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COSMOS 2247, 22648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2247, 22648 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

22648, 1993-030C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2247
1 22648U 93030C   25128.75115505  .00000016  00000-0  26692-4 0  9990
2 22648  82.5821 214.4711 0009347 132.7994 344.7060 12.63264619475019

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:01:39.796Z)

Latitude

61.70088°

Longitude

-116.68457°

Altitude

1,412.998 km

Speed

7.163 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 22m 11s

True Declination

61° 34' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

12.89845°

Longitude

-104.77241°

Altitude

1,405.541 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 02m 10s

Apparent Declination

-10° 38' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:50:18

Azimuth

354.049° N

Elevation

-60.6°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.094 km

Perigee altitude

1,399.541 km

Semi-major axis

7,784.955 km

Eccentricity

0.0009347

Inclination

82.5821°

RAAN

214.4711°

Arg. of periapsis

132.7994°

True anomaly

344.67772°

Mean anomaly

344.706°

Eccentric anomaly

344.69186°

Mean motion

3.1598 °/min

BSTAR

0.000026692

Orbital period

113.93 mins

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COSMOS 2247 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	2025-05-09 06:47:35.589Z	197.945° SSW	2025-05-09 06:55:35.589Z	272.512° WNW	42.557°	2025-05-09 07:03:35.589Z	1.932° NNE
14 mins	2025-05-09 16:50:35.589Z	7.326° NNE	2025-05-09 16:56:35.589Z	71.991° E	37.634°	2025-05-09 17:04:35.589Z	150.519° SSE
12 mins	2025-05-09 18:45:35.589Z	328.474° NNW	2025-05-09 18:51:35.589Z	271.892° WNW	28.209°	2025-05-09 18:57:35.589Z	219.62° SW
4 mins	2025-05-10 05:37:35.589Z	157.646° S	2025-05-10 05:41:35.589Z	132.703° SE	32.796°	2025-05-10 05:41:35.589Z	132.703° SE

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