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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

12 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 12 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

-13.77133°

Longitude

-100.85701°

Altitude

1,414.302 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 37m 11s

Apparent Declination

-25° 23' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:43:40

Azimuth

5.827° NNE

Elevation

-75.41°

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.
14 mins	2025-07-11 01:26:26.740Z	220.154° SW	2025-07-11 01:33:26.740Z	283.333° WNW	32.887°	2025-07-11 01:40:26.740Z	351.037° N
7 mins	2025-07-11 09:35:26.740Z	38.721° NE	2025-07-11 09:38:26.740Z	62.544° ENE	15.269°	2025-07-11 09:42:26.740Z	93.047° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-11 11:27:26.740Z	354.489° N	2025-07-11 11:34:26.740Z	58.187° ENE	44.728°	2025-07-11 11:42:26.740Z	170.863° S
9 mins	2025-07-11 13:24:26.740Z	313.49° NW	2025-07-11 13:28:26.740Z	281.39° WNW	17.584°	2025-07-11 13:33:26.740Z	243.037° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-11 22:25:26.740Z	96.311° ESE	2025-07-11 22:28:26.740Z	73.066° E	14.053°	2025-07-11 22:31:26.740Z	50.744° ENE
13 mins	2025-07-12 00:14:26.740Z	181.265° SSW	2025-07-12 00:21:26.740Z	113.965° SE	44.784°	2025-07-12 00:27:26.740Z	9.871° NNE

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