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Entry no.
1988-0406

COSMOS 1942

COSMOS 1942 (NORAD 19115) landed on 4 July 1988, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19115
International designator
1988-037A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 May 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 Jul 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month53 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
UNKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4K2
Programme
Kobal't

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

COSMOS 1942’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 4 Jul 1988

1 entry
1988-0405SL-6 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1988-037
1988-0311SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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