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COSMOS 220, 3229

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 220, 3229 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 07 May 1968 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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

3229, 1968-040A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Federal Space Agency of Russia (Roscosmos) (RU)

Manufacturer

OKB-10

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

KAUR-1 11F617, Unknown motor

Mass

775 kg wet, 775 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-05-07 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Rod, 17 m

Radar Cross Section

9.978 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 COSMOS 220
1  3229U 68040A   25151.20853140  .00000752  00000-0  10306-3 0  9998
2  3229  74.0256 214.4763 0035142 218.5114 141.3555 14.80024608 54989

Epoch: 2025-05-31T05:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T05:00:17.112Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-109.54722°

Altitude

651.18 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 17m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

36.36573°

Longitude

57.89913°

Altitude

627.834 km

Speed

7.551 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 28m 05s

Apparent Declination

0° 31' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:07:04

Azimuth

65.197° ENE

Elevation

-25.9°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

651.44 km

Perigee altitude

602.206 km

Semi-major axis

7,004.96 km

Eccentricity

0.00351

Inclination

74.0256°

RAAN

214.4763°

Arg. of periapsis

218.5114°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

141.3555°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.70199 °/min

Orbital period

97.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00010306

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1968 (1968-05-07 UTC)

SL-8 R/B, 3230

SL-8 DEB, 3231 (Decayed)

COSMOS 220 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.
7 mins	2025-05-31 15:17:49.932Z	353.224° N	2025-05-31 15:21:49.932Z	90.156° ESE	38.073°	2025-05-31 15:24:49.932Z	142.613° SSE
7 mins	2025-06-01 05:28:49.932Z	204.358° SW	2025-06-01 05:31:49.932Z	296.001° NW	44.419°	2025-06-01 05:35:49.932Z	15.72° NNE

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