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COSMOS 2252, 22687

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2252, 22687 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 24 Jun 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

22687, 1993-038A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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)

1993-06-24 (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 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2252
1 22687U 93038A   25183.86480679  .00000018  00000-0  41339-4 0  9998
2 22687  82.5821  91.1862 0009118  53.0526  16.2314 12.63321275476411

Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:45:19.306Z)

Latitude

68.15311°

Longitude

-122.43137°

Altitude

1,414.217 km

Speed

7.163 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 20m 09s

True Declination

68° 02' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-61.81865°

Longitude

-155.71397°

Altitude

1,435.874 km

Speed

7.142 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 53m 39s

Apparent Declination

-67° 16' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:56:45

Azimuth

152.619° SSE

Elevation

-52.99°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.683 km

Perigee altitude

1,399.487 km

Semi-major axis

7,784.722 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

82.5821°

RAAN

91.1862°

Arg. of periapsis

53.0526°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.2314°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15994 °/min

Orbital period

113.93 mins

BSTAR

0.000041339

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1993 (1993-06-24 UTC)

COSMOS 2252 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.
13 mins	2025-07-03 17:23:58.214Z	143.109° SSE	2025-07-03 17:30:58.214Z	79.607° E	28.956°	2025-07-03 17:36:58.214Z	28.035° NE
14 mins	2025-07-03 19:18:58.214Z	215.867° SW	2025-07-03 19:24:58.214Z	280.111° WNW	36.921°	2025-07-03 19:32:58.214Z	357.105° N
4 mins	2025-07-04 03:27:58.214Z	47.279° ENE	2025-07-04 03:29:58.214Z	62.277° ENE	12.104°	2025-07-04 03:31:58.214Z	76.941° E
15 mins	2025-07-04 05:18:58.214Z	358.477° N	2025-07-04 05:25:58.214Z	73.021° E	43.03°	2025-07-04 05:33:58.214Z	162.983° S
10 mins	2025-07-04 07:15:58.214Z	316.139° NNW	2025-07-04 07:19:58.214Z	281.431° WNW	21.476°	2025-07-04 07:25:58.214Z	232.877° WSW

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