COSMOS 2254, 22689
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2254, 22689 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2254
1 22689U 93038C 26306.51132012 .00000041 00000-0 16176-3 0 9991
2 22689 82.5767 115.4459 0011793 358.4994 56.9543 12.64917154539623Epoch: 2026-11-02T12:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T12:16:18.058Z)
Latitude
54.96467°
Longitude
-99.76063°
Altitude
1,406.752 km
Speed
7.164 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 24m 24s
True Declination
54° 48' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:18:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,409.204 km
Perigee altitude
1,390.859 km
Semi-major axis
7,778.168 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
82.5767°
RAAN
115.4459°
Arg. of periapsis
358.4994°
True anomaly
57.06767°
Mean anomaly
56.9543°
Eccentric anomaly
57.01098°
Mean motion
3.16393 °/min
Orbital period
113.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00016176
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1993 (1993-06-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2254 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. |
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| 13 mins | 2026-11-02 22:04:59.552Z | 13.698° NNE | 2026-11-02 22:10:59.552Z | 65.521° ENE | 31.891° | 2026-11-02 22:17:59.552Z | 128.772° SE |
| 14 mins | 2026-11-02 23:59:59.552Z | 339.508° N | 2026-11-03 00:05:59.552Z | 281.238° WNW | 52.253° | 2026-11-03 00:13:59.552Z | 197.784° SSW |
| 12 mins | 2026-11-03 10:52:59.552Z | 133.338° SE | 2026-11-03 10:57:59.552Z | 87.003° E | 30.621° | 2026-11-03 11:04:59.552Z | 27.688° NE |
| 14 mins | 2026-11-03 12:45:59.552Z | 210.655° SW | 2026-11-03 12:52:59.552Z | 293.876° NW | 52.83° | 2026-11-03 12:59:59.552Z | 357.49° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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