COSMOS 2279

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2279 at a glance.

Uptime

11394

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 2279.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2279

International designator: 1994-024A

Object number (NORAD): 23092

Object ID (CCSDS): 23092

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.605 minutes

Inclination: 82.9497 deg

SMA: 7354.084 km

Apoapsis: 1002.387 km

Periapsis: 949.512 km

RAAN: 112.2014 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0035949

Argument of periapsis: 139.9642 deg

Mean anomaly: 220.4175 deg

Mean motion: 13.76606613 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000054 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000038578 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:40 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2279

TLE line 1: 1 23092U 94024A 25186.31971055 .00000054 00000-0 38578-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 23092 82.9497 112.2014 0035949 139.9642 220.4175 13.76606613566335

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2279.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2279.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-07-25 14:28:10	0.0003185417	236.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-14 R/B	LEO	2024-06-18 07:16:56	0.0004307019	882.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

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

COSMOS 2279 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 82’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 26, 1994, 2:14 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 82

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 26, 1994, 2:14 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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