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NORAD 21101

COSMOS 2126

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 116 minutes, on an orbit tilted 74.0° from the equator, between 1,478 and 1,502 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About COSMOS 2126

COSMOS 2126 is a satellite from Russia (or the former Soviet Union), launched on Feb 12, 1991 from Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 116 minutes (12.5 times a day), between 1,466 and 1,496 km up, on an orbit tilted 74.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 74° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

KOSMOS 2126 · Russian communications satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 17 days its lowest point went from 1,465 km to 1,466 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
1,4701,4801,490

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.