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COSMOS 2272, 23003

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2272, 23003 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

23003, 1994-011E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2272
1 23003U 94011E   25195.36307685  .00000022  00000-0  59228-4 0  9997
2 23003  82.5730 147.9219 0010866 197.9152 162.1558 12.64389251449739

Epoch: 2025-07-14T08:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T08:42:49.839Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

84.7412°

Altitude

1,415.665 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 51m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.37525°

Longitude

83.32385°

Altitude

1,416.622 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 15m 36s

Apparent Declination

-34° 13' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:18:13

Azimuth

250.094° W

Elevation

-32.143°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.652 km

Perigee altitude

1,393.744 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.335 km

Eccentricity

0.00109

Inclination

82.573°

RAAN

147.9219°

Arg. of periapsis

197.9152°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

162.1558°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16261 °/min

Orbital period

113.83 mins

BSTAR

0.000059228

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

COSMOS 2272 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	2025-07-15 08:05:59.924Z	0.611° NNE	2025-07-15 08:13:59.924Z	76.633° E	39.38°	2025-07-15 08:21:59.924Z	154.276° SSE
12 mins	2025-07-15 10:02:59.924Z	325.27° NNW	2025-07-15 10:07:59.924Z	280.533° WNW	26.232°	2025-07-15 10:14:59.924Z	220.949° SW
14 mins	2025-07-15 20:53:59.924Z	160.972° S	2025-07-15 20:59:59.924Z	101.208° ESE	39.05°	2025-07-15 21:07:59.924Z	17.243° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-15 22:49:59.924Z	237.483° WSW	2025-07-15 22:55:59.924Z	294.688° NW	27.076°	2025-07-15 23:01:59.924Z	345.917° N

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