Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2263 at a glance.
Uptime
11721
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: 101.867 minutes
Inclination: 70.9301 deg
SMA: 7225.197 km
Apoapsis: 865.252 km
Periapsis: 828.872 km
RAAN: 40.3305 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00251759
Argument of periapsis: 329.2266 deg
Mean anomaly: 30.7378 deg
Mean motion: 14.13605483 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000211 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000085972517 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 5:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2263
TLE line 1: 1 22802U 93059A 25291.73626343 -.00000211 00000-0 -85973-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 22802 70.9301 40.3305 0025176 329.2266 30.7378 14.13605483655203
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.
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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