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COSMOS 2211, 22182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2211, 22182 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 20 Oct 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

22182, 1992-068A

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)

1992-10-20 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 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 2211
1 22182U 92068A   26126.10523781  .00000022  00000-0  64188-4 0  9999
2 22182  82.5974 348.3663 0006706 244.8707 270.6661 12.64064974547429

Epoch: 2026-05-06T02:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T02:31:32.546Z)

Latitude

24.34554°

Longitude

-96.84334°

Altitude

1,408.954 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 00m 03s

True Declination

24° 13' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

19:51:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,408.747 km

Perigee altitude

1,398.31 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.665 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

82.5974°

RAAN

348.3663°

Arg. of periapsis

244.8707°

True anomaly

270.58926°

Mean anomaly

270.6661°

Eccentric anomaly

270.62768°

Mean motion

3.1618 °/min

Orbital period

113.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000064188

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COSMOS 2211 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	2026-05-06 15:05:17.086Z	169.351° S	2026-05-06 15:12:17.086Z	108.404° ESE	41.536°	2026-05-06 15:20:17.086Z	14.771° NNE
11 mins	2026-05-06 17:03:17.086Z	246.868° WSW	2026-05-06 17:08:17.086Z	292.722° NW	24.132°	2026-05-06 17:14:17.086Z	343.069° N
10 mins	2026-05-07 01:08:17.086Z	26.787° NE	2026-05-07 01:13:17.086Z	72.587° E	22.602°	2026-05-07 01:18:17.086Z	114.262° SE
15 mins	2026-05-07 03:01:17.086Z	345.912° N	2026-05-07 03:08:17.086Z	269.075° W	42.809°	2026-05-07 03:16:17.086Z	187.191° SSW

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COSMOS 2211, 22182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T02:31:32.546Z)

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 1992 (1992-10-20 UTC)

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