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COSMOS 2272, 23003

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2272, 23003 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

23003, 1994-011E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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 3 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2272
1 23003U 94011E   25182.22763358  .00000038  00000-0  14765-3 0  9994
2 23003  82.5715 156.3394 0010425 229.8206 130.1974 12.64389020448343

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:27:47.541Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

154.8652°

Altitude

1,412.856 km

Speed

7.152 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 25m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.31324°

Longitude

-24.52029°

Altitude

1,402.651 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 58m 21s

Apparent Declination

-44° 32' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:58:29

Azimuth

133.646° SE

Elevation

-17.957°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.31 km

Perigee altitude

1,394.088 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.336 km

Eccentricity

0.00104

Inclination

82.5715°

RAAN

156.3394°

Arg. of periapsis

229.8206°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

130.1974°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16261 °/min

Orbital period

113.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00014765

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

COSMOS 2272 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 09:52:23.039Z	358.423° N	2025-07-01 09:59:23.039Z	64.903° ENE	42.712°	2025-07-01 10:07:23.039Z	162.116° S
10 mins	2025-07-01 11:49:23.039Z	317.071° NNW	2025-07-01 11:53:23.039Z	282.522° WNW	21.723°	2025-07-01 11:59:23.039Z	232.948° WSW
14 mins	2025-07-01 22:39:23.039Z	170.757° S	2025-07-01 22:46:23.039Z	74.895° E	42.562°	2025-07-01 22:53:23.039Z	13.7° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-02 00:36:23.039Z	248.164° W	2025-07-02 00:41:23.039Z	291.818° WNW	22.841°	2025-07-02 00:47:23.039Z	341.723° N

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