Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2126 at a glance.
Uptime
12627
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: 74.0273 deg
SMA: 7859.145 km
Apoapsis: 1495.663 km
Periapsis: 1466.356 km
RAAN: 97.3279 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00186452
Argument of periapsis: 125.5801 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.6989 deg
Mean motion: 12.46062511 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000012 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019106687 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 10:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2126
TLE line 1: 1 21101U 91009B 25250.93672719 .00000012 00000-0 19107-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 21101 74.0273 97.3279 0018645 125.5801 234.6989 12.46062511572556
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2126.
In-orbit conjunctions
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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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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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