Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2278 at a glance.
Uptime
11453
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
71.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2278.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2278
International designator: 1994-023A
Object number (NORAD): 23087
Object ID (CCSDS): 23087
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.816 minutes
Inclination: 71.052 deg
SMA: 7222.779 km
Apoapsis: 852.441 km
Periapsis: 836.847 km
RAAN: 216.2712 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00107947
Argument of periapsis: 311.1708 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.8483 deg
Mean motion: 14.14315425 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000172 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000065122982 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2278
TLE line 1: 1 23087U 94023A 25241.93217648 -.00000172 00000-0 -65123-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 23087 71.0520 216.2712 0010795 311.1708 48.8483 14.14315425617695
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2278.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2278.
Associated space launch
Second generation ELING satellite
COSMOS 2278 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 15’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.
The launch took place on April 23, 1994, 8:01 a.m. from 45/1.
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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 15
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 23, 1994, 8:01 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Zenit-2
Launch pad: 45/1
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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