COSMOS 2228

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2228 at a glance.

Uptime

12042

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2228.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2228

International designator: 1992-094A

Object number (NORAD): 22286

Object ID (CCSDS): 22286

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.21 minutes

Inclination: 82.5181 deg

SMA: 6955.154 km

Apoapsis: 588.524 km

Periapsis: 565.514 km

RAAN: 320.9656 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00165414

Argument of periapsis: 233.0177 deg

Mean anomaly: 126.9532 deg

Mean motion: 14.96727243 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000419 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00036365865 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:56 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2228

TLE line 1: 1 22286U 92094A 25346.28918249 .00004190 00000-0 36366-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 22286 82.5181 320.9656 0016541 233.0177 126.9532 14.96727243762983

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2228.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2228.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-08-10 14:10:56	0.0001064275	253.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-2D R/B	SSO	2025-01-29 06:44:16	0.0002863062	525.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
DELTA 2 DEB (DPAF)	SSO	2024-11-11 04:44:34	0.001155208	590.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-07-29 05:19:23	0.0001568324	401.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ATLAS 28E R/B	LEO	2024-07-22 22:34:21	0.0003280314	333.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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 2228 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 68’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 25, 1992, 8:07 p.m. from 32/2.

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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 68

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 25, 1992, 8:07 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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