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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

Last TLE update

10 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)

1994-02-12 (31 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2268
1 22999U 94011A   25116.12952194  .00000011  00000-0  17806-5 0  9993
2 22999  82.5758 246.1349 0010943  69.1770 104.3484 12.61214003436393

Epoch: 2025-04-26T03:06Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T03:06:30.695Z)

Latitude

6.22711°

Longitude

164.31967°

Altitude

1,422.199 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 21m 17s

True Declination

6° 11' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

6.59527°

Longitude

164.01878°

Altitude

1,422.254 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 41m 54s

Apparent Declination

-15° 39' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:56:09

Azimuth

59.96° ENE

Elevation

-52.056°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,423.788 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.732 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.397 km

Eccentricity

0.0010943

Inclination

82.5758°

RAAN

246.1349°

Arg. of periapsis

69.177°

True anomaly

104.46984°

Mean anomaly

104.3484°

Eccentric anomaly

104.40913°

Mean motion

3.15466 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000017806

Orbital period

114.12 mins

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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.
16 mins	2025-04-26 19:55:33.449Z	0.376° NNE	2025-04-26 20:03:33.449Z	79.851° E	40.08°	2025-04-26 20:11:33.449Z	155.747° SSE
12 mins	2025-04-26 21:52:33.449Z	325.445° NNW	2025-04-26 21:57:33.449Z	282.388° WNW	25.525°	2025-04-26 22:04:33.449Z	222.951° SW
14 mins	2025-04-27 08:45:33.449Z	163.426° S	2025-04-27 08:51:33.449Z	99.66° ESE	40.301°	2025-04-27 08:59:33.449Z	15.936° NNE
12 mins	2025-04-27 10:41:33.449Z	238.517° WSW	2025-04-27 10:47:33.449Z	292.293° WNW	25.733°	2025-04-27 10:53:33.449Z	344.048° N

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