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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

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2249
1 22650U 93030E   26012.85842737  .00000011  00000-0  94428-6 0  9990
2 22650  82.5838  62.6138 0006290 293.2795 240.9632 12.63182782506413

Epoch: 2026-01-12T20:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-12T20:36:08.124Z)

Latitude

5.69576°

Longitude

-179.50932°

Altitude

1,414.39 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 07m 29s

True Declination

5° 39' 53"

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

07:07:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.051 km

Perigee altitude

1,402.257 km

Semi-major axis

7,785.291 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

82.5838°

RAAN

62.6138°

Arg. of periapsis

293.2795°

True anomaly

240.90021°

Mean anomaly

240.9632°

Eccentric anomaly

240.9317°

Mean motion

3.15959 °/min

Orbital period

113.94 mins

BSTAR

9.4428e-7

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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.
11 mins	2026-01-13 13:24:44.623Z	22.551° NE	2026-01-13 13:29:44.623Z	63.101° ENE	20.665°	2026-01-13 13:35:44.623Z	111.876° ESE
15 mins	2026-01-13 15:18:44.623Z	348.142° N	2026-01-13 15:25:44.623Z	271.054° WNW	44.032°	2026-01-13 15:33:44.623Z	183.012° SSW
4 mins	2026-01-13 17:17:44.623Z	295.85° NW	2026-01-13 17:18:44.623Z	288.426° WNW	12.109°	2026-01-13 17:21:44.623Z	266.404° W
9 mins	2026-01-14 02:14:44.623Z	114.121° SE	2026-01-14 02:18:44.623Z	80.157° E	19.821°	2026-01-14 02:23:44.623Z	39.887° NE
15 mins	2026-01-14 04:05:44.623Z	194.576° SSW	2026-01-14 04:12:44.623Z	279.412° WNW	43.988°	2026-01-14 04:20:44.623Z	4.164° NNE
6 mins	2026-01-14 06:06:44.623Z	281.065° WNW	2026-01-14 06:08:44.623Z	296.234° NW	13.44°	2026-01-14 06:12:44.623Z	326.094° NNW

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COSMOS 2249, 22650

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-12T20:36:08.124Z)

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