COSMOS 2256 (22691)

COSPAR: 1993-038E | Alt Name: Kosmos-2256

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 24, 1993

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

22691

International Designator

1993-038E

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:08:15 GMT

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Inclination

82.57°

Right Ascension

200.91°

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Argument of Perigee

317.05°

Period

113.93 min

Mean Motion

12.64 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2256

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2256

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

VKS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 22691U 93038E   26185.00573333  .00000014  00000-0  19695-4 0  9998

2 22691  82.5734 200.9096 0005874 317.0515  70.5940 12.63948074523945

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Summary

COSMOS 2256 (also known as Kosmos-2256) is a military communication satellite launched on June 24, 1993, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 1.6 meters in length with a diameter of 0.8 meters and a span of 7 meters due to its antenna configuration. It has a dry mass of 225 kilograms and was manufactured by NPOPM for the Russian Air Force (VKS). Equipped with solar cells and batteries for power, COSMOS 2256 carries a Strela-3 payload for military communication purposes. The satellite’s shape is cylindrical with antennas and has a radar cross-section of 1.073 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.073

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-3

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Strela-3

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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