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COSMOS 2271, 23002

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2271, 23002 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

23002, 1994-011D

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2271
1 23002U 94011D   26127.78592032  .00000022  00000-0  63852-4 0  9998
2 23002  82.5645 323.1390 0006038 286.5004  73.5424 12.63522075486389

Epoch: 2026-05-07T18:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T18:51:43.515Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

174.58061°

Altitude

1,409.842 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 32m 33s

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

09:05:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.46 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.06 km

Semi-major axis

7,783.897 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

82.5645°

RAAN

323.139°

Arg. of periapsis

286.5004°

True anomaly

73.60877°

Mean anomaly

73.5424°

Eccentric anomaly

73.57558°

Mean motion

3.16044 °/min

Orbital period

113.91 mins

BSTAR

0.000063852

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COSMOS 2271 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.
16 mins	2026-05-08 01:09:49.275Z	348.933° N	2026-05-08 01:17:49.275Z	284.608° WNW	43.929°	2026-05-08 01:25:49.275Z	183.157° SSW
4 mins	2026-05-08 03:09:49.275Z	297.204° NW	2026-05-08 03:11:49.275Z	282.291° WNW	12.106°	2026-05-08 03:13:49.275Z	267.678° W
9 mins	2026-05-08 12:06:49.275Z	114.321° SE	2026-05-08 12:10:49.275Z	80.544° E	19.724°	2026-05-08 12:15:49.275Z	40.185° NE
15 mins	2026-05-08 13:57:49.275Z	194.392° SSW	2026-05-08 14:04:49.275Z	278.786° WNW	44.028°	2026-05-08 14:12:49.275Z	4.257° NNE
6 mins	2026-05-08 15:58:49.275Z	281.173° WNW	2026-05-08 16:00:49.275Z	296.394° NW	13.515°	2026-05-08 16:04:49.275Z	326.292° NNW
13 mins	2026-05-08 23:59:49.275Z	10.91° NNE	2026-05-09 00:05:49.275Z	76.597° E	35.215°	2026-05-09 00:12:49.275Z	143.644° SSE

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COSMOS 2271, 23002

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T18:51:43.515Z)

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

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