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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

Country

CIS

Related business

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, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2216
1 22187U 92068F   26036.08839361  .00000023  00000-0  66780-4 0  9996
2 22187  82.5918  67.9760 0006540  81.3552 278.8280 12.62582558534224

Epoch: 2026-02-05T02:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T02:07:17.207Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-99.09134°

Altitude

1,414.255 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 31m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:57:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.716 km

Perigee altitude

1,404.53 km

Semi-major axis

7,787.76 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

82.5918°

RAAN

67.976°

Arg. of periapsis

81.3552°

True anomaly

278.75394°

Mean anomaly

278.828°

Eccentric anomaly

278.79097°

Mean motion

3.15809 °/min

Orbital period

113.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00006678

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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	2026-02-05 16:07:28.814Z	301.036° NW	2026-02-05 16:09:28.814Z	286.203° WNW	12.4°	2026-02-05 16:12:28.814Z	264.171° W
9 mins	2026-02-06 01:05:28.814Z	114.064° SE	2026-02-06 01:09:28.814Z	80.42° E	19.525°	2026-02-06 01:14:28.814Z	40.183° NE
15 mins	2026-02-06 02:56:28.814Z	193.954° SSW	2026-02-06 03:03:28.814Z	273.863° WNW	44.086°	2026-02-06 03:11:28.814Z	4.281° NNE
6 mins	2026-02-06 04:57:28.814Z	279.976° WNW	2026-02-06 05:00:28.814Z	303.048° NW	13.563°	2026-02-06 05:03:28.814Z	325.324° NNW
14 mins	2026-02-06 12:58:28.814Z	9.106° NNE	2026-02-06 13:04:28.814Z	68.171° E	34.984°	2026-02-06 13:12:28.814Z	145.216° SSE

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COSMOS 2216, 22187

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T02:07:17.207Z)

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Orbital elements

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

COSMOS 2216 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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