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COSMOS 2248, 22649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2248, 22649 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

22649, 1993-030D

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, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2248
1 22649U 93030D   26304.77218653  .00000029  00000-0  10110-3 0  9999
2 22649  82.5805 223.9566 0009295 350.0459  10.0447 12.63525277543667

Epoch: 2026-10-31T18:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T18:31:56.916Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-94.10367°

Altitude

1,404.031 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 55m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

21:48:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.982 km

Perigee altitude

1,398.511 km

Semi-major axis

7,783.883 km

Eccentricity

0.00093

Inclination

82.5805°

RAAN

223.9566°

Arg. of periapsis

350.0459°

True anomaly

10.0633°

Mean anomaly

10.0447°

Eccentric anomaly

10.054°

Mean motion

3.16045 °/min

Orbital period

113.91 mins

BSTAR

0.0001011

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COSMOS 2248 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.
9 mins	2026-11-01 04:39:35.653Z	28.682° NE	2026-11-01 04:43:35.653Z	58.408° ENE	15.768°	2026-11-01 04:48:35.653Z	95.978° ESE
15 mins	2026-11-01 06:33:35.653Z	355.121° N	2026-11-01 06:40:35.653Z	118.984° SE	80.307°	2026-11-01 06:48:35.653Z	170.759° S
8 mins	2026-11-01 08:30:35.653Z	309.727° NW	2026-11-01 08:33:35.653Z	285.3° WNW	18.758°	2026-11-01 08:38:35.653Z	245.513° WSW
6 mins	2026-11-01 17:30:35.653Z	97.704° ESE	2026-11-01 17:33:35.653Z	74.782° E	14.263°	2026-11-01 17:36:35.653Z	52.283° ENE
15 mins	2026-11-01 19:19:35.653Z	180.806° SSW	2026-11-01 19:26:35.653Z	130.364° SE	80.733°	2026-11-01 19:34:35.653Z	9.546° NNE
10 mins	2026-11-01 21:18:35.653Z	260.326° W	2026-11-01 21:22:35.653Z	293.331° NW	19.848°	2026-11-01 21:28:35.653Z	339.81° N

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COSMOS 2248, 22649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T18:31:56.916Z)

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

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