KOSMOS 2126

Russian communications satellite. KOSMOS 2126 was launched on February 12, 1991 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1991-009BNORAD 21101Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2126
Common name: KOSMOS 2126
Payload designation: Strela-1M Blok 45 No. 2
International designator: 1991-009B
NORAD catalog number: 21101
GCAT identifier: S21101
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/240

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: Strela-1M
Owner: UNKS RF
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus): Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date: February 12, 1991 · 02:44 UTC
Launch record: 1991-009Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 1,466 km
Apogee: 1,497 km
Inclination: 74.03°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1993
End of operations: 1993

Size

Mass: 60 kg
Dry mass: 60 kg
Length: 0.8 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 0.8 m

Launched together

Cosmos 2125Communications · UNKS RF Cosmos 2127Communications · UNKS RF Cosmos 2128Communications · UNKS RF Cosmos 2129Communications · UNKS RF Cosmos 2130Communications · UNKS RF Cosmos 2131Communications · UNKS RF Cosmos 2132Communications · UNKS RF

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907582 (CC0).