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COSMOS 2563, 54223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2563, 54223 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 02 Nov 2022 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B 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

54223, 2022-145A

Orbit

Molniya

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

RKKE/KOMET

Mission

Operational Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

14F142 EKS, Unknown motor

Mass

2,550 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-11-02 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 COSMOS 2563
1 54223U 22145A   26162.21077053 -.00001173  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 54223  63.2634 281.2774 7047191 269.6945  16.7328  2.00529892 26443

Epoch: 2026-06-11T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-11T05:03:30.573Z)

Latitude

0.00017°

Longitude

-54.22938°

Altitude

7,051.265 km

Speed

6.661 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 44m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

00:36:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,903.343 km

Perigee altitude

1,465.241 km

Semi-major axis

26,562.429 km

Eccentricity

0.70472

Inclination

63.2634°

RAAN

281.2774°

Arg. of periapsis

269.6945°

True anomaly

90.51997°

Mean anomaly

16.7328°

Eccentric anomaly

45.56324°

Mean motion

0.50135 °/min

Orbital period

718.06 mins

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COSMOS 2563 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.
84 mins	2026-06-22 13:34:00.010Z	60.183° ENE	2026-06-22 13:34:00.010Z	60.183° ENE	32.452°	2026-06-22 14:58:00.010Z	95.678° ESE
265 mins	2026-06-22 19:44:00.010Z	333.548° NNW	2026-06-22 22:05:00.010Z	335.809° NNW	14.302°	2026-06-23 00:09:00.010Z	331.253° NNW
546 mins	2026-06-23 04:28:00.010Z	109.068° ESE	2026-06-23 08:01:00.010Z	40.01° NE	35.141°	2026-06-23 13:34:00.010Z	61.264° ENE

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COSMOS 2563, 54223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-11T05:03:30.573Z)

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