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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

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)

1993-05-11 (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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2245
1 22646U 93030A   26124.54710365  .00000024  00000-0  75663-4 0  9998
2 22646  82.5858 338.1595 0011848   3.7828  62.9088 12.64074980521565

Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:07:49.755Z)

Latitude

65.798°

Longitude

-64.4887°

Altitude

1,413.317 km

Speed

7.162 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 39m 36s

True Declination

65° 40' 48"

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

09:00:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.708 km

Perigee altitude

1,394.268 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.625 km

Eccentricity

0.00118

Inclination

82.5858°

RAAN

338.1595°

Arg. of periapsis

3.7828°

True anomaly

63.02975°

Mean anomaly

62.9088°

Eccentric anomaly

62.96927°

Mean motion

3.16182 °/min

Orbital period

113.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000075663

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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.
15 mins	2026-05-05 02:41:45.756Z	342.525° N	2026-05-05 02:48:45.756Z	271.749° WNW	39.999°	2026-05-05 02:56:45.756Z	194.069° SSW
12 mins	2026-05-05 13:35:45.756Z	131.609° SE	2026-05-05 13:40:45.756Z	87.696° E	25.39°	2026-05-05 13:47:45.756Z	29.043° NE
14 mins	2026-05-05 15:28:45.756Z	207.292° SW	2026-05-05 15:35:45.756Z	291.345° WNW	39.928°	2026-05-05 15:42:45.756Z	358.368° N

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COSMOS 2245, 22646

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: 2026-05-04T13:07:49.755Z)

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