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START 1, 22561

Orbit data source: Space-Track

START 1, 22561 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 25 Mar 1993 UTC via a START-1 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

22561, 1993-014A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Kompleks-MIT

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

EKA, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, 260 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-03-25 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

START-1

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.414 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 START 1
1 22561U 93014A   26069.25641175  .00000157  00000-0  63021-4 0  9996
2 22561  75.7632 175.5915 0192610  41.8413 319.7282 14.22567013709796

Epoch: 2026-03-10T06:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T06:09:13.975Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-84.65434°

Altitude

714.76 km

Speed

7.553 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 42m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

18:13:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

952.714 km

Perigee altitude

675.652 km

Semi-major axis

7,192.32 km

Eccentricity

0.01926

Inclination

75.7632°

RAAN

175.5915°

Arg. of periapsis

41.8413°

True anomaly

318.27495°

Mean anomaly

319.7282°

Eccentric anomaly

319.00425°

Mean motion

3.55828 °/min

Orbital period

101.17 mins

BSTAR

0.000063021

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1993 (1993-03-25 UTC)

SL-18 DEB, 28967 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 22599

SL-18 DEB, 22568

SL-18 DEB, 28292

SL-18 DEB, 28953 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28954 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28955 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 29095 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28963 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 29031 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 35361 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 35357 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28281 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 40050 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2026-03-10 18:32:23.019Z	344.161° N	2026-03-10 18:36:23.019Z	157.672° S	44.519°	2026-03-10 18:41:23.019Z	164.554° S
7 mins	2026-03-11 07:36:23.019Z	162.163° S	2026-03-11 07:39:23.019Z	91.417° ESE	34.423°	2026-03-11 07:43:23.019Z	30.776° NE
5 mins	2026-03-11 09:20:23.019Z	270.78° WNW	2026-03-11 09:22:23.019Z	301.271° NW	16.935°	2026-03-11 09:25:23.019Z	341.27° N

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START 1, 22561

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T06:09:13.975Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1993 (1993-03-25 UTC)

START 1 Visibility forecast

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