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COSMOS 2216, 22187

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2216, 22187 is a payload satellite 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

23 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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 23 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2216
1 22187U 92068F   25152.66286026  .00000028  00000-0  97238-4 0  9999
2 22187  82.5967 226.1739 0004009 278.9312  81.1326 12.62573676502872

Epoch: 2025-06-01T15:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T15:54:31.126Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

97.15855°

Altitude

1,414.59 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 04m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.42611°

Longitude

99.91613°

Altitude

1,416.104 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 11m 17s

Apparent Declination

-4° 22' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:36:26

Azimuth

322.753° NNW

Elevation

-48.511°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.781 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.537 km

Semi-major axis

7,787.796 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

82.5967°

RAAN

226.1739°

Arg. of periapsis

278.9312°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

81.1326°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15807 °/min

Orbital period

113.99 mins

BSTAR

0.000097238

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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.
13 mins	2025-06-02 15:20:36.305Z	15.753° NNE	2025-06-02 15:26:36.305Z	66.166° ENE	25.193°	2025-06-02 15:33:36.305Z	124.86° SE
14 mins	2025-06-02 17:15:36.305Z	342.799° N	2025-06-02 17:22:36.305Z	260.266° W	40.854°	2025-06-02 17:29:36.305Z	193.19° SSW
11 mins	2025-06-03 04:10:36.305Z	126.679° SE	2025-06-03 04:15:36.305Z	80.379° E	24.766°	2025-06-03 04:21:36.305Z	31.371° NE
15 mins	2025-06-03 06:02:36.305Z	204.491° SW	2025-06-03 06:09:36.305Z	276.828° WNW	40.765°	2025-06-03 06:17:36.305Z	0.03° NNE

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Check out COSMOS 2216, 22187 on other resources

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