Orbital elements of COSMOS 2042
| Launched | 13 September 1989 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 20236 |
| 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 |
| 2025 May 11 17:56 | 2025 May 08 22:56:37 | 82.5784 | 0.00046 | 7.8052 | 347.4593 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 10 17:56 | 2025 May 08 22:56:37 | 82.5784 | 0.00046 | 7.8052 | 347.4593 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 09 17:57 | 2025 May 08 22:56:37 | 82.5784 | 0.00046 | 7.8052 | 347.4593 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 08 17:56 | 2025 May 03 12:10:54 | 82.5782 | 0.00049 | 8.0378 | 359.9618 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 07 17:56 | 2025 May 03 12:10:54 | 82.5782 | 0.00049 | 8.0378 | 359.9618 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 06 17:57 | 2025 May 03 12:10:54 | 82.5782 | 0.00049 | 8.0378 | 359.9618 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 05 17:56 | 2025 May 03 12:10:54 | 82.5782 | 0.00049 | 8.0378 | 359.9618 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 04 17:57 | 2025 May 03 12:10:54 | 82.5782 | 0.00049 | 8.0378 | 359.9618 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 03 17:57 | 2025 May 03 12:10:54 | 82.5782 | 0.00049 | 8.0378 | 359.9618 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 May 01 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 30 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 29 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 27 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 26 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 25 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 24 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 23 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 22 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 10:18:16 | 82.5784 | 0.00054 | 8.5105 | 24.0467 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 21 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 14:58:10 | 82.5793 | 0.00056 | 8.8010 | 38.1173 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 20 17:56 | 2025 Apr 15 14:58:10 | 82.5793 | 0.00056 | 8.8010 | 38.1173 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 19 17:56 | 2025 Apr 15 14:58:10 | 82.5793 | 0.00056 | 8.8010 | 38.1173 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 18 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 14:58:10 | 82.5793 | 0.00056 | 8.8010 | 38.1173 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 17 17:56 | 2025 Apr 15 14:58:10 | 82.5793 | 0.00056 | 8.8010 | 38.1173 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 16 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 14:58:10 | 82.5793 | 0.00056 | 8.8010 | 38.1173 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 15 17:56 | 2025 Apr 10 21:16:58 | 82.5798 | 0.00058 | 9.0031 | 47.5711 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Apr 14 17:56 | 2025 Apr 10 21:16:58 | 82.5798 | 0.00058 | 9.0031 | 47.5711 | 71.6069 | 12.64218 | 7.543 |