Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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12409
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COSPAR ID
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1981-037-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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COSMOS 1266
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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890 x 963 km, 64.8°
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| Category | unknown |
| Country/organisation of origin | Russia |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 5.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 5.2 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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21 April 1981 03:45
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| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan |
| Launch vehicle | Tsiklon-2 |
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