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COSMOS 2215, 22186

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2215, 22186 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

22186, 1992-068E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2215
1 22186U 92068E   25199.50812235  .00000006  00000-0 -27449-4 0  9993
2 22186  82.5976 224.4462 0012018 205.9377 154.1112 12.60950732506817

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:11:41.771Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

104.96357°

Altitude

1,430.185 km

Speed

7.142 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 57m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

56.03546°

Longitude

115.61773°

Altitude

1,436.23 km

Speed

7.145 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 19m 57s

Apparent Declination

63° 58' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:32:03

Azimuth

336.411° NNW

Elevation

23.15°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,425.712 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.977 km

Semi-major axis

7,794.482 km

Eccentricity

0.0012

Inclination

82.5976°

RAAN

224.4462°

Arg. of periapsis

205.9377°

True anomaly

154.17125°

Mean anomaly

154.1112°

Eccentric anomaly

154.14123°

Mean motion

3.154 °/min

Orbital period

114.14 mins

BSTAR

-0.000027449

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

COSMOS 2215 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	2025-07-19 11:41:44.364Z	35.762° NE	2025-07-19 11:44:44.364Z	60.217° ENE	17.217°	2025-07-19 11:49:44.364Z	99.71° ESE
14 mins	2025-07-19 13:34:44.364Z	352.197° N	2025-07-19 13:41:44.364Z	185.502° SSW	44.839°	2025-07-19 13:48:44.364Z	175.511° S
8 mins	2025-07-19 15:31:44.364Z	309.838° NW	2025-07-19 15:34:44.364Z	286.908° WNW	15.378°	2025-07-19 15:39:44.364Z	249.248° W
8 mins	2025-07-20 00:31:44.364Z	108.943° ESE	2025-07-20 00:35:44.364Z	77.711° E	16.736°	2025-07-20 00:39:44.364Z	46.637° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-20 02:22:44.364Z	187.186° SSW	2025-07-20 02:29:44.364Z	304.615° NW	44.944°	2025-07-20 02:37:44.364Z	6.979° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out COSMOS 2215, 22186 on other resources

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