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COSMOS 2212, 22183

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2212, 22183 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

22183, 1992-068B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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)

1992-10-20 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2212
1 22183U 92068B   25191.50121838  .00000013  00000-0  14232-4 0  9997
2 22183  82.5880 186.7605 0001630 190.9073 169.1984 12.63137613508443

Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:01:45.268Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

77.6553°

Altitude

1,413.999 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 27m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.57461°

Longitude

-110.57789°

Altitude

1,416.394 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 03m 02s

Apparent Declination

9° 07' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:18:46

Azimuth

23.961° NE

Elevation

-37.92°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,408.609 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.071 km

Semi-major axis

7,785.477 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

82.588°

RAAN

186.7605°

Arg. of periapsis

190.9073°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

169.1984°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15948 °/min

Orbital period

113.94 mins

BSTAR

0.000014232

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

COSMOS 2212 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.
8 mins	2025-07-11 09:34:16.593Z	30.652° NE	2025-07-11 09:38:16.593Z	61.142° ENE	15.269°	2025-07-11 09:42:16.593Z	91.936° ESE
14 mins	2025-07-11 11:28:16.593Z	355.117° N	2025-07-11 11:34:16.593Z	41.917° NE	44.609°	2025-07-11 11:42:16.593Z	170.773° S
8 mins	2025-07-11 13:25:16.593Z	307.749° NW	2025-07-11 13:28:16.593Z	282.898° WNW	17.574°	2025-07-11 13:33:16.593Z	244.024° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-11 22:25:16.593Z	97.515° ESE	2025-07-11 22:28:16.593Z	74.416° E	14.085°	2025-07-11 22:31:16.593Z	51.875° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-12 00:14:16.593Z	181.322° SSW	2025-07-12 00:21:16.593Z	133.039° SE	44.69°	2025-07-12 00:29:16.593Z	9.32° NNE

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