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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 6 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2249
1 22650U 93030E 25075.58807316 .00000016 00000-0 32480-4 0 9995
2 22650 82.5806 255.5791 0006640 255.1354 169.1836 12.63172214468259Epoch: 2025-03-16T14:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T14:06:49.521Z)
| Latitude | 63.43593° |
| Longitude | -115.52354° |
| Altitude | 1,425.836 km |
| Speed | 7.152 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 02m 23s |
| True Declination | 63° 18' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 81.31933° |
| Longitude | -72.62623° |
| Altitude | 1,428.431 km |
| Speed | 7.151 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 25m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | 39° 56' 03" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:33:49 |
| Azimuth | 350.005° N |
| Elevation | -9.286° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,412.367 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,402.028 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,785.335 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000664 |
| Inclination | 82.5806° |
| RAAN | 255.5791° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 255.1354° |
| True anomaly | 169.19787° |
| Mean anomaly | 169.1836° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 169.19073° |
| Mean motion | 3.15956 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00003248 |
| Orbital period | 113.94 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1993 (1993-05-11 UTC)
| COSMOS 2245, 22646 |
| COSMOS 2246, 22647 |
| COSMOS 2247, 22648 |
| COSMOS 2248, 22649 |
| COSMOS 2250, 22651 |
| SL-14 R/B, 22652 |
COSMOS 2249 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-03-16 21:59:40.640Z | 22.959° NE | 2025-03-16 22:04:40.640Z | 61.061° ENE | 17.831° | 2025-03-16 22:09:40.640Z | 101.075° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2025-03-16 23:53:40.640Z | 351.407° N | 2025-03-17 00:00:40.640Z | 322.466° NNW | 44.786° | 2025-03-17 00:08:40.640Z | 176.899° S |
| 7 mins | 2025-03-17 01:51:40.640Z | 306.023° NW | 2025-03-17 01:54:40.640Z | 282.691° WNW | 14.842° | 2025-03-17 01:58:40.640Z | 252.807° W |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-17 10:50:40.640Z | 106.115° ESE | 2025-03-17 10:53:40.640Z | 82.271° E | 16.778° | 2025-03-17 10:58:40.640Z | 43.43° NE |
| 15 mins | 2025-03-17 12:40:40.640Z | 187.664° SSW | 2025-03-17 12:47:40.640Z | 233.363° WSW | 44.859° | 2025-03-17 12:55:40.640Z | 6.653° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-17 14:40:40.640Z | 270.287° WNW | 2025-03-17 14:43:40.640Z | 293.919° NW | 15.988° | 2025-03-17 14:48:40.640Z | 332.375° NNW |
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