COSMOS 2221

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2221 at a glance.

Uptime

12022

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.5

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2221.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2221

International designator: 1992-080A

Object number (NORAD): 22236

Object ID (CCSDS): 22236

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.292 minutes

Inclination: 82.5062 deg

SMA: 6959.09 km

Apoapsis: 590.195 km

Periapsis: 571.714 km

RAAN: 50.1277 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00132787

Argument of periapsis: 294.6601 deg

Mean anomaly: 65.3237 deg

Mean motion: 14.95457634 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002917 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00026116413 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 6:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2221

TLE line 1: 1 22236U 92080A 25296.77370930 .00002917 00000-0 26116-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 22236 82.5062 50.1277 0013279 294.6601 65.3237 14.95457634760324

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2221.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2221.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 397 DEB LEO 2025-08-08 09:48:30 0.0006613775 496.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB LEO 2025-04-02 13:00:43 0.0001432299 681.0 (m) DEBRIS
OBJECT U SSO 2024-12-19 12:49:47 0.0007025685 185.0 (m) UNKNOWN
SAUDISAT 1A LEO 2024-12-14 19:19:57 0.02943818 55.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

COSMOS 2221 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 67’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 24, 1992, 4:09 a.m. from 32/2.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 67
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 67

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 24, 1992, 4:09 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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