COSMOS 2298

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2298 at a glance.

Uptime

11259

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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 2298.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2298

International designator: 1994-083A

Object number (NORAD): 23431

Object ID (CCSDS): 23431

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.623 minutes

Inclination: 74.0287 deg

SMA: 7166.226 km

Apoapsis: 800.426 km

Periapsis: 775.755 km

RAAN: 233.6675 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0017214

Argument of periapsis: 235.7915 deg

Mean anomaly: 124.1605 deg

Mean motion: 14.31090345 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000223 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00009444 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 12:06 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:13 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2298

TLE line 1: 1 23431U 94083A 25288.59270559 .00000223 00000-0 94440-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 23431 74.0287 233.6675 0017214 235.7915 124.1605 14.31090345608690

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2298.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2298.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-08-07 20:24:56	0.0001505401	882.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-05 03:18:54	0.0003878114	701.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-05-17 11:18:21	0.0001571133	89.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-02-15 05:44:56	0.0004528471	91.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-12-10 09:50:10	0.0002211415	267.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 2298 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 20, 1994, 5:11 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 20, 1994, 5:11 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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