COSMOS 2042, 20236
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2042, 20236 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Sep 1989 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2042
1 20236U 89074E 26122.08705295 .00000000 00000-0 -56356-4 0 9990
2 20236 82.5817 247.8446 0004442 227.3582 305.8142 12.64230630805849Epoch: 2026-05-02T02:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-02T02:05:21.374Z)
Latitude
6.7414°
Longitude
175.61805°
Altitude
1,405.622 km
Speed
7.159 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 27m 52s
True Declination
6° 42' 17"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:20:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,406.305 km
Perigee altitude
1,399.393 km
Semi-major axis
7,780.986 km
Eccentricity
0.00044
Inclination
82.5817°
RAAN
247.8446°
Arg. of periapsis
227.3582°
True anomaly
305.77291°
Mean anomaly
305.8142°
Eccentric anomaly
305.79356°
Mean motion
3.16221 °/min
Orbital period
113.84 mins
BSTAR
-0.000056356
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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1989 (1989-09-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2042 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 13 mins | 2026-05-02 18:52:37.330Z | 13.672° NNE | 2026-05-02 18:59:37.330Z | 74.222° E | 25.744° | 2026-05-02 19:05:37.330Z | 124.454° SE |
| 14 mins | 2026-05-02 20:47:37.330Z | 342.464° N | 2026-05-02 20:54:37.330Z | 265.404° W | 40.314° | 2026-05-02 21:01:37.330Z | 194.746° SSW |
| 11 mins | 2026-05-03 07:41:37.330Z | 129.058° SE | 2026-05-03 07:46:37.330Z | 83.857° E | 25.118° | 2026-05-03 07:52:37.330Z | 32.509° NE |
| 14 mins | 2026-05-03 09:34:37.330Z | 207.317° SW | 2026-05-03 09:40:37.330Z | 272.55° WNW | 40.384° | 2026-05-03 09:48:37.330Z | 359.476° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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