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 71.053°
Eccentricity 0.00072
RA ascending node 6.279 hr
Argument perigee 148.612°
Mean anomaly 211.544°
Orbital period 101.817 min
Epoch of osculation 08 May 2025, 04:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 846.6 km
Mean Altitude 851.8 km
Peak Altitude 857.1 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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