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COSMOS 2257, 22692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2257, 22692 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

22692, 1993-038F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 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 18 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2257
1 22692U 93038F   25186.23133096  .00000012  00000-0  71778-5 0  9991
2 22692  82.5785 100.0116 0009513  60.9778 299.2266 12.62250005476019

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:33:06.994Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

93.26012°

Altitude

1,412.786 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 40m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

71.25938°

Longitude

-109.67013°

Altitude

1,420.994 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 21m 33s

Apparent Declination

30° 59' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:10:37

Azimuth

23.959° NE

Elevation

-14.722°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,418.402 km

Perigee altitude

1,403.582 km

Semi-major axis

7,789.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00095

Inclination

82.5785°

RAAN

100.0116°

Arg. of periapsis

60.9778°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

299.2266°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15726 °/min

Orbital period

114.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0000071778

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

COSMOS 2257 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.
14 mins	2025-07-06 04:59:18.338Z	10.933° NNE	2025-07-06 05:06:18.338Z	75.29° E	29.957°	2025-07-06 05:13:18.338Z	134.961° SE
13 mins	2025-07-06 06:55:18.338Z	335.671° NNW	2025-07-06 07:01:18.338Z	269.726° W	36.476°	2025-07-06 07:08:18.338Z	202.828° SW
13 mins	2025-07-06 17:48:18.338Z	142.159° SSE	2025-07-06 17:54:18.338Z	87.107° E	29.771°	2025-07-06 18:01:18.338Z	25.777° NE
14 mins	2025-07-06 19:42:18.338Z	214.885° SW	2025-07-06 19:49:18.338Z	287.444° WNW	36.308°	2025-07-06 19:56:18.338Z	354.701° N

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