Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2279 at a glance.
Uptime
11333
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: 82.9483 deg
SMA: 7354.103 km
Apoapsis: 1000.952 km
Periapsis: 950.985 km
RAAN: 157.0767 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033972
Argument of periapsis: 312.6932 deg
Mean anomaly: 47.1364 deg
Mean motion: 13.7660124 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000075 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000061552 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2279
TLE line 1: 1 23092U 94024A 25125.84688006 .00000075 00000-0 61552-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 23092 82.9483 157.0767 0033972 312.6932 47.1364 13.76601240558019
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2279.
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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