Norad ID: 12409
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1266 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Perigee | 914 km |
| Apogee | 940 km |
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.