COSMOS 2253, 22688
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2253, 22688 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 2253 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2253
1 22688U 93038B 25035.97035907 .00000043 00000-0 18375-3 0 9998
2 22688 82.5847 213.8090 0012303 56.6181 303.6085 12.61582640456062Epoch: 2025-02-04T23:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T23:17:19.023Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 89.11172° |
| Altitude | 1,413.847 km |
| Speed | 7.156 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 15m 14s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 5.69811° |
| Longitude | 89.59893° |
| Altitude | 1,412.405 km |
| Speed | 7.158 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 53m 56s |
| Apparent Declination | -28° 40' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:52:41 |
| Azimuth | 112.591° SE |
| Elevation | -18.158° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,423.327 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,404.154 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,791.877 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012303 |
| Inclination | 82.5847° |
| RAAN | 213.809° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 56.6181° |
| True anomaly | 303.49098° |
| Mean anomaly | 303.6085° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 303.54975° |
| Mean motion | 3.15559 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00018375 |
| Orbital period | 114.08 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 2253 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2025-02-05 10:50:07.359Z | 121.826° SE | 2025-02-05 10:55:07.359Z | 82.981° E | 19.458° | 2025-02-05 11:00:07.359Z | 41.787° NE |
| 14 mins | 2025-02-05 12:43:07.359Z | 194.77° SSW | 2025-02-05 12:49:07.359Z | 251.538° W | 43.856° | 2025-02-05 12:57:07.359Z | 3.898° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-05 14:44:07.359Z | 284.012° WNW | 2025-02-05 14:46:07.359Z | 299.493° NW | 13.568° | 2025-02-05 14:49:07.359Z | 322.227° NNW |
| 14 mins | 2025-02-05 22:45:07.359Z | 9.689° NNE | 2025-02-05 22:51:07.359Z | 71.457° E | 35.281° | 2025-02-05 22:59:07.359Z | 145.987° SSE |
| 13 mins | 2025-02-06 00:40:07.359Z | 331.618° NNW | 2025-02-06 00:46:07.359Z | 274.787° WNW | 31.028° | 2025-02-06 00:53:07.359Z | 212.697° SW |
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