COSMOS 2255, 22690
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2255, 22690 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 2255 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 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 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2255
1 22690U 93038D 25035.49026449 .00000037 00000-0 14517-3 0 9996
2 22690 82.5855 187.5314 0006144 41.8416 20.9858 12.63312064458380Epoch: 2025-02-04T11:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T11:45:58.851Z)
| Latitude | 62.0184° |
| Longitude | -109.75196° |
| Altitude | 1,415.424 km |
| Speed | 7.161 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 26m 33s |
| True Declination | 61° 53' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -75.9805° |
| Longitude | 86.89864° |
| Altitude | 1,440.538 km |
| Speed | 7.139 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 25m 03s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 54' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:56:16 |
| Azimuth | 197.416° SSW |
| Elevation | -60.322° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,411.406 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,401.84 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,784.76 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006144 |
| Inclination | 82.5855° |
| RAAN | 187.5314° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 41.8416° |
| True anomaly | 21.01103° |
| Mean anomaly | 20.9858° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 20.99841° |
| Mean motion | 3.15991 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00014517 |
| 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 2255 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 mins | 2025-02-05 10:20:11.790Z | 171.249° S | 2025-02-05 10:27:11.790Z | 95.338° ESE | 42.658° | 2025-02-05 10:35:11.790Z | 13.214° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-02-05 12:18:11.790Z | 250.554° W | 2025-02-05 12:23:11.790Z | 296.209° NW | 22.782° | 2025-02-05 12:29:11.790Z | 343.995° N |
| 12 mins | 2025-02-05 20:22:11.790Z | 20.17° NNE | 2025-02-05 20:28:11.790Z | 73.822° E | 23.924° | 2025-02-05 20:34:11.790Z | 121.765° SE |
| 15 mins | 2025-02-05 22:16:11.790Z | 344.48° N | 2025-02-05 22:23:11.790Z | 267.926° W | 41.855° | 2025-02-05 22:31:11.790Z | 189.714° SSW |
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