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COSMOS 2253, 22688

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2253, 22688 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

22688, 1993-038B

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 2253
1 22688U 93038B   26065.19305603  .00000049  00000-0  21876-3 0  9995
2 22688  82.5904 322.9127 0010793 240.6966 119.3047 12.61598090505517

Epoch: 2026-03-06T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T04:38:00.040Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

89.47996°

Altitude

1,423.209 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 31m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

06:17:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,422.086 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.267 km

Semi-major axis

7,791.813 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

82.5904°

RAAN

322.9127°

Arg. of periapsis

240.6966°

True anomaly

119.41248°

Mean anomaly

119.3047°

Eccentric anomaly

119.3586°

Mean motion

3.15562 °/min

Orbital period

114.08 mins

BSTAR

0.00021876

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COSMOS 2253 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.
14 mins	2026-03-07 04:05:05.349Z	6.918° NNE	2026-03-07 04:12:05.349Z	74.369° E	34.927°	2026-03-07 04:19:05.349Z	142.659° SSE
13 mins	2026-03-07 06:01:05.349Z	331.291° NNW	2026-03-07 06:07:05.349Z	272.457° WNW	31.479°	2026-03-07 06:14:05.349Z	211.482° SW
14 mins	2026-03-07 16:54:05.349Z	152.057° SSE	2026-03-07 17:00:05.349Z	94.152° ESE	35.066°	2026-03-07 17:08:05.349Z	20.15° NNE
14 mins	2026-03-07 18:49:05.349Z	225.777° WSW	2026-03-07 18:55:05.349Z	280.311° WNW	31.384°	2026-03-07 19:03:05.349Z	352.718° N

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COSMOS 2253, 22688

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: 2026-03-06T04:38:00.040Z)

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Orbital elements

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

COSMOS 2253 Visibility forecast

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