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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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2255
1 22690U 93038D   25183.82469674  .00000015  00000-0  25495-4 0  9992
2 22690  82.5842  92.8062 0007037  59.7011   1.6850 12.63317520477117

Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:47:33.798Z)

Latitude

60.60945°

Longitude

-111.89131°

Altitude

1,414.093 km

Speed

7.162 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 04m 23s

True Declination

60° 28' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-82.33258°

Longitude

128.5462°

Altitude

1,442.416 km

Speed

7.138 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 04m 13s

Apparent Declination

-71° 48' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:51:56

Azimuth

181.812° SSW

Elevation

-58.075°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.078 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.122 km

Semi-major axis

7,784.737 km

Eccentricity

0.0007

Inclination

82.5842°

RAAN

92.8062°

Arg. of periapsis

59.7011°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

1.685°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15993 °/min

Orbital period

113.93 mins

BSTAR

0.000025495

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-03 16:34:20.158Z	86.8° E	2025-07-03 16:36:20.158Z	72.102° E	11.413°	2025-07-03 16:38:20.158Z	57.687° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-03 18:22:20.158Z	174.708° S	2025-07-03 18:29:20.158Z	92.722° ESE	43.678°	2025-07-03 18:37:20.158Z	11.772° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-03 20:20:20.158Z	252.953° W	2025-07-03 20:25:20.158Z	296.611° NW	21.19°	2025-07-03 20:30:20.158Z	337.785° N
12 mins	2025-07-04 04:24:20.158Z	19.276° NNE	2025-07-04 04:30:20.158Z	74.978° E	25.582°	2025-07-04 04:36:20.158Z	124.508° SE
14 mins	2025-07-04 06:18:20.158Z	342.643° N	2025-07-04 06:25:20.158Z	265.838° W	40.459°	2025-07-04 06:32:20.158Z	194.524° SSW

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