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NORAD 22675

COSMOS 2251

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 100 minutes, on an orbit tilted 74.0° from the equator, between 782 and 815 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About COSMOS 2251

COSMOS 2251 is a satellite from Russia (or the former Soviet Union), launched on Jun 16, 1993 from Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 100 minutes (14.3 times a day), between 764 and 798 km up, on an orbit tilted 74.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 74° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Kosmos 2251 · Russian Strela-2M satellite

Operated by
Russian Space Forces
Mass
900 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 19 days its lowest point went from 764 km to 764 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.