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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). 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

22688, 1993-038B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-06-24 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

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 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2253
1 22688U 93038B   25183.87382161  .00000026  00000-0  87391-4 0  9994
2 22688  82.5872 119.7048 0013076  78.7723 281.4837 12.61589198474458

Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:58:18.187Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-116.01965°

Altitude

1,417.104 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 58m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

25.35534°

Longitude

-112.70779°

Altitude

1,413.102 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 42m 04s

Apparent Declination

-4° 03' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:28:33

Azimuth

311.188° NW

Elevation

-43.173°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,423.902 km

Perigee altitude

1,403.525 km

Semi-major axis

7,791.85 km

Eccentricity

0.00131

Inclination

82.5872°

RAAN

119.7048°

Arg. of periapsis

78.7723°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.4837°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1556 °/min

Orbital period

114.08 mins

BSTAR

0.000087391

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1993 (1993-06-24 UTC)

COSMOS 2253 Visibility forecast

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-03 07:05:09.668Z	0.118° NNE	2025-07-03 07:13:09.668Z	78.295° E	40.221°	2025-07-03 07:21:09.668Z	155.989° SSE
12 mins	2025-07-03 09:02:09.668Z	325.452° NNW	2025-07-03 09:07:09.668Z	282.605° WNW	25.294°	2025-07-03 09:14:09.668Z	223.274° SW
14 mins	2025-07-03 19:55:09.668Z	163.298° S	2025-07-03 20:01:09.668Z	95.164° ESE	40.487°	2025-07-03 20:09:09.668Z	15.539° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-03 21:51:09.668Z	239.729° WSW	2025-07-03 21:57:09.668Z	294.567° NW	25.526°	2025-07-03 22:03:09.668Z	344.929° N

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