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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
19 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CISRussian 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2268
1 22999U 94011A   25189.50700973  .00000033  00000-0  13035-3 0  9993
2 22999  82.5751 199.4106 0008779 257.4008 271.5724 12.61216840445437
Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:10:05.64Z)
Latitude
10.98735°
Longitude
-91.25658°
Altitude
1,419.724 km
Speed
7.152 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 11m 52s
True Declination
10° 55' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
41.71504°
Longitude
-96.95297°
Altitude
1,427.058 km
Speed
7.15 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 38m 33s
Apparent Declination
8° 39' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:12:01
Azimuth
58.095° ENE
Elevation
-20.848°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,422.09 km
Perigee altitude
1,408.406 km
Semi-major axis
7,793.385 km
Eccentricity
0.00088
Inclination
82.5751°
RAAN
199.4106°
Arg. of periapsis
257.4008°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
271.5724°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.15467 °/min
Orbital period
114.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00013035
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1994 (1994-02-12 UTC)
COSMOS 2269, 23000
COSMOS 2270, 23001
COSMOS 2271, 23002
COSMOS 2272, 23003
COSMOS 2273, 23004
SL-14 R/B, 23005

COSMOS 2268 Visibility forecast

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Span
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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-09 10:44:35.784Z23.986° NE2025-07-09 10:49:35.784Z63.144° ENE18.608°2025-07-09 10:54:35.784Z103.207° ESE
15 mins2025-07-09 12:38:35.784Z350.631° N2025-07-09 12:45:35.784Z302.206° NW44.713°2025-07-09 12:53:35.784Z178.446° S
7 mins2025-07-09 14:36:35.784Z306.458° NW2025-07-09 14:39:35.784Z283.685° WNW14.231°2025-07-09 14:43:35.784Z254.268° W
8 mins2025-07-09 23:36:35.784Z106.595° ESE2025-07-09 23:39:35.784Z81.964° E17.921°2025-07-09 23:44:35.784Z42.556° NE
15 mins2025-07-10 01:26:35.784Z189.929° SSW2025-07-10 01:33:35.784Z239.99° WSW44.556°2025-07-10 01:41:35.784Z5.576° NNE
7 mins2025-07-10 03:27:35.784Z275.985° WNW2025-07-10 03:30:35.784Z299.659° NW15.213°2025-07-10 03:34:35.784Z329.754° NNW

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