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COSMOS 2257, 22692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2257, 22692 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

22692, 1993-038F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2257
1 22692U 93038F   25183.85343829  .00000021  00000-0  59744-4 0  9991
2 22692  82.5785 101.5285 0009555  65.6749 294.5339 12.62249936475714

Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:28:57.068Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-126.83786°

Altitude

1,413.315 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 46m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

34.94847°

Longitude

-122.05003°

Altitude

1,411.682 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 01m 53s

Apparent Declination

2° 16' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:39:45

Azimuth

50.403° ENE

Elevation

-34.489°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,418.435 km

Perigee altitude

1,403.55 km

Semi-major axis

7,789.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

82.5785°

RAAN

101.5285°

Arg. of periapsis

65.6749°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

294.5339°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15726 °/min

Orbital period

114.02 mins

BSTAR

0.000059744

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

COSMOS 2257 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.
10 mins	2025-07-03 17:32:10.825Z	120.113° SE	2025-07-03 17:37:10.825Z	81.845° E	18.528°	2025-07-03 17:42:10.825Z	41.759° NE
15 mins	2025-07-03 19:24:10.825Z	191.732° SSW	2025-07-03 19:31:10.825Z	256.678° W	44.39°	2025-07-03 19:39:10.825Z	4.959° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-03 21:25:10.825Z	277.927° WNW	2025-07-03 21:28:10.825Z	301.405° NW	14.327°	2025-07-03 21:31:10.825Z	324.277° NNW
14 mins	2025-07-04 05:26:10.825Z	8.633° NNE	2025-07-04 05:33:10.825Z	80.157° E	34.105°	2025-07-04 05:40:10.825Z	142.572° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-04 07:22:10.825Z	330.226° NNW	2025-07-04 07:28:10.825Z	266.32° W	32.033°	2025-07-04 07:35:10.825Z	209.033° SW

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Check out COSMOS 2257, 22692 on other resources

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