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COSMOS 2248, 22649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2248, 22649 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	22649, 1993-030D
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	14 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2248
1 22649U 93030D   25070.90600048  .00000036  00000-0  13741-3 0  9997
2 22649  82.5740 246.9214 0008402 261.0538  98.9603 12.63507112468032

Epoch: 2025-03-11T21:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T21:44:38.441Z)

Latitude	-0°
Longitude	110.959°
Altitude	1,412.258 km
Speed	7.154 km/s
True Right ascension	16h 27m 41s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	60.72476°
Longitude	123.97231°
Altitude	1,425.031 km
Speed	7.151 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 31m 24s
Apparent Declination	52° 12' 13"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:43:15
Azimuth	27.634° NE
Elevation	11.086°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	1,412.361 km
Perigee altitude	1,399.281 km
Semi-major axis	7,783.958 km
Eccentricity	0.0008402
Inclination	82.574°
RAAN	246.9214°
Arg. of periapsis	261.0538°
True anomaly	99.05539°
Mean anomaly	98.9603°
Eccentric anomaly	99.00785°
Mean motion	3.1604 °/min
BSTAR	0.00013741
Orbital period	113.91 mins

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

COSMOS 2248 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 13:03:17.235Z	210.828° SW	2025-03-12 13:10:17.235Z	289.672° WNW	38.473°	2025-03-12 13:17:17.235Z	356.749° N
14 mins	2025-03-12 23:04:17.235Z	0.89° NNE	2025-03-12 23:11:17.235Z	89.82° E	41.933°	2025-03-12 23:18:17.235Z	159.009° S
11 mins	2025-03-13 01:00:17.235Z	320.828° NNW	2025-03-13 01:05:17.235Z	276.871° WNW	23.113°	2025-03-13 01:11:17.235Z	228.644° WSW

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