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COSMOS 2251, 22675

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251, 22675 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 16 Jun 1993 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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

22675, 1993-036A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-2M, Unknown motor

Mass

800 kg wet, 800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-06-16 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

6.283 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2251
1 22675U 93036A   25223.96148783  .00000080  00000-0  38477-4 0  9994
2 22675  74.0391 180.2027 0025924 293.5808  66.2621 14.33156008680148

Epoch: 2025-08-11T23:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-11T23:04:32.548Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-126.59389°

Altitude

776.377 km

Speed

7.47 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 00m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

18.87784°

Longitude

46.36441°

Altitude

795.601 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 21m 08s

Apparent Declination

-9° 11' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:40:26

Azimuth

317.024° NNW

Elevation

-51.97°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

797.382 km

Perigee altitude

760.274 km

Semi-major axis

7,156.965 km

Eccentricity

0.00259

Inclination

74.0391°

RAAN

180.2027°

Arg. of periapsis

293.5808°

True anomaly

66.53439°

Mean anomaly

66.2621°

Eccentric anomaly

66.39821°

Mean motion

3.58468 °/min

Orbital period

100.43 mins

BSTAR

0.000038477

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1993 (1993-06-16 UTC)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33785

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34756

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34757 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34758

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34759 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34760

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34761

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34762 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34763 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34781 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34782 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34783 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34784

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 34785 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2251 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.
6 mins	2025-08-12 20:59:06.841Z	129.946° SE	2025-08-12 21:02:06.841Z	94.295° ESE	15.483°	2025-08-12 21:05:06.841Z	59.269° ENE
8 mins	2025-08-12 22:40:06.841Z	216.662° SW	2025-08-12 22:44:06.841Z	306.566° NW	40.314°	2025-08-12 22:48:06.841Z	8.663° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-13 07:29:06.841Z	17.168° NNE	2025-08-13 07:32:06.841Z	67.768° E	26.33°	2025-08-13 07:36:06.841Z	120.425° SE
7 mins	2025-08-13 09:11:06.841Z	310.868° NW	2025-08-13 09:14:06.841Z	260.841° W	29.117°	2025-08-13 09:18:06.841Z	201.052° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out COSMOS 2251, 22675 on other resources

View COSMOS 2251, 22675 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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