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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
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
1
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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COSMOS 2249 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
16 mins2025-07-11 00:12:56.832Z189.191° SSW2025-07-11 00:20:56.832Z306.706° NW44.698°2025-07-11 00:28:56.832Z6.184° NNE
7 mins2025-07-11 02:13:56.832Z274.157° WNW2025-07-11 02:16:56.832Z297.885° NW15.213°2025-07-11 02:20:56.832Z328.597° NNW
13 mins2025-07-11 10:15:56.832Z13.616° NNE2025-07-11 10:21:56.832Z77.797° E32.909°2025-07-11 10:28:56.832Z140.087° SSE
13 mins2025-07-11 12:10:56.832Z331.691° NNW2025-07-11 12:16:56.832Z266.452° W33.426°2025-07-11 12:23:56.832Z207.127° SW
13 mins2025-07-11 23:02:56.832Z147.792° SSE2025-07-11 23:08:56.832Z91.404° ESE32.608°2025-07-11 23:15:56.832Z24.506° NE
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