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COSMOS 2249, 22650

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2249, 22650 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

22650, 1993-030E

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2249
1 22650U 93030E   25191.47781890  .00000016  00000-0  31017-4 0  9995
2 22650  82.5852 181.6010 0007558   5.4442 116.2114 12.63176329482884

Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:28:03.552Z)

Latitude

57.59068°

Longitude

-110.82728°

Altitude

1,422.096 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 19m 19s

True Declination

57° 26' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-37.66621°

Longitude

74.87396°

Altitude

1,419.679 km

Speed

7.152 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 58m 59s

Apparent Declination

-80° 32' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:12:05

Azimuth

186.092° SSW

Elevation

-31.842°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.065 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.297 km

Semi-major axis

7,785.318 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

82.5852°

RAAN

181.601°

Arg. of periapsis

5.4442°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

116.2114°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15957 °/min

Orbital period

113.94 mins

BSTAR

0.000031017

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

COSMOS 2249 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	2025-07-11 00:12:56.832Z	189.191° SSW	2025-07-11 00:20:56.832Z	306.706° NW	44.698°	2025-07-11 00:28:56.832Z	6.184° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-11 02:13:56.832Z	274.157° WNW	2025-07-11 02:16:56.832Z	297.885° NW	15.213°	2025-07-11 02:20:56.832Z	328.597° NNW
13 mins	2025-07-11 10:15:56.832Z	13.616° NNE	2025-07-11 10:21:56.832Z	77.797° E	32.909°	2025-07-11 10:28:56.832Z	140.087° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-11 12:10:56.832Z	331.691° NNW	2025-07-11 12:16:56.832Z	266.452° W	33.426°	2025-07-11 12:23:56.832Z	207.127° SW
13 mins	2025-07-11 23:02:56.832Z	147.792° SSE	2025-07-11 23:08:56.832Z	91.404° ESE	32.608°	2025-07-11 23:15:56.832Z	24.506° NE

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