NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1981-031A
Cosmos 1261 was a Soviet missile early warning satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Molniya rocket. It was part of the Oko constellation of satellites and covered the plane 6 - 115 degree longitude of ascending node.
Launch Date: 1981-04-01
Launch Vehicle: Molniya-M
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 1250 kg
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