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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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2273
1 23004U 94011F   25181.74004708  .00000013  00000-0  15542-4 0  9996
2 23004  82.5736 179.6385 0003736 266.9032 267.1291 12.62907473446382

Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:45:40.067Z)

Latitude

5.88528°

Longitude

173.40998°

Altitude

1,413.275 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 55m 29s

True Declination

5° 51' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-62.35043°

Longitude

-20.58049°

Altitude

1,432.38 km

Speed

7.146 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 59m 41s

Apparent Declination

-52° 49' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:15:32

Azimuth

206.647° SW

Elevation

-75.054°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.196 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.378 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.424 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

82.5736°

RAAN

179.6385°

Arg. of periapsis

266.9032°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.1291°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1589 °/min

Orbital period

113.96 mins

BSTAR

0.000015542

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

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	2025-07-01 10:33:13.861Z	9.29° NNE	2025-07-01 10:40:13.861Z	67.214° ENE	28.879°	2025-07-01 10:47:13.861Z	130.953° SE
14 mins	2025-07-01 12:29:13.861Z	338.54° N	2025-07-01 12:35:13.861Z	281.14° WNW	37.32°	2025-07-01 12:43:13.861Z	199.7° SSW
12 mins	2025-07-01 23:23:13.861Z	135.889° SSE	2025-07-01 23:28:13.861Z	88.616° E	28.537°	2025-07-01 23:35:13.861Z	27.211° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 01:16:13.861Z	212.474° SW	2025-07-02 01:23:13.861Z	286.378° WNW	37.534°	2025-07-02 01:30:13.861Z	355.483° N
4 mins	2025-07-02 09:26:13.861Z	47.943° ENE	2025-07-02 09:27:13.861Z	55.333° ENE	11.84°	2025-07-02 09:30:13.861Z	77.264° E

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