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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

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2271
1 23002U 94011D   25181.91055232  .00000023  00000-0  68863-4 0  9996
2 23002  82.5651 162.2882 0005552 271.4717  88.5738 12.63510294447121

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:51:11.72Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-84.72422°

Altitude

1,411.115 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 49m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

26.82836°

Longitude

-81.26675°

Altitude

1,413.558 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 13m 17s

Apparent Declination

-2° 51' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:02:09

Azimuth

331.927° NNW

Elevation

-49.587°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.13 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.487 km

Semi-major axis

7,783.946 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

82.5651°

RAAN

162.2882°

Arg. of periapsis

271.4717°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

88.5738°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16041 °/min

Orbital period

113.91 mins

BSTAR

0.000068863

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

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.
15 mins	2025-07-01 09:51:52.683Z	4.564° NNE	2025-07-01 09:58:52.683Z	71.44° E	37.057°	2025-07-01 10:06:52.683Z	149.216° SSE
12 mins	2025-07-01 11:47:52.683Z	329.061° NNW	2025-07-01 11:53:52.683Z	272.014° WNW	29.038°	2025-07-01 11:59:52.683Z	218.701° SW
14 mins	2025-07-01 22:39:52.683Z	155.593° SSE	2025-07-01 22:45:52.683Z	94.491° ESE	36.884°	2025-07-01 22:53:52.683Z	18.663° NNE
13 mins	2025-07-02 00:34:52.683Z	229.555° WSW	2025-07-02 00:40:52.683Z	283.597° WNW	29.469°	2025-07-02 00:47:52.683Z	348.364° N
9 mins	2025-07-02 08:41:52.683Z	30.693° NE	2025-07-02 08:45:52.683Z	63.312° ENE	18.018°	2025-07-02 08:50:52.683Z	102.82° ESE

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