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 71.051°
Eccentricity 0.00108
RA ascending node 6.251 hr
Argument perigee 240.114°
Mean anomaly 119.891°
Orbital period 101.815 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Oct 2025, 11:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 843.9 km
Mean Altitude 851.7 km
Peak Altitude 859.5 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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