Orbital elements of COSMOS 2242
| Launched | 15 April 1993 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 22626 |
| 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 11:13:05 | 82.5153 | 0.00149 | 17.0936 | 269.2745 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 19 18:56 | 2026 Mar 19 04:43:47 | 82.5152 | 0.00149 | 17.1747 | 274.0175 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 18 18:56 | 2026 Mar 18 11:04:42 | 82.5152 | 0.00149 | 17.2216 | 276.7471 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 17 18:56 | 2026 Mar 17 12:36:48 | 82.5151 | 0.00149 | 17.2813 | 280.1783 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 16 18:57 | 2026 Mar 15 22:06:05 | 82.5150 | 0.00149 | 17.3836 | 286.0908 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 15 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 12:28:25 | 82.5150 | 0.00149 | 17.4092 | 287.5662 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 14 18:56 | 2026 Mar 14 14:00:29 | 82.5151 | 0.00150 | 17.4689 | 291.0383 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 13 18:57 | 2026 Mar 12 23:29:46 | 82.5155 | 0.00150 | 17.5713 | 296.8632 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 12 13:52:05 | 82.5155 | 0.00150 | 17.5969 | 298.3589 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 11 12:11:35 | 82.5156 | 0.00151 | 17.6651 | 302.2943 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:07:22 | 82.5156 | 0.00151 | 17.7291 | 305.9211 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 09 12:03:09 | 82.5155 | 0.00152 | 17.7930 | 309.5287 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 08 11:58:56 | 82.5154 | 0.00153 | 17.8570 | 313.1660 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 07 15:07:16 | 82.5153 | 0.00153 | 17.9125 | 316.3213 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 06 13:26:45 | 82.5152 | 0.00154 | 17.9807 | 320.1636 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 05 14:58:48 | 82.5151 | 0.00154 | 18.0404 | 323.5049 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 02:04:17 | 82.5154 | 0.00156 | 18.1385 | 328.9179 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 02:00:02 | 82.5158 | 0.00157 | 18.2025 | 332.5365 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Mar 02 14:46:03 | 82.5158 | 0.00157 | 18.2323 | 334.2411 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Mar 01 01:51:32 | 82.5160 | 0.00158 | 18.3304 | 339.6210 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 28 08:12:24 | 82.5161 | 0.00159 | 18.3773 | 342.1608 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 27 01:43:00 | 82.5163 | 0.00160 | 18.4583 | 346.5657 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 14:29:00 | 82.5165 | 0.00160 | 18.4882 | 348.2191 | 90.6766 | 14.96591 | 4.743 |