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COSMOS 2271, 23002

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2271, 23002 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

23002, 1994-011D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2271
1 23002U 94011D   25189.67059466  .00000009  00000-0 -59910-5 0  9999
2 23002  82.5660 157.3189 0005567 250.0471 110.0021 12.63510474448107

Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:05:39.378Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-10.95743°

Altitude

1,412.705 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 29m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.81098°

Longitude

173.78612°

Altitude

1,417.886 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 05m 24s

Apparent Declination

-67° 25' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:35:34

Azimuth

152.793° SSE

Elevation

-33.628°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.141 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.474 km

Semi-major axis

7,783.945 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

82.566°

RAAN

157.3189°

Arg. of periapsis

250.0471°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

110.0021°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16041 °/min

Orbital period

113.91 mins

BSTAR

-0.000005991

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

COSMOS 2271 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.
16 mins	2025-07-09 09:47:55.276Z	351.351° N	2025-07-09 09:55:55.276Z	309.902° NW	44.867°	2025-07-09 10:03:55.276Z	176.952° S
7 mins	2025-07-09 11:46:55.276Z	304.965° NW	2025-07-09 11:49:55.276Z	281.483° WNW	14.77°	2025-07-09 11:53:55.276Z	251.896° W
8 mins	2025-07-09 20:45:55.276Z	104.082° ESE	2025-07-09 20:48:55.276Z	79.79° E	16.785°	2025-07-09 20:53:55.276Z	41.745° NE
15 mins	2025-07-09 22:35:55.276Z	187.718° SSW	2025-07-09 22:42:55.276Z	298.076° NW	44.92°	2025-07-09 22:50:55.276Z	6.852° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-10 00:35:55.276Z	272.74° WNW	2025-07-10 00:38:55.276Z	296.865° NW	16.06°	2025-07-10 00:43:55.276Z	334.56° NNW

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