Kosmos 1266, a nuclear-powered US-A (RORSAT) radar ocean-reconnaissance satellite for the Soviet Navy. Tsyklon-2 from Baikonur Site 90 placed the craft in LEO to track surface ships; the reactor was ejected to a disposal orbit after a short mission.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.3 T
- Flight
- 48th
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 21 April 1981, 03:45 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1981-037
- Launches in 1981
- 39th of 126
See it in orbit
Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.
View satellites in Space Atlas