Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 942 at a glance.
Uptime
17549
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 942.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 942
International designator: 1977-079D
Object number (NORAD): 10288
Object ID (CCSDS): 10288
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.918 minutes
Inclination: 74.0262 deg
SMA: 7875.202 km
Apoapsis: 1532.395 km
Periapsis: 1461.738 km
RAAN: 310.9291 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00448605
Argument of periapsis: 207.4283 deg
Mean anomaly: 221.0024 deg
Mean motion: 12.42253457 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018629326 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 7:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 942
TLE line 1: 1 10288U 77079D 25252.30578922 .00000010 00000-0 18629-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10288 74.0262 310.9291 0044861 207.4283 221.0024 12.42253457161460
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 942.
Associated space launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 942 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 4’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 24, 1977, 2:29 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 24, 1977, 2:29 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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