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Cosmos 2042

Cosmos 2042 was launched on September 14, 1989 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1989-074ENORAD 20236Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2042
Common name
Cosmos 2042
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 39]:JP
International designator
1989-074E
NORAD catalog number
20236
GCAT identifier
S20236
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/211

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Owner
UNKS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
September 14, 1989 · 09:49 UTC
Launch record
1989-074Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,403 km
Apogee
1,410 km
Inclination
82.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1990
End of operations
1993

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753583 (CC0).