Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 28, 1972, 11:00
- Launch designation
- 1972-106
- Mission
- Tselina-D
- Flight name
- Kosmos-542
- Vehicle flight ID
- S 15000-012
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 659 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.8 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-542 | 1972-106ANORAD 6328 | TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy) | Signals intelligence | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 9, 1983 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.