COSMOS 2263

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2263 at a glance.

Uptime

11776

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2263.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2263

International designator: 1993-059A

Object number (NORAD): 22802

Object ID (CCSDS): 22802

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.866 minutes

Inclination: 70.9294 deg

SMA: 7225.134 km

Apoapsis: 865.525 km

Periapsis: 828.472 km

RAAN: 285.5959 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00256415

Argument of periapsis: 254.6207 deg

Mean anomaly: 105.2081 deg

Mean motion: 14.13624054 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000323 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00019608679 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, 7:02 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2263

TLE line 1: 1 22802U 93059A 25346.29368620 .00000323 00000-0 19609-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 22802 70.9294 285.5959 0025641 254.6207 105.2081 14.13624054662915

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2263.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2263.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-11-01 09:57:02	0.004009036	52.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB *	SSO	2025-04-08 00:48:19	0.0001116305	698.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-01-29 14:53:51	0.0001320152	492.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-24 23:58:11	0.0002638922	309.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-09-23 05:45:34	0.0007161264	594.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

COSMOS 2263 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 14’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1993, 7:36 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 14

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 16, 1993, 7:36 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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