COSMOS 2249, 22650
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2249, 22650 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 | 9 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 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2249
1 22650U 93030E 25070.82418586 .00000049 00000-0 21149-3 0 9999
2 22650 82.5804 258.6227 0006602 267.7669 103.9675 12.63171990467651Epoch: 2025-03-11T19:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T19:46:49.658Z)
| Latitude | 11.66569° |
| Longitude | 153.72729° |
| Altitude | 1,413.104 km |
| Speed | 7.154 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 20m 37s |
| True Declination | 11° 36' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -33.13323° |
| Longitude | -23.18457° |
| Altitude | 1,419.161 km |
| Speed | 7.152 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 20m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | -59° 22' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:46:44 |
| Azimuth | 219.112° SW |
| Elevation | -36.646° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,412.339 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,402.059 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,785.336 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006602 |
| Inclination | 82.5804° |
| RAAN | 258.6227° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 267.7669° |
| True anomaly | 104.0409° |
| Mean anomaly | 103.9675° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 104.0042° |
| Mean motion | 3.15956 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00021149 |
| Orbital period | 113.94 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1993 (1993-05-11 UTC)
| COSMOS 2245, 22646 |
| COSMOS 2246, 22647 |
| COSMOS 2247, 22648 |
| COSMOS 2248, 22649 |
| COSMOS 2250, 22651 |
| SL-14 R/B, 22652 |
COSMOS 2249 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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| 5 mins | 2025-03-12 11:06:54.046Z | 89.904° E | 2025-03-12 11:08:54.046Z | 75.092° E | 12.216° | 2025-03-12 11:11:54.046Z | 53.402° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-03-12 12:55:54.046Z | 175.775° S | 2025-03-12 13:01:54.046Z | 118.572° SE | 43.882° | 2025-03-12 13:09:54.046Z | 11.394° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-03-12 14:53:54.046Z | 257.692° W | 2025-03-12 14:57:54.046Z | 292.293° WNW | 20.613° | 2025-03-12 15:03:54.046Z | 340.416° N |
| 12 mins | 2025-03-12 22:57:54.046Z | 21.245° NNE | 2025-03-12 23:02:54.046Z | 68.411° E | 26.582° | 2025-03-12 23:09:54.046Z | 127.75° SE |
| 14 mins | 2025-03-13 00:51:54.046Z | 340.726° N | 2025-03-13 00:57:54.046Z | 281.131° WNW | 39.543° | 2025-03-13 01:05:54.046Z | 195.27° SSW |
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