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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

14 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 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2249
1 22650U 93030E   25181.74708975  .00000007  00000-0 -22094-4 0  9993
2 22650  82.5846 187.8121 0007988  26.4166 147.4743 12.63176029481656

Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:55:48.554Z)

Latitude

5.93473°

Longitude

179.03595°

Altitude

1,417.269 km

Speed

7.15 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 28m 09s

True Declination

5° 54' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

22.69364°

Longitude

2.52852°

Altitude

1,406.251 km

Speed

7.162 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 51m 00s

Apparent Declination

-6° 13' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:58:30

Azimuth

299.37° NW

Elevation

-38.759°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.401 km

Perigee altitude

1,400.963 km

Semi-major axis

7,785.319 km

Eccentricity

0.0008

Inclination

82.5846°

RAAN

187.8121°

Arg. of periapsis

26.4166°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

147.4743°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15957 °/min

Orbital period

113.94 mins

BSTAR

-0.000022094

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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	2025-07-01 10:44:24.561Z	20.659° NNE	2025-07-01 10:50:24.561Z	71.924° E	22.174°	2025-07-01 10:55:24.561Z	113.235° SE
15 mins	2025-07-01 12:38:24.561Z	346.566° N	2025-07-01 12:45:24.561Z	275.641° WNW	43.097°	2025-07-01 12:53:24.561Z	186.397° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-01 23:34:24.561Z	117.246° SE	2025-07-01 23:38:24.561Z	81.975° E	21.415°	2025-07-01 23:44:24.561Z	34.238° NE
15 mins	2025-07-02 01:25:24.561Z	197.911° SSW	2025-07-02 01:32:24.561Z	271.017° WNW	43.013°	2025-07-02 01:40:24.561Z	2.539° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 03:27:24.561Z	287.618° WNW	2025-07-02 03:29:24.561Z	302.571° NW	12.093°	2025-07-02 03:31:24.561Z	317.368° NNW

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