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COSMOS 2273, 23004

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2273, 23004 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

23004, 1994-011F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2273
1 23004U 94011F   25195.43296191  .00000016  00000-0  28281-4 0  9993
2 23004  82.5748 170.8902 0003939 227.2502 250.1233 12.62907883448116

Epoch: 2025-07-14T10:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T10:23:27.909Z)

Latitude

61.83933°

Longitude

-111.53761°

Altitude

1,422.559 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 27m 28s

True Declination

61° 42' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

72.9172°

Longitude

-122.78018°

Altitude

1,425.064 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 05m 08s

Apparent Declination

25° 06' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:15:45

Azimuth

2.647° NNE

Elevation

-24.921°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.352 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.218 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.422 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

82.5748°

RAAN

170.8902°

Arg. of periapsis

227.2502°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

250.1233°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1589 °/min

Orbital period

113.96 mins

BSTAR

0.000028281

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

COSMOS 2273 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	2025-07-14 23:10:11.472Z	186.573° SSW	2025-07-14 23:17:11.472Z	204.276° SW	44.74°	2025-07-14 23:25:11.472Z	7.026° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-15 01:10:11.472Z	268.358° W	2025-07-15 01:14:11.472Z	300.521° NW	16.396°	2025-07-15 01:18:11.472Z	331.22° NNW
14 mins	2025-07-15 09:12:11.472Z	11.076° NNE	2025-07-15 09:19:11.472Z	80.318° E	31.402°	2025-07-15 09:26:11.472Z	138.577° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-15 11:07:11.472Z	336.328° NNW	2025-07-15 11:14:11.472Z	263.03° W	34.691°	2025-07-15 11:21:11.472Z	204.392° SW

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