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COSMOS 2216, 22187

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2216, 22187 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

22187, 1992-068F

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 2216
1 22187U 92068F   25199.49537158  .00000034  00000-0  13045-3 0  9996
2 22187  82.5944 196.3531 0005616 159.6320 200.4996 12.62574837508789

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:53:20.104Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

81.47332°

Altitude

1,419.164 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 05m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

34.87868°

Longitude

-104.12314°

Altitude

1,412.587 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 24m 26s

Apparent Declination

2° 06' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:40:25

Azimuth

44.939° NE

Elevation

-37.716°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.028 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.281 km

Semi-major axis

7,787.791 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

82.5944°

RAAN

196.3531°

Arg. of periapsis

159.632°

True anomaly

200.47708°

Mean anomaly

200.4996°

Eccentric anomaly

200.48834°

Mean motion

3.15807 °/min

Orbital period

113.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00013045

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

COSMOS 2216 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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 09:27:05.260Z	37.538° NE	2025-07-19 09:30:05.260Z	59.316° ENE	11.921°	2025-07-19 09:32:05.260Z	74.061° E
14 mins	2025-07-19 11:20:05.260Z	359.758° N	2025-07-19 11:27:05.260Z	96.613° ESE	42.708°	2025-07-19 11:34:05.260Z	161.786° S
10 mins	2025-07-19 13:16:05.260Z	319.688° NNW	2025-07-19 13:21:05.260Z	276.613° WNW	21.736°	2025-07-19 13:26:05.260Z	235.379° WSW
15 mins	2025-07-20 00:07:05.260Z	172.223° S	2025-07-20 00:14:05.260Z	92.268° ESE	43.036°	2025-07-20 00:22:05.260Z	12.699° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-20 02:05:05.260Z	251.311° W	2025-07-20 02:10:05.260Z	296.139° NW	22.376°	2025-07-20 02:16:05.260Z	343.572° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out COSMOS 2216, 22187 on other resources

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