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COSMOS 2268, 22999

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2268, 22999 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 12 Feb 1994 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

22999, 1994-011A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1994-02-12 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2268
1 22999U 94011A   26140.39068826  .00000018  00000-0  41415-4 0  9999
2 22999  82.5784 358.2260 0009234 265.5575 267.3853 12.61227557485252

Epoch: 2026-05-20T09:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T09:22:35.465Z)

Latitude

7.03464°

Longitude

158.61084°

Altitude

1,420.31 km

Speed

7.151 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 49m 14s

True Declination

6° 59' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:29:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,422.4 km

Perigee altitude

1,408.008 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.341 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

82.5784°

RAAN

358.226°

Arg. of periapsis

265.5575°

True anomaly

267.2796°

Mean anomaly

267.3853°

Eccentric anomaly

267.33245°

Mean motion

3.1547 °/min

Orbital period

114.12 mins

BSTAR

0.000041415

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COSMOS 2268 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.
10 mins	2026-05-21 04:09:01.254Z	320.505° NNW	2026-05-21 04:14:01.254Z	281.663° WNW	18.989°	2026-05-21 04:19:01.254Z	241.902° WSW
6 mins	2026-05-21 13:12:01.254Z	94.286° ESE	2026-05-21 13:14:01.254Z	79.363° E	13.251°	2026-05-21 13:18:01.254Z	50.023° ENE
15 mins	2026-05-21 15:01:01.254Z	179.021° S	2026-05-21 15:08:01.254Z	104.933° ESE	44.521°	2026-05-21 15:16:01.254Z	10.198° NNE
10 mins	2026-05-21 17:00:01.254Z	259.644° W	2026-05-21 17:04:01.254Z	293.221° NW	19.606°	2026-05-21 17:10:01.254Z	340.098° N
13 mins	2026-05-22 01:04:01.254Z	16.273° NNE	2026-05-22 01:10:01.254Z	72.492° E	28.203°	2026-05-22 01:17:01.254Z	131.307° SE
14 mins	2026-05-22 02:59:01.254Z	338.596° N	2026-05-22 03:05:01.254Z	276.321° WNW	38.284°	2026-05-22 03:13:01.254Z	197.812° SSW

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COSMOS 2268, 22999

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T09:22:35.465Z)

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