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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
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
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, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2255
1 22690U 93038D   25259.94498861  .00000022  00000-0  61370-4 0  9999
2 22690  82.5842  44.1610 0005139 237.5800 242.0994 12.63320101486725
Epoch: 2025-09-16T22:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T22:40:47.015Z)
Latitude
59.62917°
Longitude
-124.93136°
Altitude
1,421.225 km
Speed
7.155 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 05m 34s
True Declination
59° 29' 30"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:53:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,410.59 km
Perigee altitude
1,402.589 km
Semi-major axis
7,784.727 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
82.5842°
RAAN
44.161°
Arg. of periapsis
237.58°
True anomaly
242.04737°
Mean anomaly
242.0994°
Eccentric anomaly
242.07338°
Mean motion
3.15993 °/min
Orbital period
113.93 mins
BSTAR
0.00006137
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