Kosmos 2126

Strela
ManufacturerNPO PM
Country of originSoviet Union
Russia
OperatorVKS / GRU
VKO
ApplicationsMilitary communications
Specifications
Power40 watts from solar panels
BatteriesNickel hydrogen
EquipmentUHF transponders
(NATO B / D band)
Data rate of up to 64 kbit/s)
RegimeLow Earth
Design life5 years
Production
StatusOperational
RetiredYes
Related spacecraft
DerivativesGonets (civil satellites)

Kosmos 2126, also known as Cosmos 2126, was a Russian Satellite that was part of the Strela-1M generation of communications satellites that operated in low Earth orbit to collect (store) information then forward (dump) it to a ground station when overhead of its ground station. Kosmos-2126 was launched in 1991 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.