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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

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 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2270
1 23001U 94011C   26317.28863455  .00000039  00000-0  15940-3 0  9995
2 23001  82.5757 218.4975 0006688 194.1079 289.7578 12.62938732509471

Epoch: 2026-11-13T06:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T06:55:38.025Z)

Latitude

55.58692°

Longitude

-128.73155°

Altitude

1,418.257 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 50m 20s

True Declination

55° 26' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

12:46:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.366 km

Perigee altitude

1,402.951 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.295 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

82.5757°

RAAN

218.4975°

Arg. of periapsis

194.1079°

True anomaly

289.68565°

Mean anomaly

289.7578°

Eccentric anomaly

289.72173°

Mean motion

3.15898 °/min

Orbital period

113.96 mins

BSTAR

0.0001594

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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	2026-11-13 17:45:48.538Z	165.955° S	2026-11-13 17:53:48.538Z	81.707° E	57.509°	2026-11-13 18:00:48.538Z	16.802° NNE
13 mins	2026-11-13 19:42:48.538Z	237.113° WSW	2026-11-13 19:48:48.538Z	289.757° WNW	29.349°	2026-11-13 19:55:48.538Z	347.818° N
11 mins	2026-11-14 03:48:48.538Z	23.484° NE	2026-11-14 03:53:48.538Z	65.132° ENE	22.706°	2026-11-14 03:59:48.538Z	113.61° SE
15 mins	2026-11-14 05:42:48.538Z	347.47° N	2026-11-14 05:49:48.538Z	259.48° W	73.465°	2026-11-14 05:57:48.538Z	183.773° SSW
4 mins	2026-11-14 07:41:48.538Z	294.541° NW	2026-11-14 07:42:48.538Z	287.158° WNW	11.963°	2026-11-14 07:45:48.538Z	265.503° W

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COSMOS 2270, 23001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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