COSMOS 2285

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2285 at a glance.

Uptime

11408

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2285.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2285

International designator: 1994-045A

Object number (NORAD): 23189

Object ID (CCSDS): 23189

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.918 minutes

Inclination: 74.0271 deg

SMA: 7368.744 km

Apoapsis: 1009.312 km

Periapsis: 971.906 km

RAAN: 140.5906 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0025382

Argument of periapsis: 191.6211 deg

Mean anomaly: 270.7098 deg

Mean motion: 13.72500697 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000041 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000069473707 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 10:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2285

TLE line 1: 1 23189U 94045A 25298.93585657 .00000041 00000-0 69474-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 23189 74.0271 140.5906 0025382 191.6211 270.7098 13.72500697564257

Live tracking on map

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In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

The satellite Kosmos 2285 was an experimental earth observation satellite. It was reportedly a prototype for the planned Obzor series of earth observation satellites, which was eventually not developed.

COSMOS 2285 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Obzor Test’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 2, 1994, 8 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Obzor Test
Kosmos-3M | Obzor Test

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 2, 1994, 8 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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