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COSMOS 2245, 22646

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2245, 22646 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 11 May 1993 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

22646, 1993-030A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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)

1993-05-11 (32 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 13 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2245
1 22646U 93030A   25128.71683705  .00000013  00000-0  13030-4 0  9995
2 22646  82.5875 208.9240 0013022 100.3988  15.8398 12.64061871475971

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:12:14.721Z)

Latitude

62.85158°

Longitude

-110.54337°

Altitude

1,407.231 km

Speed

7.167 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 57m 12s

True Declination

62° 43' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

46.17801°

Longitude

91.48732°

Altitude

1,407.036 km

Speed

7.164 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 44m 35s

Apparent Declination

70° 39' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:16:50

Azimuth

13.222° NNE

Elevation

57.253°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.675 km

Perigee altitude

1,393.408 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.679 km

Eccentricity

0.0013022

Inclination

82.5875°

RAAN

208.924°

Arg. of periapsis

100.3988°

True anomaly

15.88059°

Mean anomaly

15.8398°

Eccentric anomaly

15.86019°

Mean motion

3.16179 °/min

BSTAR

0.00001303

Orbital period

113.86 mins

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COSMOS 2245 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 06:08:03.680Z	13.382° NNE	2025-05-09 06:08:03.680Z	13.382° NNE	40.136°	2025-05-09 06:14:03.680Z	8.801° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-09 07:58:03.680Z	263.553° W	2025-05-09 08:02:03.680Z	296.728° NW	17.939°	2025-05-09 08:07:03.680Z	335.842° NNW
12 mins	2025-05-09 16:01:03.680Z	18.268° NNE	2025-05-09 16:06:03.680Z	66.938° ENE	29.067°	2025-05-09 16:13:03.680Z	131.554° SE
14 mins	2025-05-09 17:55:03.680Z	337.991° N	2025-05-09 18:01:03.680Z	278.933° WNW	36.969°	2025-05-09 18:09:03.680Z	200.013° SSW
12 mins	2025-05-10 04:48:03.680Z	138.354° SSE	2025-05-10 04:54:03.680Z	80.577° E	28.605°	2025-05-10 05:00:03.680Z	28.578° NE

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