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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

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2248
1 22649U 93030D   25182.23895548  .00000023  00000-0  65471-4 0  9992
2 22649  82.5777 175.7458 0009653  18.1355 342.0079 12.63511497482282

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:44:05.753Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

170.18455°

Altitude

1,404.066 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 42m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.58586°

Longitude

-6.2261°

Altitude

1,425.674 km

Speed

7.144 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 34m 47s

Apparent Declination

-66° 21' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:16:01

Azimuth

155.951° SSE

Elevation

-27.147°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.317 km

Perigee altitude

1,398.289 km

Semi-major axis

7,783.94 km

Eccentricity

0.00097

Inclination

82.5777°

RAAN

175.7458°

Arg. of periapsis

18.1355°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

342.0079°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16041 °/min

Orbital period

113.91 mins

BSTAR

0.000065471

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-01 12:02:32.620Z	344.576° N	2025-07-01 12:10:32.620Z	266.439° W	40.58°	2025-07-01 12:18:32.620Z	192.53° SSW
12 mins	2025-07-01 22:57:32.620Z	131.394° SE	2025-07-01 23:03:32.620Z	77.468° E	24.764°	2025-07-01 23:09:32.620Z	30.004° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 00:50:32.620Z	205.689° SW	2025-07-02 00:57:32.620Z	286.917° WNW	40.523°	2025-07-02 01:04:32.620Z	358.489° N

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