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 |
| 2026 Mar 20 18:57 | 2026 Mar 20 06:32:51 | 82.5773 | 0.00047 | 18.3507 | 345.1468 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 19 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:52:02 | 82.5779 | 0.00049 | 18.5512 | 356.1388 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 18 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:52:02 | 82.5779 | 0.00049 | 18.5512 | 356.1388 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 17 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:52:02 | 82.5779 | 0.00049 | 18.5512 | 356.1388 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 16 18:57 | 2026 Mar 15 13:52:02 | 82.5779 | 0.00049 | 18.5512 | 356.1388 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 15 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:52:02 | 82.5779 | 0.00049 | 18.5512 | 356.1388 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 14 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 03:08:42 | 82.5785 | 0.00052 | 18.7837 | 8.1782 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 13 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 03:08:42 | 82.5785 | 0.00052 | 18.7837 | 8.1782 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 03:08:42 | 82.5785 | 0.00052 | 18.7837 | 8.1782 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 03:08:42 | 82.5785 | 0.00052 | 18.7837 | 8.1782 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 03:08:42 | 82.5785 | 0.00052 | 18.7837 | 8.1782 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 13:42:46 | 82.5792 | 0.00054 | 19.0210 | 19.9412 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:42:46 | 82.5792 | 0.00054 | 19.0210 | 19.9412 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:42:46 | 82.5792 | 0.00054 | 19.0210 | 19.9412 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 13:42:46 | 82.5792 | 0.00054 | 19.0210 | 19.9412 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 13:42:46 | 82.5792 | 0.00054 | 19.0210 | 19.9412 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:42:46 | 82.5792 | 0.00054 | 19.0210 | 19.9412 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 15:11:38 | 82.5803 | 0.00056 | 19.2745 | 32.2900 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 15:11:38 | 82.5803 | 0.00056 | 19.2745 | 32.2900 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 15:11:38 | 82.5803 | 0.00056 | 19.2745 | 32.2900 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 15:11:38 | 82.5803 | 0.00056 | 19.2745 | 32.2900 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 26 15:11:38 | 82.5803 | 0.00056 | 19.2745 | 32.2900 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 15:11:38 | 82.5803 | 0.00056 | 19.2745 | 32.2900 | 187.9881 | 12.64229 | 7.543 |