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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2252
1 22687U 93038A   26065.17496673  .00000034  00000-0  12706-3 0  9996
2 22687  82.5804 293.7983 0007412 205.6669 276.1644 12.63330198507517

Epoch: 2026-03-06T04:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T04:11:57.125Z)

Latitude

57.57657°

Longitude

-124.8757°

Altitude

1,418.241 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 48m 06s

True Declination

57° 26' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:19:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.318 km

Perigee altitude

1,400.778 km

Semi-major axis

7,784.685 km

Eccentricity

0.00074

Inclination

82.5804°

RAAN

293.7983°

Arg. of periapsis

205.6669°

True anomaly

276.07995°

Mean anomaly

276.1644°

Eccentric anomaly

276.12217°

Mean motion

3.15996 °/min

Orbital period

113.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00012706

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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.
16 mins	2026-03-07 02:58:10.784Z	352.964° N	2026-03-07 03:06:10.784Z	106.951° ESE	44.957°	2026-03-07 03:14:10.784Z	173.322° S
8 mins	2026-03-07 04:56:10.784Z	310.912° NW	2026-03-07 05:00:10.784Z	278.971° WNW	16.385°	2026-03-07 05:04:10.784Z	248.489° W
7 mins	2026-03-07 13:56:10.784Z	101.393° ESE	2026-03-07 13:59:10.784Z	78.069° E	15.174°	2026-03-07 14:03:10.784Z	47.705° ENE
15 mins	2026-03-07 15:46:10.784Z	183.714° SSW	2026-03-07 15:53:10.784Z	34.217° NE	44.879°	2026-03-07 16:01:10.784Z	8.331° NNE
9 mins	2026-03-07 17:45:10.784Z	265.442° W	2026-03-07 17:49:10.784Z	298.337° NW	17.587°	2026-03-07 17:54:10.784Z	336.473° NNW
12 mins	2026-03-08 01:48:10.784Z	16.663° NNE	2026-03-08 01:54:10.784Z	78.391° E	29.89°	2026-03-08 02:00:10.784Z	131.926° SE

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COSMOS 2252, 22687

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T04:11:57.125Z)

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

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