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Launch · COSPAR 1972-106 · 28 Dec 1972

COSMOS 542

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

2

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 542Kosmos (Russian military / government)63281972-106ADecayedLEO148 / 159 km81.15°09 Oct 1983Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-3 R/B63291972-106BDecayedLEO176 / 191 km81.17°23 Jun 1988—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1972-106
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
28 Dec 1972
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8G7

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1972-106; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 542 — Launch 1972-106, 28 Dec 1972 | SatelliteIndex