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Космос-2542

Космос-2542 was launched on November 25, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-2-1V from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 24, 2023).

COSPAR 2019-079ANORAD 44797Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2542
Common name
Космос-2542
Payload designation
Nivelir-L No. 2?
Other names
14F150 No. 2?
International designator
2019-079A
NORAD catalog number
44797
GCAT identifier
S44797
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/923

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
Nivelir-L
Owner
TS VS RF
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Lavochkin, fil. ORKK
Platform (bus)
14F150

Launch

Date
November 25, 2019 · 17:52 UTC
Launch record
2019-079Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
368 km
Apogee
857 km
Inclination
97.90°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 24, 2023
Last known active
Apr 25, 2020
End of operations
Apr 25, 2020

Size

Mass
400 kg
Dry mass
400 kg
Total mass with attached objects
547 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110116148 (CC0).