COSMOS 2255, 22690
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2255, 22690 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 2255 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | NPO PM |
Mission | Defense Communications |
Bus & Motor | STRELA-3, Unknown motor |
Mass | 225 kg wet, 225 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2255
1 22690U 93038D 25046.90805807 .00000029 00000-0 10223-3 0 9998
2 22690 82.5873 180.2426 0005687 17.4711 106.6937 12.63312428459826
Epoch: 2025-02-15T21:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-15T21:47:36.217Z)
Latitude | 55.16686° |
Longitude | -123.52878° |
Altitude | 1,419.658 km |
Speed | 7.155 km/s |
True Right ascension | 23h 18m 05s |
True Declination | 55° 01' 09" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 80.41632° |
Longitude | 116.85671° |
Altitude | 1,421.025 km |
Speed | 7.158 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 03h 38m 50s |
Apparent Declination | 44° 58' 54" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 15:33:44 |
Azimuth | 359.094° N |
Elevation | -5.095° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 1,411.048 km |
Perigee altitude | 1,402.194 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,784.758 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0005687 |
Inclination | 82.5873° |
RAAN | 180.2426° |
Arg. of periapsis | 17.4711° |
True anomaly | 106.75611° |
Mean anomaly | 106.6937° |
Eccentric anomaly | 106.72491° |
Mean motion | 3.15992 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00010223 |
Orbital period | 113.93 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1993 (1993-06-24 UTC)
COSMOS 2252, 22687 |
COSMOS 2253, 22688 |
COSMOS 2254, 22689 |
COSMOS 2255, 22690 |
COSMOS 2256, 22691 |
COSMOS 2257, 22692 |
SL-14 R/B, 22693 |
SL-14 DEB, 44575 |
COSMOS 2255 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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9 mins | 2025-02-16 18:40:09.288Z | 27.27° NE | 2025-02-16 18:45:09.288Z | 65.469° ENE | 15.778° | 2025-02-16 18:49:09.288Z | 95.78° ESE |
15 mins | 2025-02-16 20:34:09.288Z | 354.056° N | 2025-02-16 20:41:09.288Z | 113.905° SE | 44.856° | 2025-02-16 20:49:09.288Z | 172.252° S |
8 mins | 2025-02-16 22:31:09.288Z | 310.565° NW | 2025-02-16 22:35:09.288Z | 278.085° WNW | 16.974° | 2025-02-16 22:39:09.288Z | 247.399° WSW |
7 mins | 2025-02-17 07:31:09.288Z | 100.622° ESE | 2025-02-17 07:34:09.288Z | 77.521° E | 14.558° | 2025-02-17 07:38:09.288Z | 47.52° ENE |
14 mins | 2025-02-17 09:21:09.288Z | 182.459° SSW | 2025-02-17 09:28:09.288Z | 43.778° NE | 44.768° | 2025-02-17 09:35:09.288Z | 8.805° NNE |
9 mins | 2025-02-17 11:20:09.288Z | 265.382° W | 2025-02-17 11:24:09.288Z | 298.984° NW | 17.929° | 2025-02-17 11:29:09.288Z | 337.234° NNW |
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