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COSMOS 2273, 23004

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2273, 23004 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

23004, 1994-011F

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2273
1 23004U 94011F   26035.53904641  .00000010  00000-0 -56885-5 0  9991
2 23004  82.5725  39.7997 0006155 123.3892 359.8182 12.62915501474002

Epoch: 2026-02-04T12:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T12:56:13.609Z)

Latitude

56.15681°

Longitude

-120.11596°

Altitude

1,415.445 km

Speed

7.16 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 54m 34s

True Declination

56° 00' 40"

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

23:28:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.046 km

Perigee altitude

1,403.461 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.391 km

Eccentricity

0.00062

Inclination

82.5725°

RAAN

39.7997°

Arg. of periapsis

123.3892°

True anomaly

359.81798°

Mean anomaly

359.8182°

Eccentric anomaly

359.81809°

Mean motion

3.15892 °/min

Orbital period

113.96 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000056885

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COSMOS 2273 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	2026-02-04 23:47:20.685Z	145.331° SSE	2026-02-04 23:54:20.685Z	86.036° E	29.454°	2026-02-05 00:01:20.685Z	25.79° NE
14 mins	2026-02-05 01:42:20.685Z	214.692° SW	2026-02-05 01:49:20.685Z	290.302° WNW	36.63°	2026-02-05 01:56:20.685Z	355.4° N
5 mins	2026-02-05 09:51:20.685Z	42.263° NE	2026-02-05 09:53:20.685Z	57.13° ENE	12.378°	2026-02-05 09:56:20.685Z	79.353° E
15 mins	2026-02-05 11:43:20.685Z	358.554° N	2026-02-05 11:50:20.685Z	86.546° E	43.26°	2026-02-05 11:58:20.685Z	164.045° S
9 mins	2026-02-05 13:40:20.685Z	314.178° NW	2026-02-05 13:44:20.685Z	278.894° WNW	21.078°	2026-02-05 13:49:20.685Z	237.434° WSW

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COSMOS 2273, 23004

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T12:56:13.609Z)

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

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