COSMOS 2333

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2333 at a glance.

Uptime

10588

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2333.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2333

International designator: 1996-051A

Object number (NORAD): 24297

Object ID (CCSDS): 24297

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.856 minutes

Inclination: 70.901 deg

SMA: 7224.665 km

Apoapsis: 862.955 km

Periapsis: 830.104 km

RAAN: 226.745 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00227351

Argument of periapsis: 25.6327 deg

Mean anomaly: 334.5916 deg

Mean motion: 14.13761695 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000264 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0001644972 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2333

TLE line 1: 1 24297U 96051A 25242.64881469 .00000264 00000-0 16450-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 24297 70.9010 226.7450 0022735 25.6327 334.5916 14.13761695495230

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2333.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2333.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB	SSO	2025-06-27 23:40:48	0.0001996759	794.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-14 DEB	LEO	2025-02-27 20:17:34	0.0001485943	558.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-02-18 16:23:27	0.0003035797	157.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-25 09:56:40	0.0001641356	821.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-01-20 00:59:16	0.000139532	430.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

COSMOS 2333 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 18’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 4, 1996, 9:01 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 18

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 4, 1996, 9:01 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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