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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). 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

22690, 1993-038D

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2255
1 22690U 93038D   25186.22424126  .00000003  00000-0 -44575-4 0  9990
2 22690  82.5841  91.2734 0006993  54.9889 113.9419 12.63317512477417

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:22:54.444Z)

Latitude

10.85656°

Longitude

-94.34213°

Altitude

1,413.479 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 59m 24s

True Declination

10° 47' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.37802°

Longitude

112.35117°

Altitude

1,416.816 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 22m 21s

Apparent Declination

46° 10' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:55:38

Azimuth

345.174° N

Elevation

-1.747°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.044 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.156 km

Semi-major axis

7,784.737 km

Eccentricity

0.0007

Inclination

82.5841°

RAAN

91.2734°

Arg. of periapsis

54.9889°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

113.9419°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15993 °/min

Orbital period

113.93 mins

BSTAR

-0.000044575

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

COSMOS 2255 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.
12 mins	2025-07-06 03:54:31.741Z	18.423° NNE	2025-07-06 04:00:31.741Z	66.365° ENE	21.117°	2025-07-06 04:06:31.741Z	114.353° SE
14 mins	2025-07-06 05:49:31.741Z	347.257° N	2025-07-06 05:56:31.741Z	250.606° W	43.686°	2025-07-06 06:03:31.741Z	184.614° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-06 16:44:31.741Z	118.921° SE	2025-07-06 16:49:31.741Z	76.699° E	20.184°	2025-07-06 16:54:31.741Z	37.471° NE
14 mins	2025-07-06 18:36:31.741Z	196.194° SSW	2025-07-06 18:43:31.741Z	299.49° NW	43.552°	2025-07-06 18:50:31.741Z	2.979° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-06 20:37:31.741Z	284.033° WNW	2025-07-06 20:39:31.741Z	299.242° NW	12.985°	2025-07-06 20:42:31.741Z	321.739° NNW

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