COSMOS 942

10288
Spacetrack Directory Number
1977-08-24
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 942

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 942
Orbit launches 1977-08-24
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 1461 km
Apogee 1533 km

Additional information COSMOS 942

COSMOS 942, 10288 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS RVSN (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 24 Aug 1977 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 942 Date of exalting 24.08.1977y.


Update time: 2026-04-27 01:31:15
COSMOS 942 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1977-08-24