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COSMOS 2268, 22999

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2268, 22999 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 12 Feb 1994 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

22999, 1994-011A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 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)

1994-02-12 (31 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 5 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2268
1 22999U 94011A   25182.18700752  .00000009  00000-0 -94268-5 0  9998
2 22999  82.5752 204.0725 0008746 276.0783 153.8535 12.61216599444723

Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:29:17.449Z)

Latitude

68.76983°

Longitude

-123.23657°

Altitude

1,435.926 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 54m 17s

True Declination

68° 39' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-80.96743°

Longitude

162.47336°

Altitude

1,439.33 km

Speed

7.145 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 12m 21s

Apparent Declination

-62° 36' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:01:10

Azimuth

183.326° SSW

Elevation

-67.251°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,422.065 km

Perigee altitude

1,408.433 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.386 km

Eccentricity

0.00087

Inclination

82.5752°

RAAN

204.0725°

Arg. of periapsis

276.0783°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

153.8535°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15467 °/min

Orbital period

114.12 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000094268

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1994 (1994-02-12 UTC)

COSMOS 2268 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	2025-07-01 12:20:54.324Z	10.533° NNE	2025-07-01 12:27:54.324Z	77.951° E	31.57°	2025-07-01 12:34:54.324Z	137.907° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-01 14:16:54.324Z	333.683° NNW	2025-07-01 14:22:54.324Z	268.678° W	34.963°	2025-07-01 14:29:54.324Z	205.372° SW
13 mins	2025-07-02 01:09:54.324Z	146.388° SSE	2025-07-02 01:15:54.324Z	92.928° ESE	31.584°	2025-07-02 01:22:54.324Z	25.938° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 03:04:54.324Z	219.967° SW	2025-07-02 03:10:54.324Z	278.619° WNW	34.675°	2025-07-02 03:18:54.324Z	354.933° N

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