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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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 START 1
1 22561U 93014A   25294.72528860  .00000122  00000-0  50652-4 0  9990
2 22561  75.7636  39.8293 0193185   0.4198 359.7082 14.22512005689958

Epoch: 2025-10-21T17:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-21T17:24:24.935Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

108.31628°

Altitude

680.539 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 39m 19s

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

00:04:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

953.317 km

Perigee altitude

675.42 km

Semi-major axis

7,192.505 km

Eccentricity

0.01932

Inclination

75.7636°

RAAN

39.8293°

Arg. of periapsis

0.4198°

True anomaly

359.69665°

Mean anomaly

359.7082°

Eccentric anomaly

359.70245°

Mean motion

3.55814 °/min

Orbital period

101.18 mins

BSTAR

0.000050652

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

SL-18 DEB, 28846 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 29031 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28961 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28956 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 29029 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 35356 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28958 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28968 (Decayed)

SL-18 DEB, 28289 (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.
5 mins	2025-10-22 07:02:26.434Z	128.682° SE	2025-10-22 07:05:26.434Z	89.413° E	15.214°	2025-10-22 07:07:26.434Z	63.229° ENE
7 mins	2025-10-22 08:44:26.434Z	223.12° SW	2025-10-22 08:47:26.434Z	286.273° WNW	36.981°	2025-10-22 08:51:26.434Z	2.116° NNE
8 mins	2025-10-22 17:36:26.434Z	17.174° NNE	2025-10-22 17:39:26.434Z	60.689° ENE	27.322°	2025-10-22 17:44:26.434Z	123.184° SE
9 mins	2025-10-22 19:18:26.434Z	321.267° NNW	2025-10-22 19:22:26.434Z	265.064° W	32.162°	2025-10-22 19:27:26.434Z	198.05° SSW

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START 1, 22561

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-21T17:24:24.935Z)

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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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