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COSMOS 2270, 23001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2270, 23001 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
23001, 1994-011C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
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 5 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2270
1 23001U 94011C   25182.22633748  .00000016  00000-0  27997-4 0  9999
2 23001  82.5725 178.1651 0005943 252.3439 125.3359 12.62923277446659
Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:25:55.558Z)
Latitude
17.57177°
Longitude
179.51314°
Altitude
1,415.746 km
Speed
7.153 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 02m 04s
True Declination
17° 28' 53"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-79.0275°
Longitude
135.02462°
Altitude
1,434.714 km
Speed
7.146 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 58m 38s
Apparent Declination
-61° 36' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:15:06
Azimuth
174.738° S
Elevation
-68.166°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,412.849 km
Perigee altitude
1,403.594 km
Semi-major axis
7,786.359 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
82.5725°
RAAN
178.1651°
Arg. of periapsis
252.3439°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
125.3359°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.15894 °/min
Orbital period
113.96 mins
BSTAR
0.000027997
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COSMOS 2270 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
16 mins2025-07-01 11:38:37.486Z352.569° N2025-07-01 11:46:37.486Z17.397° NNE44.935°2025-07-01 11:54:37.486Z173.959° S
7 mins2025-07-01 13:37:37.486Z305.87° NW2025-07-01 13:40:37.486Z281.668° WNW16.165°2025-07-01 13:44:37.486Z250.829° W
7 mins2025-07-01 22:37:37.486Z97.858° ESE2025-07-01 22:40:37.486Z73.69° E15.485°2025-07-01 22:44:37.486Z44.209° NE
15 mins2025-07-02 00:26:37.486Z184.633° SSW2025-07-02 00:33:37.486Z172.157° S44.921°2025-07-02 00:41:37.486Z7.933° NNE
8 mins2025-07-02 02:26:37.486Z268.999° W2025-07-02 02:29:37.486Z293.507° NW17.215°2025-07-02 02:34:37.486Z332.92° NNW
8 mins2025-07-02 10:28:37.486Z12.685° NNE2025-07-02 10:34:37.486Z68.11° E30.532°2025-07-02 10:36:37.486Z95.88° ESE
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