COSMOS 1266

12409
Spacetrack Directory Number
1981-04-21
Orbit launches
935.98 km
Average height
26588.23 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information COSMOS 1266

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1266
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Orbit launches 1981-04-21 (45 years ago)
Days in orbit 16604
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 914 km
Apogee 940 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 64.76°
Laps per day 14
Height COSMOS 1266 935.98 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. Average height of ISS COSMOS 1266 hundred 935.98 km. Average velocity COSMOS 1266 is 26588.23 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 1266 satellite 64.76°.

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Update time: 2026-10-05 19:40:19
Average height of ISS COSMOS 1266 is: 935.98km
Average velocity COSMOS 1266 is: 26588.23km/h
Average orbit height COSMOS 1266 is: 64.76°
COSMOS 1266 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1981-04-21
COSMOS 1266 is from 16604 days Days in orbit.