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Cosmos 542
Cosmos 542 was launched on December 28, 1972 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 9, 1983).
COSPAR 1972-106ANORAD 6328Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-542
- Common name
- Cosmos 542
- Payload designation
- Tselina-D (1) No. 4L
- Other names
- 11F619 No. 450-14-154:RA
- International designator
- 1972-106A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6328
- GCAT identifier
- S06328
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.268
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Tselina-D1
- Owner
- TsNII-108
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Tselina-D
Launch
- Date
- December 28, 1972 · 11:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1972-106Success
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 524 km
- Apogee
- 640 km
- Inclination
- 81.22°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 9, 1983
- Last known active
- 1973
- End of operations
- 1973
Size
- Mass
- 1,750 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,750 kg
- Length
- 3.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 13.1 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566876 (CC0).