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COSMOS 2269, 23000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2269, 23000 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

23000, 1994-011B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2269
1 23000U 94011B   25181.74728662  .00000014  00000-0  19893-4 0  9998
2 23000  82.5667 185.5186 0005644 265.9652 267.8286 12.61932586445341

Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:56:05.563Z)

Latitude

6.14488°

Longitude

176.64191°

Altitude

1,417.291 km

Speed

7.152 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 52s

True Declination

6° 06' 41"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.44644°

Longitude

98.74807°

Altitude

1,432.897 km

Speed

7.15 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 56m 46s

Apparent Declination

40° 33' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:15:59

Azimuth

352.175° N

Elevation

-8.994°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,416.696 km

Perigee altitude

1,407.903 km

Semi-major axis

7,790.436 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

82.5667°

RAAN

185.5186°

Arg. of periapsis

265.9652°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.8286°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15646 °/min

Orbital period

114.05 mins

BSTAR

0.000019893

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

COSMOS 2269 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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 10:45:31.078Z	16.762° NNE	2025-07-01 10:51:31.078Z	68.619° E	25.356°	2025-07-01 10:57:31.078Z	121.12° SE
14 mins	2025-07-01 12:40:31.078Z	342.311° N	2025-07-01 12:47:31.078Z	255.848° W	40.661°	2025-07-01 12:54:31.078Z	193.085° SSW
11 mins	2025-07-01 23:35:31.078Z	127.905° SE	2025-07-01 23:40:31.078Z	82.331° E	24.988°	2025-07-01 23:46:31.078Z	32.117° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 01:28:31.078Z	206.769° SW	2025-07-02 01:34:31.078Z	270.19° WNW	40.52°	2025-07-02 01:42:31.078Z	359.442° N

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