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COSMOS 2269, 23000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2269, 23000 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

23000, 1994-011B

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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2269
1 23000U 94011B   26035.47551846  .00000020  00000-0  55359-4 0  9999
2 23000  82.5650  45.8547 0008057 125.7818 348.5927 12.61939676472931

Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:24:44.794Z)

Latitude

64.68212°

Longitude

-95.90496°

Altitude

1,419.917 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 59m 41s

True Declination

64° 33' 37"

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

21:37:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,418.547 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.994 km

Semi-major axis

7,790.407 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

82.565°

RAAN

45.8547°

Arg. of periapsis

125.7818°

True anomaly

348.57442°

Mean anomaly

348.5927°

Eccentric anomaly

348.58356°

Mean motion

3.15648 °/min

Orbital period

114.05 mins

BSTAR

0.000055359

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COSMOS 2269 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.
13 mins	2026-02-05 00:13:57.728Z	143.935° SSE	2026-02-05 00:19:57.728Z	91.715° ESE	30.033°	2026-02-05 00:26:57.728Z	26.855° NE
14 mins	2026-02-05 02:08:57.728Z	217.773° SW	2026-02-05 02:14:57.728Z	280.392° WNW	36.085°	2026-02-05 02:22:57.728Z	356.39° N
5 mins	2026-02-05 10:17:57.728Z	43.042° NE	2026-02-05 10:19:57.728Z	58.17° ENE	12.981°	2026-02-05 10:22:57.728Z	80.677° E
15 mins	2026-02-05 12:09:57.728Z	357.809° N	2026-02-05 12:16:57.728Z	90.314° ESE	43.673°	2026-02-05 12:24:57.728Z	165.546° S
9 mins	2026-02-05 14:06:57.728Z	313.845° NW	2026-02-05 14:10:57.728Z	279.272° WNW	20.317°	2026-02-05 14:15:57.728Z	238.603° WSW

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COSMOS 2269, 23000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:24:44.794Z)

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1994 (1994-02-12 UTC)

COSMOS 2269 Visibility forecast

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