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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2270
1 23001U 94011C   25116.24500103  .00000016  00000-0  29808-4 0  9999
2 23001  82.5758 220.3233 0007876  52.9443   8.9141 12.62920760438321

Epoch: 2025-04-26T05:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T05:52:48.089Z)

Latitude

61.07365°

Longitude

-68.79779°

Altitude

1,415.24 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 35m 34s

True Declination

60° 56' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-70.67068°

Longitude

-104.24586°

Altitude

1,440.667 km

Speed

7.139 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 44m 29s

Apparent Declination

-62° 09' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:05:21

Azimuth

205.723° SW

Elevation

-63.197°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.365 km

Perigee altitude

1,402.099 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.369 km

Eccentricity

0.0007876

Inclination

82.5758°

RAAN

220.3233°

Arg. of periapsis

52.9443°

True anomaly

8.9281°

Mean anomaly

8.9141°

Eccentric anomaly

8.9211°

Mean motion

3.15894 °/min

BSTAR

0.000029808

Orbital period

113.96 mins

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

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.
14 mins	2025-04-26 17:33:43.989Z	10.134° NNE	2025-04-26 17:40:43.989Z	68.894° E	28.298°	2025-04-26 17:47:43.989Z	130.574° SE
14 mins	2025-04-26 19:29:43.989Z	338.795° N	2025-04-26 19:35:43.989Z	278.914° WNW	37.959°	2025-04-26 19:43:43.989Z	198.376° SSW
12 mins	2025-04-27 06:23:43.989Z	134.654° SE	2025-04-27 06:28:43.989Z	87.565° E	27.853°	2025-04-27 06:35:43.989Z	27.291° NE
14 mins	2025-04-27 08:16:43.989Z	211.588° SW	2025-04-27 08:23:43.989Z	288.276° WNW	37.988°	2025-04-27 08:30:43.989Z	356.243° N

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