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    COSMOS 2257
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 23 June 1993 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 22692 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1993-038F | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 82.583° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00091 | 
| RA ascending node | 1.721 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 150.428° | 
| Mean anomaly | 209.733° | 
| Orbital period | 114.082 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 12:14 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1413.7 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1420.8 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1427.9 km | 
Orbital History
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