COSMOS 2297

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2297 at a glance.

Uptime

11343

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

71.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2297.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2297

International designator: 1994-077A

Object number (NORAD): 23404

Object ID (CCSDS): 23404

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.846 minutes

Inclination: 71.0143 deg

SMA: 7224.179 km

Apoapsis: 856.08 km

Periapsis: 836.008 km

RAAN: 282.3577 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00138923

Argument of periapsis: 124.8006 deg

Mean anomaly: 235.4425 deg

Mean motion: 14.13904421 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000374 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00022175768 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:24 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2297

TLE line 1: 1 23404U 94077A 25346.22500136 .00000374 00000-0 22176-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 23404 71.0143 282.3577 0013892 124.8006 235.4425 14.13904421602124

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2297.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2297.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-10-27 00:43:13	0.0001075275	102.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-05-30 01:20:22	0.0001532206	295.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2025-01-13 11:01:10	0.0001003282	788.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-10-09 05:57:18	0.0002071708	106.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-25 22:50:45	0.0002777774	214.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

COSMOS 2297 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 16’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 24, 1994, 9:15 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 16

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 24, 1994, 9:15 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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