COSMOS 2278

Launch Details
Launched 22 April 1994
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 23087
COSPAR ID 1994-023A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 71.054°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 0.007 hr
Argument perigee 182.141°
Mean anomaly 177.967°
Orbital period 101.813 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 06:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 845.6 km
Mean Altitude 851.7 km
Peak Altitude 857.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-16 R/B SL-16 DEB SL-16 DEB SL-16 DEB SL-16 DEB

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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