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 Sep 15 17:56 | 2025 Sep 15 03:17:25 | 82.5842 | 0.00055 | 2.2921 | 47.5704 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 12 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 11 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 10 17:56 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 08 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 07 17:56 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 06 20:41 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 03 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 04:29:33 | 82.5819 | 0.00058 | 2.8021 | 70.6072 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 02 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 22:09:59 | 82.5808 | 0.00059 | 3.0694 | 82.2613 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Sep 01 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 22:09:59 | 82.5808 | 0.00059 | 3.0694 | 82.2613 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 31 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 22:09:59 | 82.5808 | 0.00059 | 3.0694 | 82.2613 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 30 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 22:09:59 | 82.5808 | 0.00059 | 3.0694 | 82.2613 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 29 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 22:09:59 | 82.5808 | 0.00059 | 3.0694 | 82.2613 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 27 22:09:59 | 82.5808 | 0.00059 | 3.0694 | 82.2613 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 21:07:11 | 82.5797 | 0.00060 | 3.3701 | 95.1856 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 21:07:11 | 82.5797 | 0.00060 | 3.3701 | 95.1856 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 21:07:11 | 82.5797 | 0.00060 | 3.3701 | 95.1856 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 21:07:11 | 82.5797 | 0.00060 | 3.3701 | 95.1856 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 21:07:11 | 82.5797 | 0.00060 | 3.3701 | 95.1856 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 22:47:53 | 82.5794 | 0.00060 | 3.4952 | 100.4862 | 125.7498 | 12.64222 | 7.543 |