.552Z	42.769° NE
15 mins	2025-07-01 00:43:56.552Z	185.989° SSW	2025-07-01 00:50:56.552Z	245.578° WSW	44.991°	2025-07-01 00:58:56.552Z	7.44° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-01 02:43:56.552Z	271.083° WNW	2025-07-01 02:46:56.552Z	295.577° NW	16.566°	2025-07-01 02:51:56.552Z	334.126° NNW
13 mins	2025-07-01 10:45:56.552Z	14.147° NNE	2025-07-01 10:51:56.552Z	74.14° E	31.155°	2025-07-01 10:58:56.552Z	136.446° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-01 12:40:56.552Z	334.437° NNW	2025-07-01 12:46:56.552Z	269.757° W	35.324°	2025-07-01 12:53:56.552Z	204.803° SW

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