COSMOS 2250, 22651
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2250, 22651 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 | 20 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, Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2250
1 22651U 93030F 25070.64613720 .00000030 00000-0 10995-3 0 9994
2 22651 82.5784 256.5937 0008691 256.5353 173.1331 12.63093579467621Epoch: 2025-03-11T15:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T15:30:26.254Z)
| Latitude | 68.49506° |
| Longitude | -126.35537° |
| Altitude | 1,428.752 km |
| Speed | 7.15 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 23m 12s |
| True Declination | 68° 23' 15" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -55.46435° |
| Longitude | 44.76499° |
| Altitude | 1,425.242 km |
| Speed | 7.151 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 43m 03s |
| Apparent Declination | -49° 20' 22" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:44:44 |
| Azimuth | 222.79° SW |
| Elevation | -76.027° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,414.288 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,400.755 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,785.658 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008691 |
| Inclination | 82.5784° |
| RAAN | 256.5937° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 256.5353° |
| True anomaly | 173.14499° |
| Mean anomaly | 173.1331° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 173.13905° |
| Mean motion | 3.15937 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010995 |
| Orbital period | 113.95 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 2249, 22650 |
| SL-14 R/B, 22652 |
COSMOS 2250 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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| 14 mins | 2025-03-12 12:08:45.735Z | 153.47° SSE | 2025-03-12 12:15:45.735Z | 86.692° E | 34.691° | 2025-03-12 12:22:45.735Z | 22.083° NNE |
| 13 mins | 2025-03-12 14:04:45.735Z | 227.51° WSW | 2025-03-12 14:10:45.735Z | 288.538° WNW | 31.844° | 2025-03-12 14:17:45.735Z | 351.416° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-12 22:11:45.735Z | 33.053° NE | 2025-03-12 22:15:45.735Z | 64.816° ENE | 16.205° | 2025-03-12 22:19:45.735Z | 95.637° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2025-03-13 00:04:45.735Z | 353.495° N | 2025-03-13 00:11:45.735Z | 103.289° ESE | 44.947° | 2025-03-13 00:19:45.735Z | 173.089° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-13 02:01:45.735Z | 311.1° NW | 2025-03-13 02:05:45.735Z | 279.173° WNW | 16.58° | 2025-03-13 02:09:45.735Z | 248.576° W |
| 7 mins | 2025-03-13 11:01:45.735Z | 101.99° ESE | 2025-03-13 11:04:45.735Z | 78.856° E | 15.093° | 2025-03-13 11:08:45.735Z | 48.387° ENE |
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