COSMOS 2256, 22691
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2256, 22691 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 2256 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 23 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, Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2256
1 22691U 93038E 25035.41054838 .00000048 00000-0 20159-3 0 9993
2 22691 82.5780 170.3981 0007318 45.5556 9.6602 12.63929813458936Epoch: 2025-02-04T09:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T09:51:11.38Z)
| Latitude | 54.63633° |
| Longitude | -101.69176° |
| Altitude | 1,410.108 km |
| Speed | 7.163 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 03m 41s |
| True Declination | 54° 29' 15" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 75.81002° |
| Longitude | 36.32969° |
| Altitude | 1,416.733 km |
| Speed | 7.16 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 28m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | 27° 24' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:56:28 |
| Azimuth | 6.723° NNE |
| Elevation | -22.366° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,409.779 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,398.389 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,782.221 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007318 |
| Inclination | 82.578° |
| RAAN | 170.3981° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 45.5556° |
| True anomaly | 9.67428° |
| Mean anomaly | 9.6602° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 9.66724° |
| Mean motion | 3.16146 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020159 |
| Orbital period | 113.87 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 2256 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. |
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| 14 mins | 2025-02-05 10:21:53.344Z | 214.444° SW | 2025-02-05 10:28:53.344Z | 285.417° WNW | 36.335° | 2025-02-05 10:35:53.344Z | 354.444° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-05 18:30:53.344Z | 43.333° NE | 2025-02-05 18:32:53.344Z | 58.314° ENE | 12.527° | 2025-02-05 18:35:53.344Z | 80.506° E |
| 14 mins | 2025-02-05 20:22:53.344Z | 358.82° N | 2025-02-05 20:29:53.344Z | 98.577° ESE | 43.206° | 2025-02-05 20:36:53.344Z | 163.393° S |
| 10 mins | 2025-02-05 22:18:53.344Z | 318.394° NNW | 2025-02-05 22:23:53.344Z | 275.518° WNW | 20.911° | 2025-02-05 22:28:53.344Z | 235.684° WSW |
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