COSMOS 2126

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2126 at a glance.

Uptime

12723

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2126.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2126

International designator: 1991-009B

Object number (NORAD): 21101

Object ID (CCSDS): 21101

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.564 minutes

Inclination: 74.0309 deg

SMA: 7859.137 km

Apoapsis: 1496.206 km

Periapsis: 1465.797 km

RAAN: 331.8346 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00193463

Argument of periapsis: 340.2252 deg

Mean anomaly: 19.8045 deg

Mean motion: 12.4606446 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000004 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013420593 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:37 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2126

TLE line 1: 1 21101U 91009B 25346.06781245 .00000004 00000-0 13421-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 21101 74.0309 331.8346 0019346 340.2252 19.8045 12.46064460584400

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2126.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 2126 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 353-360’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 12, 1991, 2:44 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 353-360
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 353-360

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 12, 1991, 2:44 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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