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COSMOS 2251, 22675

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251, 22675 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 16 Jun 1993 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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
22675, 1993-036A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-2M, Unknown motor
Mass
800 kg wet, 800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 years ago)
Launch vehicle
KOSMOS 11K65M
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
6.283 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251
1 22675U 93036A   25118.69617726  .00000199  00000-0  81678-4 0  9997
2 22675  74.0416  12.5164 0024481 154.9908 205.2435 14.33130536665063
Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:42:29.715Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-95.01392°
Altitude
799.757 km
Speed
7.446 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 50m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-22.08516°
Longitude
88.48286°
Altitude
778.287 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 07m 32s
Apparent Declination
-46° 32' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:25:22
Azimuth
237.722° WSW
Elevation
-39.902°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
796.434 km
Perigee altitude
761.391 km
Semi-major axis
7,157.049 km
Eccentricity
0.0024481
Inclination
74.0416°
RAAN
12.5164°
Arg. of periapsis
154.9908°
True anomaly
205.12419°
Mean anomaly
205.2435°
Eccentric anomaly
205.18381°
Mean motion
3.58461 °/min
BSTAR
0.000081678
Orbital period
100.43 mins
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COSMOS 2251 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-04-30 17:24:27.739Z176.431° S2025-04-30 17:28:27.739Z120.523° SE37.675°2025-04-30 17:33:27.739Z30.683° NE
5 mins2025-04-30 19:09:27.739Z272.097° WNW2025-04-30 19:11:27.739Z300.496° NW19.103°2025-04-30 19:14:27.739Z340.478° N
8 mins2025-05-01 03:55:27.739Z341.703° N2025-05-01 03:59:27.739Z154.258° SSE44.653°2025-05-01 04:03:27.739Z161.97° S
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