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COSMOS 2256, 22691

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2256, 22691 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

22691, 1993-038E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2256
1 22691U 93038E   25183.98020672  .00000015  00000-0  23538-4 0  9997
2 22691  82.5748  75.2854 0008099  62.5174 310.6004 12.63935381477708

Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:31:29.86Z)

Latitude

12.90097°

Longitude

162.85957°

Altitude

1,404.632 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 07m 57s

True Declination

12° 49' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.13566°

Longitude

-18.37214°

Altitude

1,414.067 km

Speed

7.152 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 03m 52s

Apparent Declination

-26° 40' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:36:42

Azimuth

270.851° WNW

Elevation

-45.394°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.364 km

Perigee altitude

1,397.759 km

Semi-major axis

7,782.199 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

82.5748°

RAAN

75.2854°

Arg. of periapsis

62.5174°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

310.6004°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16147 °/min

Orbital period

113.87 mins

BSTAR

0.000023538

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

COSMOS 2256 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.
14 mins	2025-07-03 16:39:08.885Z	153.643° SSE	2025-07-03 16:46:08.885Z	83.23° E	34.914°	2025-07-03 16:53:08.885Z	21.15° NNE
13 mins	2025-07-03 18:35:08.885Z	229.371° WSW	2025-07-03 18:41:08.885Z	292.519° NW	31.229°	2025-07-03 18:48:08.885Z	352.252° N
8 mins	2025-07-04 02:42:08.885Z	37.632° NE	2025-07-04 02:45:08.885Z	62.009° ENE	16.311°	2025-07-04 02:50:08.885Z	100.09° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-04 04:34:08.885Z	353.144° N	2025-07-04 04:41:08.885Z	32.251° NE	44.931°	2025-07-04 04:49:08.885Z	173.449° S
7 mins	2025-07-04 06:32:08.885Z	305.201° NW	2025-07-04 06:35:08.885Z	280.661° WNW	16.325°	2025-07-04 06:39:08.885Z	249.801° W

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