COSMOS 2266

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2266 at a glance.

Uptime

11572

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2266.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2266

International designator: 1993-070A

Object number (NORAD): 22888

Object ID (CCSDS): 22888

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.717 minutes

Inclination: 82.9521 deg

SMA: 7359.317 km

Apoapsis: 1017.535 km

Periapsis: 944.829 km

RAAN: 335.9839 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0049397

Argument of periapsis: 68.8035 deg

Mean anomaly: 46.1591 deg

Mean motion: 13.75138681 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000032 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000016621 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2266

TLE line 1: 1 22888U 93070A 25188.94242042 .00000032 00000-0 16621-4 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 22888 82.9521 335.9839 0049397 68.8035 46.1591 13.75138681586715

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2266.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2266.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-02-05 10:21:51 0.0001023214 77.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-01-29 07:50:19 0.01472001 56.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-2D R/B SSO 2024-10-11 03:57:18 0.00180923 147.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

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

COSMOS 2266 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 81’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 2, 1993, 12:10 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 81
Kosmos-3M | Parus 81

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 2, 1993, 12:10 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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