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12892
COSMOS 1261 DEB
A piece of debris owned by the Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR), in a highly elliptical orbit, from a launch on 31 March 1981.
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Published by 303 Overwatch A.S.B.L from CelesTrak, so that operators whose orbits it crosses can see whose debris this is. Accredited by the Luxembourg Ministry of National Education.
All objects owned by the Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)- Perigee121 kmAs of , above the Earth
- Apogee23,158 kmabove the Earth
- Inclination62.09°to the equator
- Period401.16 minone orbit
SATCAT
This record is derived from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (SATCAT) as built on . Check this record at CelesTrak, or cite this page.
All objects owned by the Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)The record
- NORAD catalogue number
- 12892
- Object type
- Debris
- Status
- Unknown
- Owner
- Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- International designator
- 1981-031E
- Launch it came from
- 31 March 1981
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
- Orbit class
- HEO
- Orbiting
- Earth
- Perigee
- 121 km
- Apogee
- 23,158 km
- Inclination
- 62.09 degrees
- Period
- 401.16 minutes
- Radar cross-section
- 1.1082 square metres
As of
2026-10-19
Ground track
No current element set for this object: CelesTrak's list of active satellites, as built here on UTC, does not carry it, so no ground track is drawn.
Timeline
The launch this piece of debris came from, at Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia.
Still catalogued in orbit, 46 years after the launch it came from.
Source
This record is derived from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (SATCAT), from US Space Force data published on Space-Track.org, as built on . Check this record at CelesTrak. This page carries no position and makes no prediction.
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