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COSMOS 2201, 22038

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2201, 22038 is a payload satellite owned by VVS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 13 Jul 1992 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

22038, 1992-042E

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)

1992-07-13 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.798 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2201
1 22038U 92042E   25221.60098045  .00000043  00000-0  18181-3 0  9995
2 22038  82.5884  98.7818 0008295 309.9394 111.8750 12.61774710523003

Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:25:24.71Z)

Latitude

61.10543°

Longitude

-62.34123°

Altitude

1,428.437 km

Speed

7.151 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 29m 23s

True Declination

60° 58' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-81.74972°

Longitude

-139.30367°

Altitude

1,438.68 km

Speed

7.145 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 59m 46s

Apparent Declination

-63° 54' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:29:10

Azimuth

188.144° SSW

Elevation

-65.588°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,419.412 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.486 km

Semi-major axis

7,791.086 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

82.5884°

RAAN

98.7818°

Arg. of periapsis

309.9394°

True anomaly

111.96318°

Mean anomaly

111.875°

Eccentric anomaly

111.91909°

Mean motion

3.15607 °/min

Orbital period

114.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00018181

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 1992 (1992-07-13 UTC)

COSMOS 2201 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.
11 mins	2025-08-10 02:08:11.419Z	21.888° NNE	2025-08-10 02:13:11.419Z	62.29° ENE	21.11°	2025-08-10 02:19:11.419Z	111.882° ESE
15 mins	2025-08-10 04:02:11.419Z	347.871° N	2025-08-10 04:09:11.419Z	282.521° WNW	43.745°	2025-08-10 04:17:11.419Z	184.068° SSW
4 mins	2025-08-10 06:01:11.419Z	298.129° NW	2025-08-10 06:03:11.419Z	283.443° WNW	11.846°	2025-08-10 06:05:11.419Z	268.959° W
9 mins	2025-08-10 14:59:11.419Z	114.364° SE	2025-08-10 15:03:11.419Z	79.547° E	20.533°	2025-08-10 15:08:11.419Z	39.091° NE
15 mins	2025-08-10 16:50:11.419Z	195.985° SSW	2025-08-10 16:57:11.419Z	275.709° WNW	43.645°	2025-08-10 17:05:11.419Z	3.493° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-10 18:52:11.419Z	287.237° WNW	2025-08-10 18:54:11.419Z	302.482° NW	12.972°	2025-08-10 18:57:11.419Z	324.456° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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