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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

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2272
1 23003U 94011E   26035.46515049  .00000020  00000-0  49866-4 0  9992
2 23003  82.5729  16.4113 0012843  95.8955 264.3601 12.64396936475656

Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:09:49.002Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

74.32577°

Altitude

1,408.576 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 05m 38s

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

01:01:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.159 km

Perigee altitude

1,392.174 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.303 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

82.5729°

RAAN

16.4113°

Arg. of periapsis

95.8955°

True anomaly

264.21367°

Mean anomaly

264.3601°

Eccentric anomaly

264.28688°

Mean motion

3.16263 °/min

Orbital period

113.83 mins

BSTAR

0.000049866

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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.
14 mins	2026-02-05 00:34:11.551Z	227.755° WSW	2026-02-05 00:41:11.551Z	289.704° WNW	28.933°	2026-02-05 00:48:11.551Z	350.013° N
9 mins	2026-02-05 08:41:11.551Z	29.624° NE	2026-02-05 08:45:11.551Z	62.213° ENE	18.057°	2026-02-05 08:50:11.551Z	102.462° ESE
15 mins	2026-02-05 10:34:11.551Z	350.926° N	2026-02-05 10:41:11.551Z	281.569° WNW	44.865°	2026-02-05 10:49:11.551Z	177.709° S
6 mins	2026-02-05 12:32:11.551Z	303.332° NW	2026-02-05 12:35:11.551Z	279.772° WNW	14.236°	2026-02-05 12:38:11.551Z	257.19° W
8 mins	2026-02-05 21:30:11.551Z	107.925° ESE	2026-02-05 21:34:11.551Z	75.454° E	16.858°	2026-02-05 21:38:11.551Z	44.503° NE

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COSMOS 2272, 23003

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T11:09:49.002Z)

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

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