Orbital elements of COSMOS 1261 DEB
| Launched | 30 March 1981 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 12894 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 May 05 17:57 | 2026 May 04 09:25:54 | 69.6695 | 0.56817 | 6.3852 | 350.6163 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 May 04 17:57 | 2026 Apr 28 08:52:27 | 69.6596 | 0.56855 | 6.4060 | 350.7831 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 May 03 17:57 | 2026 Apr 28 08:52:27 | 69.6596 | 0.56855 | 6.4060 | 350.7831 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 May 02 17:57 | 2026 Apr 28 08:52:27 | 69.6596 | 0.56855 | 6.4060 | 350.7831 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 May 01 17:56 | 2026 Apr 28 08:52:27 | 69.6596 | 0.56855 | 6.4060 | 350.7831 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 28 08:52:27 | 69.6596 | 0.56855 | 6.4060 | 350.7831 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 22 09:34:38 | 69.6487 | 0.56894 | 6.4267 | 350.9456 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 22 09:34:38 | 69.6487 | 0.56894 | 6.4267 | 350.9456 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 27 17:58 | 2026 Apr 22 09:34:38 | 69.6487 | 0.56894 | 6.4267 | 350.9456 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 26 17:58 | 2026 Apr 22 09:34:38 | 69.6487 | 0.56894 | 6.4267 | 350.9456 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 22 09:34:38 | 69.6487 | 0.56894 | 6.4267 | 350.9456 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 22 09:34:38 | 69.6487 | 0.56894 | 6.4267 | 350.9456 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 23 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 03:58:57 | 69.6373 | 0.56939 | 6.4518 | 351.1446 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 22 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 03:58:57 | 69.6373 | 0.56939 | 6.4518 | 351.1446 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 21 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 03:58:57 | 69.6373 | 0.56939 | 6.4518 | 351.1446 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 20 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 03:58:57 | 69.6373 | 0.56939 | 6.4518 | 351.1446 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 19 17:58 | 2026 Apr 15 03:58:57 | 69.6373 | 0.56939 | 6.4518 | 351.1446 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 18 17:56 | 2026 Apr 09 10:58:00 | 69.6274 | 0.56975 | 6.4717 | 351.3025 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 16 17:57 | 2026 Apr 09 10:58:00 | 69.6274 | 0.56975 | 6.4717 | 351.3025 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 14 17:57 | 2026 Apr 09 10:58:00 | 69.6274 | 0.56975 | 6.4717 | 351.3025 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 13 17:57 | 2026 Apr 09 10:58:00 | 69.6274 | 0.56975 | 6.4717 | 351.3025 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 12 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 11:57:54 | 69.6219 | 0.56994 | 6.4820 | 351.3843 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 11 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 11:57:54 | 69.6219 | 0.56994 | 6.4820 | 351.3843 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 10 17:58 | 2026 Apr 06 11:57:54 | 69.6219 | 0.56994 | 6.4820 | 351.3843 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 09 18:01 | 2026 Apr 06 11:57:54 | 69.6219 | 0.56994 | 6.4820 | 351.3843 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |
| 2026 Apr 08 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 11:57:54 | 69.6219 | 0.56994 | 6.4820 | 351.3843 | 221.3195 | 2.00396 | – |