In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1266 COOLANT

NORAD: 29203
COSPAR: 1981-037E

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Navy
Platform (bus): RCB

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S29203, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-04-21
Rocket: Tsiklon-2
Flight: Kosmos-1266
Mission name: US-A reactor
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC90
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-037

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-037, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-04-21
Period: 103.4 min
Inclination: 64.76°
Apogee: 956 km
Perigee: 886 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0052 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1266 (NORAD 12409)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris4 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit