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COSMOS 2242
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- COSMOS 2242
- NORAD ID
- 22626
- Category
- Bright visual satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 04:37 UTC
- Object ID
- 1993-024A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
- Launch date
- 1993-04-16
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination82.5192°
Eccentricity0.0017
Mean motion14.9705 rev/day
Orbital period96.2 min
Perigee564.2 km
Apogee587.9 km
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