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COSMOS 2250, 22651

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2250, 22651 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

22651, 1993-030F

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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2250
1 22651U 93030F   25181.80077400 -.00000001  00000-0 -62211-4 0  9993
2 22651  82.5824 185.6269 0009848  12.9575 160.0868 12.63094742481653

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:13:06.873Z)

Latitude

6.78973°

Longitude

157.35912°

Altitude

1,419.519 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 58s

True Declination

6° 45' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.45502°

Longitude

-32.19609°

Altitude

1,427.696 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 14m 07s

Apparent Declination

-49° 10' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:51:59

Azimuth

230.724° WSW

Elevation

-72.769°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,415.184 km

Perigee altitude

1,399.849 km

Semi-major axis

7,785.653 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

82.5824°

RAAN

185.6269°

Arg. of periapsis

12.9575°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

160.0868°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15937 °/min

Orbital period

113.95 mins

BSTAR

-0.000062211

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

COSMOS 2250 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 10:08:44.766Z	31.427° NE	2025-07-01 10:12:44.766Z	61.898° ENE	15.076°	2025-07-01 10:16:44.766Z	92.254° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-01 12:01:44.766Z	354.745° N	2025-07-01 12:08:44.766Z	52.945° ENE	44.604°	2025-07-01 12:16:44.766Z	170.174° S
9 mins	2025-07-01 13:58:44.766Z	314.232° NW	2025-07-01 14:02:44.766Z	282.193° WNW	17.953°	2025-07-01 14:07:44.766Z	243.277° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-01 22:59:44.766Z	97.018° ESE	2025-07-01 23:02:44.766Z	74.027° E	13.706°	2025-07-01 23:05:44.766Z	51.647° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-02 00:48:44.766Z	180.662° SSW	2025-07-02 00:55:44.766Z	124.561° SE	44.647°	2025-07-02 01:03:44.766Z	9.602° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-02 02:47:44.766Z	260.368° W	2025-07-02 02:51:44.766Z	293.502° NW	18.74°	2025-07-02 02:56:44.766Z	334.162° NNW

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