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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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2245
1 22646U 93030A   25181.75994289  .00000023  00000-0  67947-4 0  9997
2 22646  82.5841 175.0120 0011372 345.7714 189.1987 12.64063577482672

Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:14:19.065Z)

Latitude

4.92825°

Longitude

161.72755°

Altitude

1,417.186 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 37m 29s

True Declination

4° 54' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

19.69161°

Longitude

159.30784°

Altitude

1,417.366 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 10m 33s

Apparent Declination

-17° 51' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:59:41

Azimuth

111.432° ESE

Elevation

-2.376°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.384 km

Perigee altitude

1,394.685 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.672 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

82.5841°

RAAN

175.012°

Arg. of periapsis

345.7714°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

189.1987°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1618 °/min

Orbital period

113.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000067947

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1993 (1993-05-11 UTC)

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.
16 mins	2025-07-01 11:00:25.227Z	358.033° N	2025-07-01 11:08:25.227Z	70.341° E	41.962°	2025-07-01 11:16:25.227Z	159.822° S
10 mins	2025-07-01 12:58:25.227Z	317.624° NNW	2025-07-01 13:02:25.227Z	282.084° WNW	23.102°	2025-07-01 13:08:25.227Z	231.134° WSW
14 mins	2025-07-01 23:48:25.227Z	168.552° S	2025-07-01 23:55:25.227Z	82.106° E	41.841°	2025-07-02 00:02:25.227Z	14.935° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-02 01:45:25.227Z	245.592° WSW	2025-07-02 01:50:25.227Z	290.033° WNW	23.804°	2025-07-02 01:56:25.227Z	341.721° N

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