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 Dec 27 18:57 | 2025 Dec 26 10:52:50 | 82.5835 | 0.00052 | 21.9272 | 152.9166 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 26 18:56 | 2025 Dec 26 10:52:50 | 82.5835 | 0.00052 | 21.9272 | 152.9166 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 25 18:57 | 2025 Dec 20 08:38:13 | 82.5829 | 0.00050 | 22.1872 | 166.1124 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 24 18:56 | 2025 Dec 20 08:38:13 | 82.5829 | 0.00050 | 22.1872 | 166.1124 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 23 18:56 | 2025 Dec 20 08:38:13 | 82.5829 | 0.00050 | 22.1872 | 166.1124 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 22 18:57 | 2025 Dec 20 08:38:13 | 82.5829 | 0.00050 | 22.1872 | 166.1124 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 21 18:57 | 2025 Dec 20 08:38:13 | 82.5829 | 0.00050 | 22.1872 | 166.1124 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 20 18:57 | 2025 Dec 20 08:38:13 | 82.5829 | 0.00050 | 22.1872 | 166.1124 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 19 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 18 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 17 18:58 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 16 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 15 18:58 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 14 18:56 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 13 18:56 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 12 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 06:18:22 | 82.5827 | 0.00047 | 22.5328 | 184.8008 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 11 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 06:38:50 | 82.5826 | 0.00045 | 22.7456 | 196.5350 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 10 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 06:38:50 | 82.5826 | 0.00045 | 22.7456 | 196.5350 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 09 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 06:38:50 | 82.5826 | 0.00045 | 22.7456 | 196.5350 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 08 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 06:38:50 | 82.5826 | 0.00045 | 22.7456 | 196.5350 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 07 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 06:38:50 | 82.5826 | 0.00045 | 22.7456 | 196.5350 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 06 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:37:00 | 82.5828 | 0.00044 | 22.9502 | 208.2581 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 05 18:57 | 2025 Dec 02 11:37:00 | 82.5828 | 0.00044 | 22.9502 | 208.2581 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 04 18:57 | 2025 Dec 02 11:37:00 | 82.5828 | 0.00044 | 22.9502 | 208.2581 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 03 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:37:00 | 82.5828 | 0.00044 | 22.9502 | 208.2581 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Dec 02 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:37:00 | 82.5828 | 0.00044 | 22.9502 | 208.2581 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Nov 30 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 12:11:16 | 82.5832 | 0.00041 | 23.2479 | 225.8004 | 330.1022 | 12.64226 | 7.543 |