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COSMOS 2254, 22689

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2254, 22689 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

22689, 1993-038C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2254
1 22689U 93038C   25183.80555898  .00000009  00000-0 -10822-4 0  9994
2 22689  82.5807  68.0148 0012672  28.9138  42.5972 12.64901949477962

Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:20:00.295Z)

Latitude

70.28707°

Longitude

-121.86719°

Altitude

1,407.654 km

Speed

7.166 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 56m 51s

True Declination

70° 11' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.8341°

Longitude

-145.61776°

Altitude

1,401.71 km

Speed

7.162 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 55m 52s

Apparent Declination

-40° 00' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:44:06

Azimuth

115.114° SE

Elevation

-36.403°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,409.95 km

Perigee altitude

1,390.237 km

Semi-major axis

7,778.231 km

Eccentricity

0.00127

Inclination

82.5807°

RAAN

68.0148°

Arg. of periapsis

28.9138°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

42.5972°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16389 °/min

Orbital period

113.78 mins

BSTAR

-0.000010822

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

COSMOS 2254 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 15:56:30.974Z	145.061° SSE	2025-07-03 16:02:30.974Z	92.233° ESE	30.388°	2025-07-03 16:09:30.974Z	26.364° NE
13 mins	2025-07-03 17:51:30.974Z	219.575° SW	2025-07-03 17:57:30.974Z	285.297° WNW	35.469°	2025-07-03 18:04:30.974Z	353.793° N
5 mins	2025-07-04 01:59:30.974Z	45.884° ENE	2025-07-04 02:01:30.974Z	61.203° ENE	13.012°	2025-07-04 02:04:30.974Z	83.425° E
15 mins	2025-07-04 03:50:30.974Z	357.319° N	2025-07-04 03:57:30.974Z	71.157° E	43.675°	2025-07-04 04:05:30.974Z	165.244° S
9 mins	2025-07-04 05:47:30.974Z	314.376° NW	2025-07-04 05:51:30.974Z	279.966° WNW	20.345°	2025-07-04 05:56:30.974Z	238.973° WSW

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