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COSMOS 2270, 23001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2270, 23001 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

23001, 1994-011C

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 2270
1 23001U 94011C   25181.53578900  .00000011  00000-0  74277-6 0  9990
2 23001  82.5725 178.6064 0005938 254.2754 225.3756 12.62923280446260

Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:51:32.169Z)

Latitude

59.65047°

Longitude

-125.92211°

Altitude

1,424.237 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 03m 13s

True Declination

59° 30' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-41.06639°

Longitude

-106.89928°

Altitude

1,422.593 km

Speed

7.151 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 30m 04s

Apparent Declination

-41° 10' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:30:41

Azimuth

258.829° W

Elevation

-78.661°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.845 km

Perigee altitude

1,403.598 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.359 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

82.5725°

RAAN

178.6064°

Arg. of periapsis

254.2754°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

225.3756°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15894 °/min

Orbital period

113.96 mins

BSTAR

7.4277e-7

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COSMOS 2270 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.
15 mins	2025-06-30 23:43:07.899Z	156.283° SSE	2025-06-30 23:51:07.899Z	80.835° E	35.036°	2025-06-30 23:58:07.899Z	20.801° NNE
13 mins	2025-07-01 01:40:07.899Z	229.802° WSW	2025-07-01 01:46:07.899Z	292.998° NW	31.266°	2025-07-01 01:53:07.899Z	352.214° N
8 mins	2025-07-01 09:47:07.899Z	34.527° NE	2025-07-01 09:51:07.899Z	66.974° ENE	16.551°	2025-07-01 09:55:07.899Z	97.643° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-01 11:40:07.899Z	353.042° N	2025-07-01 11:47:07.899Z	156.946° SSE	44.871°	2025-07-01 11:55:07.899Z	174.055° S
8 mins	2025-07-01 13:37:07.899Z	309.349° NW	2025-07-01 13:40:07.899Z	285.858° WNW	16.111°	2025-07-01 13:45:07.899Z	247.68° W
7 mins	2025-07-01 22:37:07.899Z	101.428° ESE	2025-07-01 22:40:07.899Z	77.794° E	15.542°	2025-07-01 22:44:07.899Z	47.274° ENE

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