COSMOS 2233

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2233 at a glance.

Uptime

11899

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2233.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2233

International designator: 1993-008A

Object number (NORAD): 22487

Object ID (CCSDS): 22487

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.651 minutes

Inclination: 82.9456 deg

SMA: 7356.216 km

Apoapsis: 1005.965 km

Periapsis: 950.197 km

RAAN: 32.7002 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00379058

Argument of periapsis: 185.3412 deg

Mean anomaly: 295.0633 deg

Mean motion: 13.76008264 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000087 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000073894737 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2233

TLE line 1: 1 22487U 93008A 25249.92487747 .00000087 00000-0 73895-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 22487 82.9456 32.7002 0037906 185.3412 295.0633 13.76008264631063

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2233.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2233.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-14 03:03:06	0.0003022846	636.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

COSMOS 2233 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 79’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 9, 1993, 2:56 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 79

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 9, 1993, 2:56 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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