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). 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 2268 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 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 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2268
1 22999U 94011A 25035.65501757 .00000030 00000-0 11075-3 0 9997
2 22999 82.5777 297.4140 0009160 246.6764 125.2472 12.61210102426255Epoch: 2025-02-04T15:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T15:43:13.518Z)
| Latitude | 11.86648° |
| Longitude | -71.88869° |
| Altitude | 1,424.058 km |
| Speed | 7.148 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 55m 53s |
| True Declination | 11° 48' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -23.00802° |
| Longitude | -77.00418° |
| Altitude | 1,426.624 km |
| Speed | 7.147 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 04m 52s |
| Apparent Declination | -30° 45' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:48:12 |
| Azimuth | 47.248° ENE |
| Elevation | -77.295° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,422.415 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,408.137 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,793.413 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000916 |
| Inclination | 82.5777° |
| RAAN | 297.414° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 246.6764° |
| True anomaly | 125.33287° |
| Mean anomaly | 125.2472° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 125.29004° |
| Mean motion | 3.15465 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00011075 |
| Orbital period | 114.12 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1994 (1994-02-12 UTC)
| COSMOS 2268, 22999 |
| COSMOS 2269, 23000 |
| COSMOS 2270, 23001 |
| COSMOS 2271, 23002 |
| COSMOS 2272, 23003 |
| COSMOS 2273, 23004 |
| SL-14 R/B, 23005 |
COSMOS 2268 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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| 10 mins | 2025-02-05 16:32:58.507Z | 120.457° SE | 2025-02-05 16:36:58.507Z | 85.533° E | 22.56° | 2025-02-05 16:42:58.507Z | 35.455° NE |
| 15 mins | 2025-02-05 18:24:58.507Z | 200.86° SSW | 2025-02-05 18:31:58.507Z | 291.118° WNW | 42.381° | 2025-02-05 18:39:58.507Z | 2.405° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 20:26:58.507Z | 290.037° WNW | 2025-02-05 20:28:58.507Z | 304.653° NW | 11.579° | 2025-02-05 20:30:58.507Z | 319° NNW |
| 14 mins | 2025-02-06 04:26:58.507Z | 4.838° NNE | 2025-02-06 04:33:58.507Z | 81.061° E | 38.308° | 2025-02-06 04:40:58.507Z | 149.946° SSE |
| 12 mins | 2025-02-06 06:22:58.507Z | 326.743° NNW | 2025-02-06 06:27:58.507Z | 282.063° WNW | 27.641° | 2025-02-06 06:34:58.507Z | 219.777° SW |
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