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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). 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	22648, 1993-030C
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	VKS (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 13 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2247
1 22648U 93030C   25070.94370208  .00000049  00000-0  21412-3 0  9990
2 22648  82.5747 251.4136 0007345 266.6365 248.4032 12.63261218467712

Epoch: 2025-03-11T22:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T22:38:55.859Z)

Latitude	24.83984°
Longitude	-81.60015°
Altitude	1,414.483 km
Speed	7.154 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 31m 53s
True Declination	24° 43' 12"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	48.22177°
Longitude	109.84816°
Altitude	1,421.553 km
Speed	7.152 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	21h 57m 41s
Apparent Declination	39° 53' 22"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:44:31
Azimuth	55.824° ENE
Elevation	22.194°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	1,412.55 km
Perigee altitude	1,401.114 km
Semi-major axis	7,784.969 km
Eccentricity	0.0007345
Inclination	82.5747°
RAAN	251.4136°
Arg. of periapsis	266.6365°
True anomaly	248.32497°
Mean anomaly	248.4032°
Eccentric anomaly	248.36408°
Mean motion	3.15979 °/min
BSTAR	0.00021412
Orbital period	113.93 mins

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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.
14 mins	2025-03-12 13:08:33.121Z	203.102° SW	2025-03-12 13:15:33.121Z	292.887° NW	41.605°	2025-03-12 13:22:33.121Z	0.068° NNE
14 mins	2025-03-12 23:09:33.121Z	4.372° NNE	2025-03-12 23:16:33.121Z	83.202° E	38.883°	2025-03-12 23:23:33.121Z	151.475° SSE
12 mins	2025-03-13 01:05:33.121Z	324.787° NNW	2025-03-13 01:10:33.121Z	278.63° WNW	26.997°	2025-03-13 01:17:33.121Z	219.587° SW

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