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
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2285.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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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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