COSMOS 1266

12409
Spacetrack Directory Number
1981-04-21
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 1266

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1266
Orbit launches 1981-04-21
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 914 km
Apogee 940 km

Additional information COSMOS 1266

COSMOS 1266, 12409 is a payload satellite owned by VMF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 21 Apr 1981 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 1266 Date of exalting 21.04.1981y.


Update time: 2026-05-01 23:01:47
COSMOS 1266 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1981-04-21