COSMOS 2218

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2218 at a glance.

Uptime

12050

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2218.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2218

International designator: 1992-073A

Object number (NORAD): 22207

Object ID (CCSDS): 22207

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.875 minutes

Inclination: 82.9185 deg

SMA: 7366.714 km

Apoapsis: 1011.578 km

Periapsis: 965.58 km

RAAN: 309.1205 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00312199

Argument of periapsis: 293.3237 deg

Mean anomaly: 240.5007 deg

Mean motion: 13.73068087 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000065 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000054138299 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 7:40 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2218

TLE line 1: 1 22207U 92073A 25298.82004036 .00000065 00000-0 54138-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 22207 82.9185 309.1205 0031220 293.3237 240.5007 13.73068087652773

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2218.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2218.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-01-30 16:47:12 0.0002065934 192.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-05 17:13:19 0.0001537135 338.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 2218 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 78’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 29, 1992, 10:40 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 78
Kosmos-3M | Parus 78

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 29, 1992, 10:40 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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