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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	20236, 1989-074E
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	KVR (CIS)
Manufacturer	NPO PM
Mission	Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass	225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1989-09-14 (36 years ago)
Launch vehicle	TSIKLON-3
Launch site	Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 1 Ant, 7 m
Radar Cross Section	1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2042
1 20236U 89074E   25093.67322780  .00000018  00000-0  38215-4 0  9997
2 20236  82.5813 139.6636 0006007  61.6063  59.3650 12.64216813756135

Epoch: 2025-04-03T16:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-03T16:09:26.881Z)

Latitude	58.2712°
Longitude	-127.03705°
Altitude	1,412.989 km
Speed	7.16 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 30m 16s
True Declination	58° 07' 48"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	70.06945°
Longitude	-136.22996°
Altitude	1,414.569 km
Speed	7.161 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 05m 11s
Apparent Declination	25° 03' 17"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:13:55
Azimuth	16.914° NNE
Elevation	-23.083°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	1,407.58 km
Perigee altitude	1,398.232 km
Semi-major axis	7,781.043 km
Eccentricity	0.0006007
Inclination	82.5813°
RAAN	139.6636°
Arg. of periapsis	61.6063°
True anomaly	59.42425°
Mean anomaly	59.365°
Eccentric anomaly	59.39462°
Mean motion	3.16218 °/min
BSTAR	0.000038215
Orbital period	113.85 mins

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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1989 (1989-09-14 UTC)

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.
10 mins	2025-04-04 13:02:15.245Z	26.375° NE	2025-04-04 13:07:15.245Z	66.372° ENE	17.854°	2025-04-04 13:12:15.245Z	104.832° ESE
14 mins	2025-04-04 14:56:15.245Z	351.244° N	2025-04-04 15:03:15.245Z	209.011° SW	44.772°	2025-04-04 15:10:15.245Z	177.157° S
7 mins	2025-04-04 16:53:15.245Z	307.532° NW	2025-04-04 16:56:15.245Z	284.461° WNW	14.666°	2025-04-04 17:00:15.245Z	254.215° W
8 mins	2025-04-05 01:52:15.245Z	104.977° ESE	2025-04-05 01:55:15.245Z	80.811° E	16.62°	2025-04-05 02:00:15.245Z	42.346° NE
15 mins	2025-04-05 03:42:15.245Z	187.646° SSW	2025-04-05 03:49:15.245Z	285.88° WNW	44.93°	2025-04-05 03:57:15.245Z	6.837° NNE

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