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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2212
1 22183U 92068B 26306.09914977 .00000024 00000-0 76140-4 0 9992
2 22183 82.5892 240.6895 0001659 192.2490 167.8561 12.63152435568997Epoch: 2026-11-02T02:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T02:22:46.540Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
163.61454°
Altitude
1,413.954 km
Speed
7.153 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 02m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:36:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,408.57 km
Perigee altitude
1,405.987 km
Semi-major axis
7,785.416 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
82.5892°
RAAN
240.6895°
Arg. of periapsis
192.249°
True anomaly
167.8601°
Mean anomaly
167.8561°
Eccentric anomaly
167.8581°
Mean motion
3.15952 °/min
Orbital period
113.94 mins
BSTAR
0.00007614
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 1992 (1992-10-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 14 mins | 2026-11-02 19:34:55.265Z | 151.609° SSE | 2026-11-02 19:41:55.265Z | 87.038° E | 41.487° | 2026-11-02 19:48:55.265Z | 23.033° NE |
| 13 mins | 2026-11-02 21:30:55.265Z | 225.489° WSW | 2026-11-02 21:36:55.265Z | 288.488° WNW | 40.413° | 2026-11-02 21:43:55.265Z | 352.19° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-03 05:37:55.265Z | 33.686° NE | 2026-11-03 05:41:55.265Z | 64.824° ENE | 15.816° | 2026-11-03 05:45:55.265Z | 94.747° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2026-11-03 07:30:55.265Z | 354.769° N | 2026-11-03 07:37:55.265Z | 93.869° ESE | 82.497° | 2026-11-03 07:45:55.265Z | 170.907° S |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-03 09:27:55.265Z | 311.653° NW | 2026-11-03 09:31:55.265Z | 278.927° WNW | 18.558° | 2026-11-03 09:35:55.265Z | 247.402° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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