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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

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 2273
1 23004U 94011F   25129.26882631  .00000018  00000-0  38290-4 0  9994
2 23004  82.5771 213.1595 0005491  39.7981  14.7242 12.62905682439763

Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:27:06.593Z)

Latitude

53.96172°

Longitude

-100.68136°

Altitude

1,415.64 km

Speed

7.16 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 53m 41s

True Declination

53° 48' 42"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-52.19903°

Longitude

78.34685°

Altitude

1,435.317 km

Speed

7.141 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 02m 59s

Apparent Declination

-88° 46' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:58:53

Azimuth

181.401° SSW

Elevation

-40.498°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.57 km

Perigee altitude

1,404.018 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.431 km

Eccentricity

0.0005491

Inclination

82.5771°

RAAN

213.1595°

Arg. of periapsis

39.7981°

True anomaly

14.7402°

Mean anomaly

14.7242°

Eccentric anomaly

14.7322°

Mean motion

3.1589 °/min

BSTAR

0.00003829

Orbital period

113.96 mins

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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.
13 mins	2025-05-10 05:05:01.437Z	141.822° SSE	2025-05-10 05:12:01.437Z	78.193° E	28.422°	2025-05-10 05:18:01.437Z	27.988° NE
14 mins	2025-05-10 07:00:01.437Z	215.208° SW	2025-05-10 07:06:01.437Z	281.705° WNW	37.45°	2025-05-10 07:14:01.437Z	357.651° N
4 mins	2025-05-10 15:09:01.437Z	46.651° ENE	2025-05-10 15:11:01.437Z	61.495° ENE	11.85°	2025-05-10 15:13:01.437Z	76.059° E
14 mins	2025-05-10 17:01:01.437Z	0.532° NNE	2025-05-10 17:07:01.437Z	67.58° E	42.71°	2025-05-10 17:15:01.437Z	161.992° S

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