In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1261 DEB

NORAD: 27796
COSPAR: 1981-031H

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27796, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-03-31
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M 2BL
Flight: Kosmos-1261
Mission name: Oko
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC41/1
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-031

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-031, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-03-31
Period: 713.8 min
Inclination: 65.07°
Apogee: 38,560 km
Perigee: 1,596 km
Radar cross-section: 0.4136 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1261 (NORAD 12376)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris11 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit