COSMOS 2252, 22687
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2252, 22687 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 24 Jun 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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COSMOS 2252 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 22 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 22 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2252
1 22687U 93038A 25035.44805840 .00000041 00000-0 16511-3 0 9998
2 22687 82.5836 185.9915 0008149 33.3252 21.5196 12.63314611457678Epoch: 2025-02-04T10:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T10:45:12.245Z)
| Latitude | 54.29529° |
| Longitude | -99.78003° |
| Altitude | 1,412.269 km |
| Speed | 7.162 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 05m 29s |
| True Declination | 54° 08' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -77.75774° |
| Longitude | -147.40296° |
| Altitude | 1,439.366 km |
| Speed | 7.141 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 22m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -74° 09' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:53:33 |
| Azimuth | 183.507° SSW |
| Elevation | -55.589° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,412.956 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,400.268 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,784.749 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008149 |
| Inclination | 82.5836° |
| RAAN | 185.9915° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 33.3252° |
| True anomaly | 21.55389° |
| Mean anomaly | 21.5196° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 21.53674° |
| Mean motion | 3.15992 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016511 |
| Orbital period | 113.93 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1993 (1993-06-24 UTC)
| COSMOS 2252, 22687 |
| COSMOS 2253, 22688 |
| COSMOS 2254, 22689 |
| COSMOS 2255, 22690 |
| COSMOS 2256, 22691 |
| COSMOS 2257, 22692 |
| SL-14 R/B, 22693 |
| SL-14 DEB, 44575 |
COSMOS 2252 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 mins | 2025-02-05 09:22:59.162Z | 138.227° SSE | 2025-02-05 09:28:59.162Z | 85.576° E | 27.352° | 2025-02-05 09:35:59.162Z | 27.033° NE |
| 14 mins | 2025-02-05 11:16:59.162Z | 211.198° SW | 2025-02-05 11:23:59.162Z | 292.896° NW | 38.31° | 2025-02-05 11:30:59.162Z | 357.163° N |
| 14 mins | 2025-02-05 21:17:59.162Z | 1.153° NNE | 2025-02-05 21:24:59.162Z | 93.752° ESE | 41.84° | 2025-02-05 21:31:59.162Z | 159.202° S |
| 11 mins | 2025-02-05 23:13:59.162Z | 320.278° NNW | 2025-02-05 23:18:59.162Z | 275.848° WNW | 23.101° | 2025-02-05 23:24:59.162Z | 228.2° WSW |
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