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COSMOS 2263, 22802

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2263, 22802 is a payload satellite owned by GRU (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Sep 1993 UTC via a ZENIT-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

22802, 1993-059A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Intelligence Directorate (RU)

Manufacturer

Yuzhnoe

Mission

Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

TSELINA-2, Unknown motor

Mass

3,250 kg wet, 3,250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-09-16 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 9.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2263
1 22802U 93059A   26095.85518808 -.00000241  00000-0 -10195-3 0  9993
2 22802  70.9292  44.6766 0020670  79.0691 281.2755 14.13644758679101

Epoch: 2026-04-05T20:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T20:31:28.250Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-97.34572°

Altitude

846.43 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 58m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:36:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

859.789 km

Perigee altitude

829.929 km

Semi-major axis

7,222.996 km

Eccentricity

0.00207

Inclination

70.9292°

RAAN

44.6766°

Arg. of periapsis

79.0691°

True anomaly

281.04309°

Mean anomaly

281.2755°

Eccentric anomaly

281.15931°

Mean motion

3.53563 °/min

Orbital period

101.82 mins

BSTAR

-0.00010195

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 1993 (1993-09-16 UTC)

SL-16 DEB, 22805

SL-16 R/B, 22803

SL-16 DEB, 25254

SL-16 DEB, 23303 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 35276 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 22807

SL-16 DEB, 22804

SL-16 DEB, 22806

SL-16 DEB, 36297 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 25906 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 44576 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 35277 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 2263 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	2026-04-06 07:15:29.644Z	346.213° N	2026-04-06 07:20:29.644Z	48.024° ENE	38.078°	2026-04-06 07:25:29.644Z	136.772° SSE
6 mins	2026-04-06 09:02:29.644Z	287.673° WNW	2026-04-06 09:04:29.644Z	260.784° W	19.244°	2026-04-06 09:08:29.644Z	214.246° SW
4 mins	2026-04-06 20:27:29.644Z	113.954° SE	2026-04-06 20:28:29.644Z	101.823° ESE	14.859°	2026-04-06 20:31:29.644Z	67.546° E
9 mins	2026-04-06 22:08:29.644Z	215.912° SW	2026-04-06 22:12:29.644Z	310.722° NW	42.563°	2026-04-06 22:17:29.644Z	17.612° NNE

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COSMOS 2263, 22802

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T20:31:28.250Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 1993 (1993-09-16 UTC)

COSMOS 2263 Visibility forecast

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